In a field investigation to Interstate State Park, students determine lava flow boundaries and observe an ancient rift valley. They also examine differential erosion rates that create a waterfall, and examine the local basalts for evidence of glaciation, including the world-famous potholes.

This online lifetime value calculator quickly demonstrates the financial value of a satisfied customer.

This activity is an investigative introduction to class 1 levers. Students create levers and record observations to determine the use and components of a lever.

This is an exploratory activity where students in small groups discover the relationship between the force of resistance, the force of effort, and placement of the fulcrum in a first class lever.

This activity is takes place in nature and in the classroom. Students are gathering different types of leaves and naming characteristics of each then sorting them by those characteristics. Students then make a picture with leaves and writes 2-3 sentences about their picture using the characteristic words.

This activity will provide the students with an opportunity to use inquiry. This activity will also help them to begin to understand friction and inertia,.

This is a unit for K-2 students on fish habitats. The last day is a field trip to a local lake.

This guided inquiry activity is designed to help students understand that people get all of their knowledge from their senses, and that is why our senses are so important.

This activity is an observation lab where students observe the colors emitted by various metal ions in salt solutions.

This is a classroom lab where students will explore the concept of density by investigating how various solids and liquids interact.

This activity is a guided inquiry on surface tension where students design their own lab experiment based on a focus question, make predictions, collect data and compare the outcome with their predictions.

SSAC Geology of National Parks module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate probabilities using USGS hydrograph data, a spreadsheet of daily stage heights, and the COUNTIF function.

This activity is a field investigation where students make observations, formulate a question, construct and collect data on that question on stream flow on the Crow River in Central Minnesota

This activity is a guided inquiry by students into balancing ecosystems through food chains and webs.

This is an in-class activity that helps introduce the idea of Bernoulli's Principle and fluid of motion. Based on original activity from Adrienne Evans.

This activity is a guided inquiry activity where students take simple measurements and use unit analysis to determine the thickness of a sheet of aluminum foil, the volume of an aluminum atom, and the radius of an aluminum atom.

In this exercise, students explore the geometric relationship between bedding/cleavage intersections and fold axes for axial planar, fanning, and transecting cleavage.

In these life science activities, students will participate in field observations of living things & do research of animals they observe to create a food chain & present it to the class. Students will participate in a food web simulation game.

By using this tiered assignment students at different levels are able to review characteristics of living things by either creating a food web or food chart.

This is a lab activity to determine the amount of calories in different foods.