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In this lesson plan, students will use clues from Natural Inquirer Readers to determine what makes a scientist a scientist. Students…
In this lesson plan, students will use clues from Natural Inquirer Readers to determine what makes a scientist a scientist. Students will create an anchor chart of scientist characteristics for future...

In this lesson plan, students will examine some of our Readers to identify features of nonfiction texts (e.g. table of…
In this lesson plan, students will examine some of our Readers to identify features of nonfiction texts (e.g. table of contents, maps, glossaries, boldfaced words, etc.). Together with your students,...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What material or combination of materials creates a stronger tower? Materials:…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What material or combination of materials creates a stronger tower? Materials: Paper Plastic Straws Wooden popsicle sticks Toothpicks Natural items (sticks,...

Examine the provided animal tracks. What similarities and differences do you see? Fill out the graphic organizer with your observations.
Examine the provided animal tracks. What similarities and differences do you see? Fill out the graphic organizer with your observations.

The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What similarities and differences do you notice between bird songs? How…
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What similarities and differences do you notice between bird songs? How does the way a song sounds have an effect on...

In this FACTivity, you will try different methods of collecting data about types of shoes worn at your school. The…
In this FACTivity, you will try different methods of collecting data about types of shoes worn at your school. The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How does...

In this FACTivity, you will think about how you live and what artifacts you would like an archaeologist to find…
In this FACTivity, you will think about how you live and what artifacts you would like an archaeologist to find one day to help explain the time period you live...

In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots…
In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots and their surrounding environment. Materials: Electronic kitchen scale Clock or...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species like big-leaf mahogany?” Materials: Markers Paper Books/web resources Graphic organizer...

The questions you will ask in this FACTivity are: What happens over the period of 1 week to chlorine that…
The questions you will ask in this FACTivity are: What happens over the period of 1 week to chlorine that is added to a cup of water? How is the...