This investigation is a field study where students compare the diversity of plants and insects in a naturally existing habitat to that of a human altered habitat.
This guided inquiry activity helps students differentiate between heat and temperature and goes on to relate specific heat to thermal conductivity.
This activity is a presentation of honeybee anatomy and behavior.
In this activity students will gain an understanding of how terrain affects a watershed. Students will use maps and Google Earth to "get a picture" of the terrain within their watershed. They will use this knowledge to create an investigation of their stream which will help answer student generated questions about the connection of terrain and water systems.
This activity is a guided inquiry investigation where students will propose a question on what makes an electromagnet stronger. They will conduct a controlled experiment to answer their own question.
This activity is an inquiry investigation where students manipulate a variety of objects in a variety of situations to develop an understanding of inertia.
This activity is a field investigation where students collect insects to analyze, observe, and classify
In this chemistry experiment, students will learn the fundamentals of copper plating (without using electricity) and if desired, extend the activity using different variables.
After studying that iron is attracted to magnets, students will use magnets to extract food-grade iron filings from iron-fortified food.
This activity is an indoor structured inquiry lab activity where students will use various types of M&Ms as a model for isotopes. Students will design a procedure to determine average atomic mass.
Isotopic Pennies is an activity where students use what they have learned about isotopes and weighted averages to solve a new challenge.
Short Description: This activity is a classroom investigation of human joints. Students will identify joints and use their science notebooks to record their findings using drawings and words.
This activity is a field investigation where students will be able to observe sinkholes located in the southeastern Minnesota area and a cave system in Forestville State Park which will assist them in defining Karst topography.
This is an inquiry lab used as introduction to kinetic theory. It is also a great tool for assessing prior knowledge of the topic.
Short DescriptionThis activity is a field investigation where students construct a diagram of a lava flow from top to bottom based on observations made in the field and then attempting to make connections between the lava flow features and the resulting shape of the shoreline of Lake Superior.
This activity is a field investigation where students collect leaf samples to be observed and compared monthly.
This activity is a field investigation where students collect leaf samples to be observed and compared monthly.
This is a short unit (including hands on activities) to expand our study of how light travels and how it behaves when it hits an object.
This activity is lab oriented where students will observe that light travels in a straight line and is reflected, redirected, absorbed, or passes through objects.
This experiment is a lab activity in which students will learn how different liquids react when put together.