Fossil Fuels

Welcome to the Natural IQ- a sister publication of Natural Inquirer. Natural IQ is a regional publication. This edition focuses…
Welcome to the Natural IQ- a sister publication of Natural Inquirer. Natural IQ is a regional publication. This edition focuses on climate change research in the Southern United States.

Is the climate changing over time? You may have heard different opinions about climate change. In the past few years,…
Is the climate changing over time? You may have heard different opinions about climate change. In the past few years, most scientists have agreed on at least one thing about…

The scientists in this study were interested in trees that live in the Eastern United States. They wanted to explore…
The scientists in this study were interested in trees that live in the Eastern United States. They wanted to explore how the habitat of these trees might change in the...

The scientists wanted to know if the information gathered by satellites was as good as the information they would get…
The scientists wanted to know if the information gathered by satellites was as good as the information they would get if they gathered it in person. The scientists in this...

In recent years, humans have been burning more and more fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal.…
In recent years, humans have been burning more and more fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal. One of the extra products created by burning fossil fuels...

After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.

The scientists in this study were interested in environmental changes occuring in the Southern United States. The scientists were interested…
The scientists in this study were interested in environmental changes occuring in the Southern United States. The scientists were interested in changes occuring over a long time. In particular, the...

In this lesson plan, students learn about bioenergy, then stage a debate in a town considering switching from fossil fuels…
In this lesson plan, students learn about bioenergy, then stage a debate in a town considering switching from fossil fuels to biomass.

Is there a point when a tree doesn’t hold enough carbon to make up for the emissions released to care…
Is there a point when a tree doesn’t hold enough carbon to make up for the emissions released to care for the tree? Scientists in this study want to know…

Test your science knowledge with a word search.
Test your science knowledge with a word search.