Natures Neighborhoods

High School, Middle School, Science

Units included in Natures Neighborhoods

Hydroponic Farming with Wendy
- 360 Video
- Learn about hydroponic farming with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher.
Quad City Botanical Center, IL
- 360 Video
- Take in the plentiful plant-life at the Quad Cities Botanical Center to learn about the interdependence of humans and plants.
Energy and Matter
- 2D Video in a Theater
- Dive into energy and matter at the basic level–eating for energy.
Endangered Species
- 2D Video in a Theater
- Take your part in combating endangered species by understanding how it happens and what to do toward prevention.
Boulder Roll
- Game
- Use boulders to defeat oncoming ogres by answering science questions correctly in this heart-racing interactive game.

All lessons are based on Next Gen Science Standards.
All units are related to the concept ecosystems.

Age Group: Middle School
Category: Life Science
NGSS: 5-LS2-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1
Runtime: 25-35 min.

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Flash & Flicker

Units included in Flash & Flicker Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 360 Video Visit the towering Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on the NC coast as you learn about its history and purpose. Brought Together by the Stars VR Comic Book A mini-biography of Tycho Brahe &...

DNA: Crack The Code

Units included in DNA: Crack the Code Cinnamon Ridge Farm, IA 360 Video Stand among the cattle at the Cinnamon Ridge Dairy Farm to learn about GMOs and cross-breeding. Blood Drive with Wendy 360 Video Attend an actual blood drive to learn about genetics with Wendy...

Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, & Tulsa

-Learn about the legacy of Rosa Parks and her contribution to the 1950s American Civil Rights Movement-Understand Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.-Stand in front of the Dexter Avenue Baptist church where Martin Luther King Jr. was the...

Newtons House Of Forces

Units included in Newtons House of Forces Isaac Newton - Pool Shark 2D Video Transforming with Wendy 360 Video on Electricity National runner-up teacher of the year, Wendy Martin, has a shocking experience with a Tesla Coil. Concussions at Purdue 360 Video Take a...

Mechanized Mania

Units included in Mechanized Mania Imaging with Wendy 360 Video Learn how wave technology through MRIs, sonograms, X-rays and more actually work Brushes Mill 2D Video Mini-biography of Edison’s rival, Charles Brush, and his accomplishments revealed. Newton’s...

Racing Through Waves Of Radiation

Units included in Racing Through Waves of Radiation Laser Tag 360 Video Learn about various types of electromagnetic waves as well as the difference between coherent versus dispersed types of light. Makin’ Waves 2D Video Topics Covered Traits of primary &...

Virtual reality ocean biology educational experience

Oceans Of Wonder

Units included in Oceans of Wonder New Orleans Flood Wall 360 Video See the relationship of how man-made barriers impact earth’s surface and water flow changes. Exploring The Coral Reef Interactive Swim through a Reef Scuba diving! Yes, why sit at your desk when...

Circle Of Life

Units included in Circle of Life Nahant Marsh Apiary, IA 360 Video Buzz over this apiary to learn about the importance of the bee population to plants and animals alike. Animal Reproduction 2D Video Understand the behaviors and mechanics of animal reproduction in...

My Address Is Earth

Units included in My Address is Earth Muir Woods National Monument, CA 360 Video Feel pint-sized beneath the canopy of the giant Redwoods as you learn about them.-Escape the castle and blast past the trolls in this interactive game that tests your knowledge of...

Food World: The Good, The Bad, And The Stinky

Units included in Food World: The Good, The Bad, and The Stinky Sugar: The Origin Story 2D Video ATP vs. ADP and the process of photosynthesis Fermentation with Wendy 360 Video Figure out fermentation by examining its effect on your favorite foods What a Tangled...