The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment: A High-Impact Learning Activity part of Pedagogy in Action:Activities
The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment provides an engaging and flexible high-impact teaching tool for helping students to know, understand, and apply a number of concepts related to the biology and ecology of aquatic plants and their environments.

Characterizing Plate Boundaries part of Online Teaching:Activities for Teaching Online
Students examine maps showing four different types of geologic data along three specific plate boundaries, and document the patterns in the data along each boundary. Next, they compare their observations to the ...

Student Inquiry Into Cellular Respiration part of MnSCU Partnership:PKAL-MnSCU Activities
A POGIL activity regarding cellular respiration with an additional activity regarding the function of NAD+ in redox reactions.

Metric System Conversions: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) activity part of MnSCU Partnership:PKAL-MnSCU Activities
This activity helps student learn to convert within the metric system and begin learning about process skill necessary for working in groups.

Ionic and Binary Compound Chemical Nomenclature part of MnSCU Partnership:PKAL-MnSCU Activities
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.

Investigating Density: Determined by using mass and volume of a substance. part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an exploratory activity involving matter and density. There are many assessment pieces including a laboratory.

Making your own Cola - Investigating Mixtures part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an extension activity following a unit study on mixtures and solution. Students will use variables to create a unique cola formula and present their findings.

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.

Investigating Newton's 3rd Law: Coin Flick part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a structured inquiry for students to observe how Newton's 3rd law of motion which states that to every action there must be an equal reaction. By flicking a set # of coin into a row of coins they will observe the force of the impact being passed along until the last coin flies off when no other coin prevents it from moving.

Investigating best amount of water to fly a bottle rocket part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This learning experience is where students launch a bottle rocket and compare how long the bottle was in the air to how much water is placed in the rocket.