Compare and Contrast

In this lesson plan, students will explore the differences between fiction and nonfiction using a Venn diagram to visualize their…
In this lesson plan, students will explore the differences between fiction and nonfiction using a Venn diagram to visualize their comparison. Students will use a variety of nonfiction texts (like...

Examine the two images of aspen bark. One is a photo and the other is a painting. Both images present…
Examine the two images of aspen bark. One is a photo and the other is a painting. Both images present the same subject. Compare and contrast these two images. What...

In this FACTivity, you will become a land manager for a national forest. You will need to decide on the…
In this FACTivity, you will become a land manager for a national forest. You will need to decide on the best barrier options to protect quaking aspen forests. Materials: Pencils...

In this FACTivity, you will compare different ways of displaying research findings . You will answer the following questions in…
In this FACTivity, you will compare different ways of displaying research findings . You will answer the following questions in this FACTivity: Which of two methods of displaying results is...

In this FACTivity, we want you to think about what scents you really like and what scents you really do…
In this FACTivity, we want you to think about what scents you really like and what scents you really do not like.

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How is the current situation in the southern African nation of…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How is the current situation in the southern African nation of Botswana similar to and different from the historic land grant...

The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What does photographic evidence appear to tell us about glaciers over…
The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What does photographic evidence appear to tell us about glaciers over the last century? Materials: Lined paper Pencil Glacier photos (included)...

In this FACTivity, you will be the scientist and analyze real-time streamflow data from the three rivers that the scientists…
In this FACTivity, you will be the scientist and analyze real-time streamflow data from the three rivers that the scientists in this study studied. The question you will answer in...

In this FACTivity, you will use the data provided in a table to calculate the results of a planting program…
In this FACTivity, you will use the data provided in a table to calculate the results of a planting program in Hawai’i. Then you will pretend that you are in...

In this FACTivity, you will answer the question, “What are the similarities and differences of two recent studies of carbon…
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question, “What are the similarities and differences of two recent studies of carbon storage in tropical forests?” You will identify how these studies...