Ionic and Binary Compound Chemical Nomenclature
Ramona Caswell
This is a POGIL activity geared for general chemistry students. The activity guides students through the process of determining how ionic and binary compounds are named as well as inorganic acids.

Metric System Conversions: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) activity
Jeffrey Pribyl
This activity helps student learn to convert within the metric system and begin learning about process skill necessary for working in groups.

Student Inquiry Into Cellular Respiration
Barbara Fritz
A POGIL activity regarding cellular respiration with an additional activity regarding the function of NAD+ in redox reactions.

Using Inquiry to Discover Stream Formations In a Small Stream
Michael A. Elliott, Fillmore Central High School, Harmony, MN
This activity is an inquiry based field investigation where students measure and map a small stream and then develop an understanding of the formation of a variety of small stream features.

Investigating joints: Naming and identifying joints in the human body
Kathy DeCock Diamond Path Elementary 14455 Diamond Path Apple Valley, MN 55234 Activity from FOSS Kit, Human Body p.20-21
Short Description: This activity is a classroom investigation of human joints. Students will identify joints and use their science notebooks to record their findings using drawings and words.

Catapults: controlled investigations
Ted Fraedrich Ramsey IFAC Minneapolis, MN Based on the original activity, "Flippers", from the FOSS kit, Variables. See http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Variables/index.html
This activity is a controlled investigation of a catapult system.

Beginning Scientific Inquiry with Water Kits
jacquelyn sullivan
This activity is a scientific investigation focusing on inquiry after using the Foss Water Kit. The students will pose a question, create a procedure and produce a poster showing their findings.

Comparing the Simple Structure of Plant and Animal Cells
Katherine Kolb East Bethel Community School Cedar, Minnesota Using original activities from the Harcourt textbook, Living Things, Unit A and B, Lesson 1, "What are cells?", Delta Science Module, Small Things and Microscopes, and original lesson components.
The lesson is designed for fourth grade students using scientific investigation to identify and compare the basic parts of a plant and animal cells. This activity consists of several steps over a period of several days. It includes student use of microscopes for observations and journals to collect data to identify and classify the basic parts of plant and animal cells. The assessment has an individual component and uses student work.

Sensory Butterfly Garden
Nicole Hyvare
This is an activity in which students use their senses to describe their garden. This is a guided inquiry lesson.

Plant Science Inquiry: From Seed to Flower
Elizebeth Wheeler
This activity is a first grade life science activity where the students practice inquiry skills by developing questions about seeds, planting them and noting details about how they change as they grow.