Pollinators
Learn more about honey bees, native bees, butterflies, bats, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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Background: Natural Inquirer (NI) articles are written at a middle school level; however, the content, format, and focus on the…Natural Inquirer in the High School Classroom
Background: Natural Inquirer (NI) articles are written at a middle school level; however, the content, format, and focus on the process of science makes these journals a perfect resource for... -
Focus student understanding of the main idea of a paragraph in each section of a Natural Inquirer article through a reading and…Lesson Plan – Paragraph by Paragraph
Focus student understanding of the main idea of a paragraph in each section of a Natural Inquirer article through a reading and note-taking process. This lesson plan can be used with any... -
Ask students to compare and contrast two articles using a Venn diagram. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural…Lesson Plan – Venn Diagram
Ask students to compare and contrast two articles using a Venn diagram. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
A graphic organizer to help kids read and think about a text. This lesson plan can be used with any…Lesson Plan – S.C.A.N and R.U.N.
A graphic organizer to help kids read and think about a text. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Students create a chart to write what they know before reading, what they think they will learn from the article,…Lesson Plan – K-W-L
Students create a chart to write what they know before reading, what they think they will learn from the article, and then what they learned from the article. This lesson... -
One-page worksheet helps students determine the main idea of the article they read and write a summary of the article.…Lesson Plan – Article Summary
One-page worksheet helps students determine the main idea of the article they read and write a summary of the article. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer... -
Students work in groups to analyze the Natural Inquirer article research study and give a brief presentation on their findings to their…Lesson Plan – Summarize and Present
Students work in groups to analyze the Natural Inquirer article research study and give a brief presentation on their findings to their classmates. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural... -
Students determine important parts of the text and share questions and comments about selected parts of the text. This lesson…Lesson Plan – Double Entry
Students determine important parts of the text and share questions and comments about selected parts of the text. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Students work together to answer questions about an article generated by rolling the question cube. This lesson plan can be…Lesson Plan – Question Cube
Students work together to answer questions about an article generated by rolling the question cube. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be…Lesson Plan – Jigsaw Summary
Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article.