Plant Succession Field Investigation part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Doug Schwarzrock Frazee High School Frazee, MN 56544
This activity is a field investigation of plant succession stages, which students will gather evidence of the areas plant history.

Investigating Karst topography and its connection to SE Minnesota sinkholes and cave formations. part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Anne Feist NRHEG Public School New Richland, MN
This activity is a field investigation where students will be able to observe sinkholes located in the southeastern Minnesota area and a cave system in Forestville State Park which will assist them in defining Karst topography.

The Rivers that Connect Us- Stories from the Land part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Ashley Riesgraf, Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury, MN
This activity takes students through the historical and geological events that shaped the areas near the Minnesota and Mississippi river confluence.

Schoolyard Field Guide and Flower Part Identification part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Christine Canard, Jenny Lind Elementary School, Minneapolis and Jennifer Hubert, Jenny Lind Elementary School, Minneapolis, MN.
This lesson is a classroom and field-based activity where students learn about the parts of a flower through observation, journaling, and Observation.

Topographical Maps, Contour Lines and Profiles part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Gen Perrizo, SACS, Shakopee, MN Based on TIMES XIII Topographical Mapping Activity
This activity is a field investigation where students locate a given object using cartography tools, create a topographic map and profile of a designated area, and interpret the Earth’s surface in their area using a professional topographic map.

Virtual Inquiry Field Lesson part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Jeff Opelia Little Falls Community Middle School Little Falls, Minnesota
The use of new technological motion sensing cameras creates a motivation for students in this life science lesson.

Geology of the Credit River at Hidden Valley Park part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Olson
Short Description: This is an inquiry based field investigation where students gather data on the Credit River from the rocks in the river bed, water speed, and maps. Students interpret their findings and develop new questions.

Effectiveness of MN dams in water retention/ Efectividad de represas en Minnesota con respecto a la retencion de agua part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Tania Ramos (unemployed), Home: 1018 Chestnut st. Taylors Falls, MN 55084
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.

Investigating Stream Characteristics and Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Eric Scheidel
This activity is a interdisciplinary field investigation where students will form observations and make calculations about stream characteristics and stream flow.

Erosion in our World part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Erin Leitner, North Elementary School, Princeton, MN, an extenstion activity to go along with the Landforms unit from the FOSS Kit.
This activity is a field investigation where students observe evidence of erosion and deposition in the schoolyard or designated area.