Paper Airplanes Help students learn more about the scientific method by conducting experiments with paper airplanes. Students will manipulate variables and record and analyze data. The Web site below also offers techniques on how to build paper airplanes. The Web sites below provide a great deal of information on different aspects of weather. Have students visit Weather Charting Task Cards to learn to chart the changes in weather.
Earthquakes are just one way of showing that the earth is undergoing change.
Earthquake Information Earthquake Lists Earthquake FAQ Hunters of the Sky Let students study firsthand the efforts being made to help save the California condors and peregrine falcons. Students can visit the Raptor Center Web site at the University of Minnesota and the California condor exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo. The Raptor Center Women in Science Have students research the topic of women in science. Ask each student to pick a female scientist and deliver a brief report about her life. Discuss some of the scientific discoveries made by women, and talk about why it is important to have both men and women involved in science.