“The field journal and videos showing how animals work together and communicate were AWESOME! I think this was my favorite Mystery yet! Way to go, Mystery Science!”

“i loved how the students got to log their observations into their field journals! What a great way for them to feel like scientists!”

“This was a FANTASTIC lesson! My students adored the field journals and were actively engaged the entire time. ”

“The kids really enjoyed the discussion questions with this activity and the opportunity to act like a scientist observing animal behavior. In answering these I reviewed making scientific observations vs. inferences in watching the animals. The directions for putting together the "field journal" was really well done. Kudos! I loved giving the students an opportunity to do writing in science class. They enjoyed it as well! ”

“Many kids LOVED having their own field journals to write in. Everyone enjoyed watching the animal videos and figuring our what was going on without a narrator.”

“THis lesson was a huge success! First, it met our NGSS standards perfectly. Second, the kids were able to explore animal groups and make their own observations before the concept was explained with vocabulary! Great lesson! ”

“This was the best lesson yet! My students loved pretending that they were scientists out in the field observing animals. They were so engaged.”

“So teacher and student friendly! The content was so appropriate and engaging!!!! ”

“The engagement of my students!”

“The kids really enjoyed the videos, especially of the ravens and the eagle. The field journals were easy to construct, and a good size, they liked those.”

“Videos of meerkats, buffalo, ravens, and snow monkeys were very interesting and engaging. Directions for field journal were clear and easy to follow.”

“The students loved observing all of the different animals and how the interact together. I used this after talking about basic needs of animals and different adaptations that animals have. Wonderful!”

“This was an awesome lesson! Thanks for expanding!!”

“The students really seemed to enjoy this lesson. I loved that it fits so well into the Next Gen. standards.”