EnViSci Network

Ask an important environmental science question—and students answer using discovery-based investigations and online research.

EnViSci Network combines hands-on investigations with online inquiry. Each unit poses a central question that involves standards-based concepts and processes.

The units were developed at TERC with funding from the National Science Foundation and are now available from Charlesbridge Publishing.

Units Grades 3-5
What's the Weather? *
Is Our Rain Acid Rain?
Is Our Tap Water Just Water? *
How Much Solar Energy Can We Collect?
Do We Throw Too Much Away?

Units Grades 6-8
Are We Getting the Oxygen We Need? *
Is Our Surface Water in Danger?
How Should We Use Our Soil?
Is the Sound Too Loud?
Are Polar Regions Getting Warmer?

*The SigningAvatar has been incorporated into these three units in the EnViSci Network series. Signing Avatar allows deaf or hearing impaired students to click the SignIt! Icon, and the character will sign the entire text block. Students can also click on individual words to have the character sign them.