Students explore fieldwork.  In this seventh or eighth grade mathematics instructional activity, students watch a video on data collection in the field.  Students use fieldwork to gather data about their school...

Eighth graders collect, record, and analyze data from a local river and input the data into the computer. They collect and record the information, discuss the data collected, and enter the data into a spreadsheet and charts to compare...

Learners investigate the human impact on coastal land. In this coastal surveys lesson plan, students choose a coastal area and complete a survey sheet about the area. They choose a topic about a sea side village called Dunwich to prepare...

In this classroom applications of fieldwork basics activity, students label 5 questions according to the type each one is and create 5 of their own fact-based and open-ended questions that may be used for interviewing purposes.

Learners transcribe, analyze, and archive fieldwork and create a team project drawn from fieldwork. They brainstorm a list of reasons why preservation of collected materials is important and explore the online archives of the American...

Healthy invertebrates mean healthy ponds. An outdoor activity has scholars collect samples of invertebrates from local lakes or ponds. They identify and count different species and use the information to estimate the level of pollution...

Seventh graders list the features of an ecosystem and identify local bird species.  In this bird lesson students work in groups to formulate a hypothesis and test their theory by collecting and analyzing data. 

Sixth graders complete a unit about the biodiversity at the Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge. They view a video, conduct an interview with a tribal wildlife biologist and a federal wildlife biologist and compare the two, collect and...

Students discover how frogs are adapted to their environment. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video on frogs and the myths surrounding frogs. In small, groups they compile data on frogs from the internet to create a Frog Fact...

Ninth graders are introduced to GPS technology. They complete fieldwork as they visit a specific area of their community to identify and map types of land use in the surveyed area. They use the collected data to create a digital map.

Students refine their fieldwork skill by conducting interviews. From the position of an outsider, they conduct research and interviews. Student interviews are maintained as a part of a portfolio. Interview kits and assessment...

Students conduct team interviews outside the classroom, either within the school or beyond, as part of a fieldwork project. They use reasoning skills as they formulate questions, plan, predict, hypothesize, and speculate about the...

Students use field research and traditional research to identify migrating species of birds as well as their migratory patterns. Students generate a list of questions regarding migration and a plan to research the questions. A field...

Students study organisms and the roles they play in nature. In this ecology activity, students photograph several examples of organisms during a nature walk. Students print out their photos and classify the organisms as plants or animals.

Students (with a partner) draw and describe a leaf in its natural setting, and then re-find leaves drawn and described by classmates. The point is to have them start to think about observations in science, what to put in a field...

In this science worksheet, students design an experiment to measure the effects of sunlight exposure upon plants while comparing the amount of shade as a correlation.

In this folklife interview checklist worksheet, learners check themselves for all the components to achieve success on their folklife interview. They check for before, during, and after components.

Students explore the workings of a farm. After reading "Charlotte's Web," students visit a farm. They discuss their observations of the real farm to the one described in the book. Students create a map of the farm they visited. They...

An inquiry investigation which allows students to drive their learning by creating questions about the land around them. They collect varied data to analyze the nature of the land, and as a result, investigate erosion and weathering in...

Students will collect invertebrate samples from three different streams using nets and kick-seines. They then identify what they have found and add the information to the whole class data. Afterward, students propose a new question about...

Students have just completed climate science fieldwork studying Earth's ice caps and sea levels. Analyze the data to present a report to the U.S. Panel on Global Climate Change.

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...

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...

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...