DiscoveryMath

Teach students about virus structure with this engaging Hantavirus and COVID-19 comparison resource! Students will learn that viruses have different parts, carry genetic instructions, need living cells to make copies, and can differ in structure and behavior. This resource introduces students to the basic structure of hantaviruses and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Students read short informational texts, study simplified virus diagrams, complete structure labeling worksheets, an

Introduce your students to biomimicry with this engaging STEM resource! Students will learn how people study structures in nature and use those ideas to solve real-world problems. The resource begins with a clear reading passage about fish and submarines, showing how engineers copy ideas from fish body shape, fins, and swim bladders to design better underwater machines. After the introductory example, students become young engineers as they choose from eight nature-inspired invention challeng