An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on weather and climate. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how...

An inquiry-based award-winning series of instructional programs which establish a connection between math, science, and technology concepts. Each episode of the series includes a 30-minute broadcast, a companion lesson guide, and an...

This activity is an inquiry-based field investigation of the sedimentary geology of Lilydale Regional Park's brickyards area, a bluff and slope location near St. Paul Minnesota's Harriet Island and Cherokee Heights Park. Students...

Students are immersed in an online environment that challenges them to solve the medical mystery: "What's Wrong with M'Kenna?" This resource includes the complete middle school science curriculum unit, a teacher's guide, and an online...

This lesson involves an innovative strategy for introducing the concept of relative dating using a block of wood that has been painted, damaged, and nailed. The task for students is to analyze the order in which these events happened and...