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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

  • 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 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 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 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

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide.

    Inquiry 2: What Benefits Do the World’s 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

  • 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?

  • In this module, we will explore many different invasive species and the effects they are having on different environments. Below…

    Learning Module – Invasive Species

  • 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