Salmon Use of Geomorphically Restored Streams at Point Reyes National Seashore part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students work with salmon-trace streambed data to study whether removal of a spawning run barrier was effective

Plant Pest Control part of Merlot Biology Pedagogic Collection:Teaching with Data:Examples
This learning experience introduces participants to scientific inquiry, hypothesis formation, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation.

Mystery Box Scientific Method Inquiry Lab part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
A lab activity that develops methods other than sight to collect information.

Bioinformatics part of Microbial Life:Teaching Methods:Teaching with Data:Examples
This exercise contains two interrelated modules that introduce students to modern biological techniques in the area of Bioinformatics, which is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. The need for Bioinformatics has arisen from the recent explosion of publicly available genomic information, such as that resulting from the Human Genome Project.

Investigating Germination in Plants: An Inquiry Approach to Germination Growth in Pet Plants part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a lab activity where students grow two radish seeds, and manipulate a variable that may affect the germination time and growth of the radish seed.

Worm Investigation to Explore Experimental Design part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a lab intended to help students learn to setup an investigation with worms to learn about experimental design and data collection.

Investigating Honeybees: Using a Quiz to Access Prior Knowledge part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a presentation of honeybee anatomy and behavior.

String Scientific Notation/Metric System Demonstration part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Short demonstration on scientific notation by asking students to place numbers on a number line using string and notecards.

How To Grow The Tallest Plant part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an activity where students learn about inquiry by designing an experiment on bean plants with the goal of growing the tallest plant. Students work in groups to plan the growing conditions of the control and three experimental plants. Students collect data for about three weeks and analyze their data to see if their hypothesis is correct or not. The end product can be a report presented in a number of ways.