Geologic Field Investigation: Investigating Coastal Features of Western Lake Superior, Inferring Possibilities of their Origins part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This geologic investigation will have students observing and investigating coastal features of Western Lake Superior using inquiry-based investigable questions, and inferring possibilities of the coastal features' origins.

Geological forces changing the landscape at Minnehaha Falls part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation of the geological features of Minnehaha Falls, how they have changed and why, how they are changing and what could be done to preserve the falls.

What's the Temperature? part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Short Description: This activity is a daily lab where two students read a thermometer and identify the cloud type for a week. They record it on the board first and we all record it in our journals. A graph of the entire year is also completed and we can analyze the data as we go. We get two new "scientists" each week and we do it all year. I start the first week of school.

Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understand phenology and interpreting graphs.

Thematic Obsevational Drawing Ideas for Primary Students part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a thematic chart of items a teacher can easily find to create a weekly Observational drawing exercise.

Observing Leaves and descriptive writing part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this activity students will explore leaves using inquiry and their senses.

In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size. part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size.

Watershed: Exploring Run-Off and Infiltration in the Classroom part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a classroom based inquiry activity where students will observe how water changes when it is moved through a variety of different mediums. Eventually, the students will take this model to the larger ideas of watershed in the community.

Identifying Fossils: Exploring the Mississippi River Bluffs part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a geology lab where students learn about fossils found in sedimentary rocks and show their understanding by writing a literary nonfiction paper from the perspective of one of those fossils.

Investigating Decomposition Processes of a Plant part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students observe the decomposition of a pumpkin under controlled circumstances. These observations are used to take notes and develop questions.