Mapping
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: How does the seismic data compare between different States? What is…
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: How does the seismic data compare between different States? What is the seismic activity like in your State? What does the...
The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the geographic range of an animal? Materials (per student…
The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the geographic range of an animal? Materials (per student or group): Animal field guides that include range maps Two...
In this FACTivity, you will do a project that is similar to what the scientists did in this study by…
In this FACTivity, you will do a project that is similar to what the scientists did in this study by assessing land cover and determining the levels of wildness in...
Dr. Hoagland makes maps to study the habitats of Mexican spotted owls. Can you make a map, too? With a…
Dr. Hoagland makes maps to study the habitats of Mexican spotted owls. Can you make a map, too? With a grown-up, go outside and pick a safe spot to sit...
From the formation of caves by the movement of groundwater to mapping them and exploring their unique ecosystems to the…
From the formation of caves by the movement of groundwater to mapping them and exploring their unique ecosystems to the importance of their conservation, this module is designed to explore...
The Did You Feel It? (DYFI) system allows Internet users to report earthquake data when they feel an earthquake. The…
The Did You Feel It? (DYFI) system allows Internet users to report earthquake data when they feel an earthquake. The data submitted are put into computer programs that create “Did...
In this study, the scientists wanted to test a method of calculating the amount of carbon stored by plants across…
In this study, the scientists wanted to test a method of calculating the amount of carbon stored by plants across a large area of land. They chose the island of...
Wolverines are the largest member of the weasel family that lives on land. They live in areas far from humans…
Wolverines are the largest member of the weasel family that lives on land. They live in areas far from humans and human development. Therefore, not much is known about these...
According to the scientists in this study, wildness is one of the central qualities of wilderness. To say that an…
According to the scientists in this study, wildness is one of the central qualities of wilderness. To say that an area is wild in this sense, the scientists believed that...
People across the world are helping scientists collect data to answer important research questions. Learn how citizens are getting involved…
People across the world are helping scientists collect data to answer important research questions. Learn how citizens are getting involved in science, from counting birds and lionfish to reporting earthquakes.