Transpiration Craft - Middle and High School
Students will learn about transpiration by creating a model plant and moving paperclips representing water molecules through the model....
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INDIANA PHENOLOGY
Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Water Cycle - Middle and High School
There are two documents in this posts. One is a review game and one is a scavenger hunt. Both are about the water cycle, which is a very...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Waxy Cuticle Demo - Middle and High School
In this unit, students will investigate plant adaptations that prevent water loss by using a simple sponge model. Deciduous leaves are...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Winter Buds - Middle and High School
This activity is split into three parts. Part one is outdoor collection and observation of buds followed by discussion and generalization...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Working with Citizen Science Data - Middle and High School
In this actvity, students will research global temperatures over the past century. They will compare and contrast data in relation to the...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Cloned Lilac Data Climate Graphing - Middle and High School
Students will research global temperatures over the past century. They will compare and contrast data in relation to the theory of...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Transpiration Time - Middle and High School
Students act out transpiration (including evaporation, runoff, and precipitation) as water molecules. The activities are designed as a...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Maple Syrup Density - Middle and High School
This unit explores the properties of density. Students will discover the density of maple syrup and calculate the mass of sugar in their...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Biodiversity Investigation with Moss - Middle and High School
Students will use a moss “scavenger hunt” to learn about sexual versus asexual reproduction. This activity also introduces students to a...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Investigating Chemical and Physical Changes in Roots - Middle and High School
This lesson differentiates between chemical changes and physical changes. There is a fun activity where students use a potato and extract...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Spinach Leaf Challenge - Middle and High School
The idea of this activity is to have students try to insulate a spinach leaf enough that it can survive freezing temperatures (for a...
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Lydia Minton
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Driven to Discover - Middle and High School
Driven to Discover is a curriculum series from the University of Minnesota! It is a complete breakdown of citizen science, and it is a...
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Lydia Minton
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Introduction to Phenology - High School
This unit is designed for students to learn to make observations through Nature’s Notebook. Learning and becoming comfortable with...
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Lydia Minton
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Outdoor Observation - High School
This is an exciting unit because it gets your students outside! Here, they will begin to make phenological observations. There are 9...
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Lydia Minton
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Climate Change Unit - High School
This unit is designed to teach students how the phenomenon of climate change is affecting nature and society. Students will learn about...
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Lydia Minton
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Student Forum Unit - High School
At Indiana Phenology, this is one of our favorite units for the Schoolyard Program. We love it because this is the chance for students to...
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Lydia Minton
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Introduction to Phenology - Middle School
This unit is foundational to the Schoolyard Phenology program because it is designed to teach students how to make observations using...
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Lydia Minton
- Mar 27
- 1 min
Outdoor Observations - Middle School
It's time to go outside and start observing! This unit consists of activities your class can do each week at their observation site...
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Lydia Minton
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Climate Change Unit - Middle School
This unit is designed to teach students that recent climate change is a phenomenon that is affecting and will continue to affect nature...
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Lydia Minton
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Student Forum - Middle School
It is time for your students to show what they have learned while participating in this program! The student forum is one of the most...
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