Contains plans for lessons that help students explore the nonfiction genre by doing inquiry-based research on animals. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

This article highlights hands-on and inquiry-based science lessons that teach about the water cycle and provides lessons that integrate literacy skills with the science investigations.

This learning video is designed to encourage students to be curious about things they experience in their everyday lives. It emphasizes the importance of questioning and searching for answers. To demonstrate this, simple questions like, "Why the sky is blue? Why the leaves change colors in the fall?" [32:31]

Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.

Distance learning environmental education from a community non-profit, based on local, southeast Ohio ecosystems. Blog posts feature hands-on nature activities that can be done in any green space of any size. These STEM activities focus on observation skills, inquiry and exploration, and human's relationship with plants and animals. Topics include plants/wildlife, habitats, watersheds, survival skills, nature journaling and more.

Rural Action's naturalists are also available for video calls and correspondence with kids around science, inquiry, and nature.

Created in response to COVID-19 school closures.