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Inquiry Unit	Activities	Related Resources	Other Information
The Colors of Nature OASS = K	Outdoor Exploration Indoor Activity Song	6 Internet links 8 related books 1 song	Instruction Days = 1 Instruction Minutes = 45 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 2 teacher, 1 student
Dig This! Erosion Investigation OASS = 1*, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10	How Does Erosion Affect My World? What Are the Different Kinds of Erosion? Becoming an Erosion Expert How Can We Solve Erosion Problems? Taking Action on Erosion	13 Internet links 20 related books	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 270 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 7 teacher, 15 student, 1 family
Don't Worm Your Way Out of This One! (Vermicompost) OASS = K, 1, 2, 3*, 4	Worm Observation Discussion A Little Bit More... Put It All Together	11 Internet links 10 related books 1 song	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 120 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 3 teacher, 2 student
Fall Slumbers OASS = K, 1, 2*, 7	Leaf Observation	6 Internet links 4 related books Puppet show	Instruction Days = 6 Instruction Minutes = 195 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 6 teacher, 4 student, 1 family
Forest Floor Terrarium Center OASS = 1*, 4, 5, 7	The Forest Floor The Living Log Decomposition The Water Cycle The Needs of Living Things Bacteria Fungi Food Webs Physical vs. Chemical Change	2 Internet links 5 related books Puppet show	Instruction Days = 12 Instruction Minutes = 210 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 3 teacher, 14 center, 3 student, 1 family
Hard Rock Café OASS = 3, 6	What Are Rocks and How Are They Formed? How Can Rock Properties Help to Identify Rocks? How Do Rocks Cycle on the Earth? My Life As a Rock	7 Internet links 14 related books	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 240 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 5 teacher, 10 student, 1 family
Is It Recyclable? OASS = K, 1, 5	Sorting Activity Expert Group Research and Discussion	15 Internet links 5 related books	Instruction Days = 3 Instruction Minutes = 135 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 7 teacher, 9 student, 1 family, 5 other
"Leaf" It in Your Yard (Composting) OASS = 6, 7	What Is Composting? How Do You Build a Compost Pile? Composting Virtual Tour How Do You Maintain a Compost Pile?	Composting Virtual Photo Tour 10 Internet links 4 related books 4 Spencer's Team News pages (composting)	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 235 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 14 teacher, 13 student, 3 family
Learning to Look OASS = K, 1	Looking Closer at a Flower Looking Closer at Grass Looking Closer at Trees Looking Closer--Dead and Alive Looking Closer at Seed Growth	6 Internet links 11 related books	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 200 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 10 teacher, 3 student, 1 family
Living and Nonliving OASS = K, 1, 2	How Do I Observe My World? Is It Living or Not? Is It Real or Pretend? What Is Living Outdoors? What Is Living Indoors?	10 Internet links 9 related books	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 240 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 7 teacher, 7 student, 1 family
It's a Small World After All! (Pond Microcosms) OASS = 6, 7, 10, 12	How Much Biodiversity Exists in a Pond Microcosm? What Is the Effect of Pollution on Microcosm Biodiversity?	3 Internet links 6 related books Puppet show	Instruction Days = 9 Instruction Minutes = 360 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 13 teacher, 11 student, 1 family
The Moon OASS = K, 2, 3*, 5, 8, 11	Moon Home Observation Moondance Moon Model	7 Internet links 15 related books 1 song	Instruction Days = 10-20 Instruction Minutes = 270-370 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 7 teacher, 3 student
The Reasons for the Seasons OASS = K, 2, 3*, 4, 5, 8, 11	Do Shadows Change with the Seasons? How Do Sunrise and Sunset Change with the Seasons? What Can a Model of the Earth and Sun Tell Us about the Seasons? How Do the Seasons Affect Smog? (Internet extension)	7 Internet links (including an interactive smog simulation) 1 related book 1 Spencer Team News page (smog)	Instruction Days = 6 Instruction Minutes = 235 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 14 teacher, 11 student, 1 family
Seeds in Fall... Collect Them All! OASS = K, 1, 2*, 4, 5, 7	How Many Different Kinds of Tree Seeds Can You Find at Your School? How Many Different Kinds of Tree Seeds Can You Find in Your Community? What Kind of Seed Is It? What Is Dichotomous Sorting? How Can You Use Dichotomous Sorting to Classify Seeds?	7 Internet links 11 related books Online Seed Tour Puppet show	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 245 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 11 teacher, 8 student, 1 family
Spring Awakenings OASS = 7	Bud Observation	4 Internet links 2 related books Puppet show	Instruction Days = 6 Instruction Minutes = 195 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 6 teacher, 4 student, 1 family
The Water Cycle OASS = K, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7	How Can You Make a Model of the Water Cycle? What Can the Internet Teach You about the Water Cycle? What Are the Processes of the Water Cycle? How Does Water Cycle on the Earth? How Can Pollution Get into the Water Cycle?	8 Internet links 13 related books Whole class game Puppet show	Instruction Days = 7 Instruction Minutes = 360 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 10 teacher, 11 student, 1 family, 9 game spinners
Wetlands Are Wonderlands! OASS = 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11	How Does Energy Travel through Food Chains? How Does Energy Travel through Food Webs? Can ONE change in a food web affect the entire community? What Is the Pyramid of Energy? What Is the Role of Energy and Matter in an Ecosystem? How Do Humans Fit into the Pyramid of Energy?	9 Internet links 12 related books Puppet show	Instruction Days = 7 Instruction Minutes = 325 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 10 teacher, 12 student, 1 family
What Goes Up Must Come Down! (Gravity) OASS = 3*, 4, 5, 7	Gathering Information and Designing a Test What Will Happen If Objects with Different Masses Are Dropped at the Same Time?	3 Internet Links 7 related books	Instruction Days = 2 Instruction Minutes = 90 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 3 teacher, 3 student
What Is Natural? OASS = K, 1, 2*, 4,	Thinking About What Is Natural What Is Natural Outdoors? What Is a Matter Cycle? How Are Matter Cycles a Part of My Everyday Environment?	5 Internet links 6 related books	Instruction Days = 5 Instruction Minutes = 225 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 10 teacher, 9 student, 1 family
What's the Matter with My Jell-O? OASS = 1*, 4, 5, 6	Jell-O Phase Change Investigation Environmental Effects of Road Salt (Extension)	8 Internet links 1 related books	Instruction Days = 2 Instruction Minutes = 165 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 8 teacher, 6 student, 1 family
What's the Matter with My Orange? Center OASS = 1*, 4, 5, 6, 7	Dehydration Decomposition Fermentation Water Cycle Needs of Living Things Bacteria Yeast Food Webs Physical vs. Chemical Change	2 Internet links 2 related books	Instruction Days = 13 Instruction Minutes = 185 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 3 teacher, 13 student, 1 family
What's the Matter with My Snow? OASS = 5, 7, 8, 9	Density Investigation	9 Internet links 4 related books	Instruction Days = 1 Instruction Minutes = 60 Approximate Number of Printable Pages = 5 teacher, 5 student, 1 family
TOTALS	84 activities	148 Internet links 160 related books 9 songs 5 puppet shows 2 games Online Seed Tour Online Composting Tour Spencer's Team News	130 Instruction Days 74.25 Instruction Hours 360 Printable Pages