Classroom Activities
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Exploring Habitat Degradation with Isopods
Habitat degradation and destruction are two of the biggest contributors to biodiversity loss worldwide. This easy activity will encourage your students to explore the effects of habitat degradation on pill bugs. View »
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Modeling the Coriolis Effect
The Coriolis effect can be a tough concept to explain, but it's fairly easy to model. Try this simple and inexpensive balloon activity. View »
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Teaching with Ecosystem Aquariums
By creating and maintaining an aquarium ecosystem in the classroom, students can understand the web of relationships that link organisms to one another, and they can develop a growing sensitivity to living things and what they need to survive. View »
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Volcano in the Classroom
Here’s a safe, easy, and vivid interpretation of a classic activity that won’t break the budget. All you’ll need are a few common items—a beaker, sand, water, a candle, and a hot plate. View »
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Air Pollution: Tropospheric Ozone, Particulates, and Indoor Carbon Dioxide
"Bad" ozone, dangerous particulates, and significant CO2 buildup—in and around your school! Access a series of field tests students can use to measure your school’s tropospheric ozone levels and the number of deposited particulates in different locations, and to study how carbon dioxide concentrations indoors vary throughout the school day. View »
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Copying Nature’s Success: Teaching Students About Biomimetics
Ready to create a model home that draws on biomimetics? In this activity, students research, design, and build structures that incorporate ideas inspired by the natural world. View »
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Experiencing Air Pollution Through Inquiry
Inquiring minds want to know: how does air pollution effect plants? With this activity your students can learn about the acute effects caused by common urban pollutants. View »
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End the Year with an Outdoor Classroom
Everything’s better in the great outdoors. Celebrate the warmer weather and engage your students during the final stretch of the school year with these fun activities. View »
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In a Fog? Cloud Formation
Use this activity to explore the reasons for cloud formation. View »
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Making a Scientific Claim: Ocean Acidification
Students can use this graphic organizer to write an argument for decreasing atmospheric CO2. View »
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Making and Evaluating a Scientific Claim
Students can use these 2 graphic organizers to make and evaluate scientific claims. View »
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Analyzing and Evaluating Data: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Cover best practices for engaging in scientific argumentation with this resource. Includes links to relevant graphic organizers. View »
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