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Students will research the factors that drive a unique phenomenon in ecosystems - mimicry! They will explore and conduct research to determine the factors a predator uses to choose - or AVOID - prey. Guided by a NHMU entomologist using the same methods they use, students will build new, transferrable understandings of this relationship dynamic and the impact on mimics in the midst of biodiversity and range changes within the ecosystems they live in.

The Asking Questions Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

The Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

The Constructing Explanations from Evidence Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

Students work with forestry land managers and scientists to evaluate and support aspen forest populations. Engaging interactives will promote observation skills and draw out prior knowledge as students learn how to assess the health of aspen forests. They will gather their own evidence and use the USDA's guidelines for Aspen Restoration to develop recommendations for their chosen study site.

The Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

Engage your students in evaluating the impacts of ecosystem change on resource availability critical to animals’ diets. Students will examine how adaptable the diet of bats – critical to healthy ecosystems all over the world - are in responding to changes in their food sources – insects! Students will explore the phenomenon through virtual dissections of bat stomach contents to learn what different species of bats eat. Led by a research scientist who studies bats, they will use museum collection

Students examine the role of fungi as decomposers in the matter cycle. With engaging interactives they will study the factors that drive faster rates of decomposition and how human activities impact these ecosystem services.

Students team up with international scientists—including experts in ecology, mycology, entomology, and evolutionary biology—deep in Central and South American jungles for a phenomenon-based investigation into survival strategies within biodiverse ecosystems. Through hands-on experiments, guided observations, and collaborative discussions, students will explore how organisms interact, compete, and collaborate to thrive. By examining patterns of cooperation and the roles of different organisms in

The 3rd-6th Science and Writing Protocol provides a wonderfully structured way for students to learn informational writing strategies based on science lessons and investigations. Scaffolded from 3rd Grade to 6th Grade, teachers can guide students through the process of gaining evidence to support a main idea from a science investigation and turn it into a complete piece of writing. The 3rd Grade protocol starts with a main paragraph and moves to a complete 5 paragraph essay.

The Analyzing Data Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

The Engaging in Argument from Evidence Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

The Mathematical Thinking Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

The K-2 Science and Writing Protocol provides a wonderfully structured way for students to learn informational writing strategies based on science lessons and investigations. Scaffolded from Kindergarten to Grade 2, teachers can guide students through the process of gaining evidence to support a main idea from a science investigation and turn it into a complete piece of writing. The Kindergarten protocol starts with simple sentences and moves to more complete paragraph writings by 2nd Grade.

This investigations uses select artifacts from the Natural History Museum of Utah’s (NHMU) archaeology collections to support students in their work to develop an evidenced-based understanding of people who lived more than 1,000 years ago. Each investigation can be taught alone or with What Do The Artifacts From Range Creek Tell Us About The People Who Lived There? They are organized in sections to make it easy for students to complete over several class periods. And the investigations are fle

Four separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with What's Killing the Trees? Who Wins and Who Loses in a Rapidly Changing Forest? a

This new, standards aligned investigation uses an impressive collection of ceratopsian fossils from the Natural History Museum of Utah's paleontology collections to support students in their work to analyze and interpret data from the fossil record central to their research question. Specfically, students will identify patterns and phenomena that illustrate the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of ceratopsians over the 100 million years they lived on Earth. The investigation is organi

First of three separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to take your middle school students and you on an adventure to research some of the biggest questions paleontologists have asked about this world-renowned dinosaur quarry. Can be taught as a stand alone investigation or as a complete set with What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry? and What Physical Features Helped Dinosaurs Survive? Either way your students will use 3D scanned images of our fossils, receive exper

The Developing and Using a Model Protocol gives teachers and students a tool by which to learn the skills necessary to perform this Science and Engineering Practice. With K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Grade band protocols, these tools can accompany almost any investigation and fit any grade level. Google Slides, printable versions, and fillable Google Drawings of these tools are all available with this download. Click the buttons on the PDF for access!

Four separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in a Changing Ecosystem? and