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NASA SCI Files
The NASA SCIence Files is a series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements. Emphasizing standards-based instruction, Problem-Based Learning, and science as inquiry, the series seeks to motivate students in grades 3-5 to become critical thinkers and active problem solvers. Each program supports the national mathematics, science, and technology standards and includes:
Category: Distance LearningEpisodes
The Case of the Phenomenal Weather
In "The Case of the Phenomenal Weather", students can join the tree house detectives as they plan a trip to the Caribbean and encounter problems trying to...
The Case of the Powerful Pulleys
In "The Case of the Powerful Pulleys", one of the tree house detectives has had an accident and cannot get into the tree house. Using problem-based learning, the ...
The Case of the Biological Biosphere
One of the tree house detectives is about to take a trip to foreign shores and is both excited and concerned. This trip is the chance of a lifetime, and he doesn't...
The Case of the Energy Crunch
When the tree house detectives experience an electrical brownout, they energize into action to learn about Earth's energy budget. The detectives learn that all resources ...
The Case of Zany Animal Antics
Concerned about an injured animal, the tree house detectives decide to learn more about animals and their care. They visit NASA Ken-nedy Space Center and its nearby...
The Case of the Mysterious Material
The tree house detectives are baffled when they find an unusual object right beneath their feet. They initiate the NASA SCI Files™ Crime Scene Investigation Team...
The Case of the Ocean Odyssey
Floating tennis shoes and oil globs wash up on the beach to set the tree house detectives in motion to investigate a unique world under the sea. Join them as they dive...
The Case of the Great Space Exploration
New discoveries by NASA and a new vision for space exploration create an excitement in the tree house as the detectives set off to learn what it will take to become a...
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