Rocky Mountain – Vol. 2 No. 1
Having you ever been to the Rocky Mountains? The Rocky Mountain region of the United States is famous for its mountains, outdoor recreation, and wildlife. This journal focuses on research that improves scientists’ understanding of Rocky Mountain region.
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Highlights
- 7 Articles
- 15 Activities
- Glossary Words
- 7 Scientists
- Available in English and Spanish
Quaking in their Roots: The Decline of the Quaking Aspen
Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow
Quit Yer Horsin’ Around! The Effects of Trampling on Vegetation in Montana
Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays: Lodgepole Pine Adaptation to Different Environmental Conditions
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Disruption of American Marten Habitat
Slip Sliding Away: Who Goes Skiing and Snowboarding in America?
Go With The Flow! Are Mountain Stream Channels Shaped by Flood and Drought?
FACTivity – Quaking in Their Roots
Word Search – Quaking in Their Roots
FACTivity – Are We Having Fungi Yet?
Word Search – Are We Having Fungi Yet?
FACTivity – Quit Yer Horsin’ Around!
Word Search – Quit Yer Horsin’ Around
FACTivity – Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays
Word Search – Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays
FACTivity – There Goes the Neighborhood
Word Search – There Goes the Neighborhood
FACTivity – Slip Sliding Away
Word Search – Slip Sliding Away
FACTivity – Go With the Flow!
Word Search – Go With the Flow
Glossary
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Penny Stone’s 6th Grade Class
- Bennion Elementary School
- Salt Lake City, UT
Dale Bartos
David Cole
Ken Cordell
Christina Hargis
Debbie Page-Dumroese
Anna Schoettle
Standards addressed in this Journal:
Social Studies Standards
- People, Places, and Environments
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Time, Continuity, and Change
Note To Educators
The Forest Service's Mission
The Forest Service’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. For more than 100 years, our motto has been “caring for the land and serving people.” The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recognizes its responsibility to be engaged in efforts to connect youth to nature and to promote the development of science-based conservation education programs and materials nationwide.
What Is the Natural Inquirer?
Natural Inquirer is a science education resource journal to be used by students in grade 6 and up. Natural Inquirer contains articles describing environmental and natural resource research conducted by Forest Service scientists and their cooperators. These scientific journal articles have been reformatted to meet the needs of middle school students. The articles are easy to understand, are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, contain glossaries, and include hands-on activities. The goal of Natural Inquirer is to stimulate critical reading and thinking about scientific inquiry and investigation while teaching about ecology, the natural environment, and natural resources.
Meet the Scientists
Introduces students to the scientists who did the research. This section may be used in a discussion about careers in science.
What Kinds of Scientist Did This Research?
Introduces students to the scientific disciplines of the scientists who conducted the research.
Thinking About Science
Introduces something new about the scientific process, such as a scientific habit of mind or procedures used in scientific studies.
Thinking About the Environment
Introduces the environmental topic being addressed in the research.
Introduction
Introduces the problem or question that the research addresses.
Method
Describes the method the scientists used to collect and analyze their data.
Findings & Discussion
Describes the results of the analysis. Addresses the findings and places them into the context of the original problem or question.
Reflection Section
Presents questions aimed at stimulating critical thinking about what has been read or predicting what might be presented in the next section. These questions are placed at the end of each of the main article sections.
Number Crunches
Presents an easy math problem related to the research.
Glossary
Defines potentially new scientific or other terms to students. The first occurrence of a glossary word is bold in the text.
Citation
Gives the original article citation with an internet link to the original article.
FACTivity
Presents a hands-on activity that emphasizes something presented in the article.
Science Education Standards
You will find a listing of education standards which are addressed by each article at the back of each publication and on our website.
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