American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Around the World With Dna
Pack your bags and go around the world with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History whose research into the DNA of different animal species takes them into the field.
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I Naturalist
Community-sharing site lets all the world's sharp-eyed naturalists, including school-age students, record their observations of the outdoor world.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Minnesota River Valley Rocks: Outdoor Observational Investigation
In this investigation, young scholars will observe, record and compare the differing landscapes and rocks located at three sites along the MN River Valley.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Field Trips Study Guide
Learn how scientists study in the field using this study guide.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Saving Species
Learn why fieldwork is an important component of any scientist's career, especially among those who are actively working to preserve the Earth's biodiversity. Three American Museum of Natural History biologists tell you about their...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Sampling Arthropod Diversity of a Schoolyard
Students will practice the steps in the scientific method in this activity where they design and carry out an investigation into arthropods in the schoolyard.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What Is in the Pond?
This is a scientific investigation where students establish what macro-invertebrates live in a local water habitat (stream, pond, aquarium), and predict how healthy the water is. They then test the water quality, record the data, and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Stream Study: An Investigation of an Aquatic Ecosystem
For this activity, students visit a local stream over a 9-week period to take measurements of its chemical and physical attributes, and collect information about the life forms it supports. After exploration, they will choose what they...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Rock Characteristics Exploration at Minnehaha Falls
An outdoor activity where students visit a local area, in this case a falls, and record observations that describe the rocky outcrops and boulders that are there. A good exercise in scientific observation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Who Wants to Live Here? Water Sampling at Local Pond and Stream
The water quality at a local pond or stream is tested, and examined for organisms. Students record their data and observations and analyze the information. A pH chart showing what aquatic organisms can live at different pH levels is...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Feed the Birds
Instructions for building a bird feeder and for keeping a journal of observations about the birds that come to feed.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Keeping a Field Journal
Learn how to record observations about the wildlife in your community by constructing a field journal.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Looking for Wild Elements
Students will explore local places with wild elements, such as wildlife refuges. Students also will create maps showing spatial relationships between wild places and school, and they will find creative ways to record experiences.