Writing Activity

In this lesson plan, students will write sentences or short paragraphs about the article using 15-20 letters of the alphabet. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer...

Try this vocabulary word challenge. Fill out the provided graphic organizer answering questions about a glossary term.

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do mangrove forests compare with salt marshes? Materials: A blank piece fo paper Provided poem (Optional: access to library or...

In this lesson plan, students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and create “thin” and “thick” questions while filling out a graphic organizer. This lesson plan can be...

In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the news of an Asian long-horned beetle invasion in your town.

In this FACTivity, you will learn about the American chestnut tree and compare its story to the threat of sudden oak death disease .

Look at the following pictures and see if you can determine what benefits the kids might be gaining from these outdoor activities.

This lesson plan introduces students to the important components of a simple newspaper article and then has students write a newspaper article sharing information from a Natural Inquirer article. This...

In this FACTivity, you will answer the question, “Does writing and reflecting on an experience help you to learn or understand something better?” An extension activity where you will write...

In this FACTivity, you will consider the recommendation made by the scientists in this study. You will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of following the scientists’ recommendation. You will...