Natures Neighborhoods

High School, Middle School, Science

Units included in Natures Neighborhoods

  1. Hydroponic Farming with Wendy 
    • 360 Video
    • Learn about hydroponic farming with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher.
  2. 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.
  3. Energy and Matter
    • 2D Video in a Theater
    • Dive into energy and matter at the basic level–eating for energy.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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In The Arena: Human Expansion

Units included in In The Arena: Human Expansion Ecological Succession with Wendy  360 video  Carbon cycling and succession stages are revealed in this lesson Group Mentality  2D Video   Distinguish between different social behaviors and understand their impacts on...

Analog Vs. Digital: Battle Of The Waves

Units included in Analog Vs. Digital: Battle of the Waves Radio Telescope, North Liberty  360 Video  Check out this unique telescope and learn how its function improves our view of the world. Hedy Lamarr & Frequency Hopping  VR Comic book  A mini-biography of Hedy...

The Life of Davy Crockett: Part 3

Walk around Davy Crockett’s homestead in Tennessee as you hear about his family and childhood struggles. Learn about Crockett’s relationship with the Tensaw Creek and the Redstick Creek tribes. Understand how Crockett got involved with General Jackson’s army,...

Terrestrial Terrains

Units included in Terrestrial  Terrains East Coast Shoreline  360 Video  Stand on the sunny shore of North Carolina as you learn about tidal forces. How Land Affects Our Weather  2D Video  Understand the impact of our geography on weather patterns we experience. The...

Type & Transfer: Energy’s Profile

Units included in Type & Transfer: Energy's Profile  Stinson Beach, CA  360 Video  Understand the impact of heat and wind on ocean currents and tides. Word Search  360 Word Search  Scour this interactive word puzzle to find all 20 key terms related to physics and...

Adventure Learning Inside Humans

Units included in Adventure Learning Inside Humans This unit is set in the VictoryVR underwater research facility. Try not to be distracted by the aquatic life swimming around as you take your adventure inside the human body. Maintaining a Balance  360 Video  Travel...

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...

Route 66 and Chickamauga

Understand the significance of historic Route 66.Travel along stretches of this highway and view the surroundings.Discover what this historic highway symbolized upon its commission by President Eisenhower.Visit the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park...

Things That Go Boom

Units included in Things That Go Boom Escape House  Game Solve puzzles and brain games to get out of the escape house. Chemical Reactions 2D Video Coronal mass ejections? Solar flares? This animation introduces us to both. Reacting with Wendy  360 Video  National...

B.T. Washington And G.W. Carver

-Stand on the campus of Tuskegee University and learn about it’s founder, Booker T. Washington.-Visit Washington’s home and examine the hand-crafted bricks, designed by George Washington Carver.-Stop by Piedmont Park, in Atlanta, GA, to see where Washington made his...