Human Impacts

  • The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: If people are able to restore degraded ecosystems, is it acceptable…

    FACTivity – Left High and Dry

  • Find out what you learned after reading “The Bee Frequency” by completing this eyeChallenge. Each of the following images represents…

    eyeChallenge – The Bee Frequency

  • “Caves LIVE: Live Q&A from Luray Caverns” was videotaped live from Luray Caverns in Virginia. Scientists answered student-submitted questions about…

    Video – Caves LIVE: Live Q&A from Luray Caverns

  • Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, readers meet…

    Meet Dr. Sun!

  • Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, readers meet…

    Meet Dr. Sun! – Vol. 1 No. 2

  • Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, readers meet…

    Meet Dr. Sun! – Spanish

  • Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, readers meet…

    Meet Dr. Sun! – Spanish

  • Many changes have occured in the Rio Grande since the 1940s that have created a river that is deeper and…

    By the Light of the Silvery Minnow: Can Young Minnows Be Taught About Their Natural Foods?

  • This lesson plan can be paired with any of the cultural essays from the Hawai’i-Pacific Islands edition of Natural Inquirer.…

    Lesson Plan – Cultural Essay

  • In this FACTivity, you will determine whether trampling has an effect on plants by simulating different conditions. Materials: Four shoeboxes…

    FACTivity – Quit Yer Horsin’ Around! (Spanish)