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Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in…
eyeChallenge – Citizen Science
Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in the journal. Explain what each of the images represents. You...
In this FACTivity, you will create a forest management plan for a 1-hectare (or 1-acre) forest. You will make this…
FACTivity – Planning Your Own Forest
In this FACTivity, you will create a forest management plan for a 1-hectare (or 1-acre) forest. You will make this plan by using the Planning Your Own Forest Graphic Organizer....
In this activity, students will explore their schoolyard at different scales. The question students will answer is: What are the…
FACTivity – Thinking Outside the Box
In this activity, students will explore their schoolyard at different scales. The question students will answer is: What are the similarities and differences of the schoolyard ecosystem at different scales?
In this study, researchers worked with middle and high school students to collect moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle,…
Hidden in Plain Sight – Using Moss to Detect Air Pollution and Engage Civic Scientists
In this study, researchers worked with middle and high school students to collect moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington. They used the moss samples to both pinpoint pollution...
In the second monograph in the Moon Trees Series, learn about a civic science project where middle and high school…
Hidden in Plain Sight – Vol. 1 No. 27
In the second monograph in the Moon Trees Series, learn about a civic science project where middle and high school students collected moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington....
Different types of forests are found across the planet. In one area, a forest may be dry with little vegetation.…
Inquiry 1: What Are the World’s Forests and Where Are They Found?
Different types of forests are found across the planet. In one area, a forest may be dry with little vegetation. In another, a forest may contain large trees that grow...
Across the planet, different types of forests are found. One reason different forest types exist is because they grow under…
Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ?
Across the planet, different types of forests are found. One reason different forest types exist is because they grow under different climates. Another reason is that human activities have changed...
Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide.
Inquiry 2: What Benefits Do the World’s Forests Provide?
Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide.
Learn more about how people around the world are planning and maintaining healthy forests.
Inquiry 3: Healthy Forests Now and Into the Future
Learn more about how people around the world are planning and maintaining healthy forests.
Forests provide many benefits to people and other animals. For forests to provide these benefits, however, they must be managed…
Inquiry 4: How Well Are We Managing Our Forests Worldwide?
Forests provide many benefits to people and other animals. For forests to provide these benefits, however, they must be managed so that they remain healthy and sustainable. Although there are...
In this module, we will explore many different invasive species and the effects they are having on different environments. Below…
Learning Module – Invasive Species
In this module, we will explore many different invasive species and the effects they are having on different environments. Below you will find articles, questions, and activities explaining different invasive...
A guided reading lesson plans that walks students through each section of this article. It includes a graphic organizer for…
Lesson Plan – Inquiry 1 from World’s Forests 3 Edition
A guided reading lesson plans that walks students through each section of this article. It includes a graphic organizer for students to fill in as they read.