Investigating Acid Rain: The Affect of Acid on Seed Germination part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a self-created lab investigation where students gather data on acid and its affects on seed germination.

Investigating the Geologic History of Southeast Minnesota by Constructing a Geologic Column part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on rock types and geologic formations to construct a geologic column that will help them to interpret the geologic history of the Cannon Falls area.

A Rocking Walking Tour: Investigating Architectural Rocks in downtown St. Paul, MN part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a guided inquiry field investigation in an urban setting. This investigation focuses on making observations, recording information, asking questions, and identifying the types of rocks used on buildings in downtown St. Paul, MN.

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

Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past Depositional Environments at Lilydale Park part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this field investigation students document outcrop descriptions, develop investigable questions, present findings, and interpret a sedimentary rock sequence's depositional history.

Introductory Concepts in Soil Chemistry part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an introductory lab for Environmental Science, investigating the bulk density of soil and water holding capacity.

Relative Dating Using "The Block" part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This an inqiury based activity where studnets are asked to sequence events that have occurred to a block of wood and justify their answers.

Views of the Universe: Telescopes, Starlight and the Electromagnetic Spectrum part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a computer lab activity where students view images of stars, nebulas, and galaxies and discover factors in telescope design that allow scientists to study the universe. The students will write questions about the images and produce a power point presentation on features of the universe.

Effectiveness of MN dams in water retention/ Efectividad de represas en Minnesota con respecto a la retencion de agua part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field trip investigation where students gather stream flow, volume, depth & height (area) data on Ramsey County dams (Keller and Round lake), interpret their findings and make in-depth observations in order to assess the effectiveness of dams through the season and estimate the life-spam of the dams in years.

Examining topography and stream discharge at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this inquiry based geologic field lab students will be estimating and measuring stream flow. Students will also map out a full scale live topography map of a dry streambed to help them estimate flow discharge. Students will use their journals to record their hypothesis, lab report questions, graphed data and evidence to backs up their observations.