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Have you ever seen an unusually bright red sunrise or sunset and wondered why? That's exactly what happens in "The Case of the Mysterious Red Light" as the tree house detectives accept the challenge of trying to find the source of the red light.

Math Standards: Measurement, Problem Solve, and Representation
Science Standards: Science and Inquiry; Physical Science; Earth and Space Science; Science and Technology

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Travel back in time with the tree house detectives to learn about the process of invention from two of the greatest inventors of all time, Orville and Wilbur Wright. The tree house detectives find that inventing is not as easy as it seems, and it really does take the "Wright" stuff to be a good inventor.

Math Standards: Measurement; Data Analysis and Probability; Problem Solving Science Standards: Science and Inquiry; Physical Science; Science and Technology

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Students are invited to actively join the tree house detectives as they investigate the devastating changes that have occurred in the local fishing industry. The fish have disappeared! In solving this case, the tree house detectives learn about various habitats on land, in the water, and even in space. They learn about the animals that depend on these habitats and how changes created by both man and nature affect their existence. The tree house detectives determine that habits can have a big impact on habitats.

Math Standards: Numbers and Operations; Measurement; Data Analysis and Probability; Problem Solving;
Communication; and Representation
Science Standards: Unifying Concepts and Processing; Science and Inquiry; Life Science; Earth and Space Science; Science and Technology; Science in Personal and Social Perspective; and History and Nature of Science
Technology Standards: Basic Operations and Concepts; Social, Ethical, and Human Issues; Technology Productivity Tools; Technology Communication Tools; Technology Research Tools; and Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
Geography Standards: The World in Spatial Terms; Places and Regions; Physical Systems; and Environment and Society.
NASA Enterprise: Aerospace Technology, Biological and Physical Research, Earth Science, and Human Exploration and Development of Space

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Join the tree house detectives as they plan a trip to the Caribbean and encounter problems in trying to predict the weather. In this case the tree house detectives will learn about violent storms, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, weather fronts, global wind patterns, and climates. While solving the case, they will discover that predicting the weather is not predictable at all!

Math Standards: Numbers and Operations; Geometry; Measurement; Data Analysis and Probability; Problem Solving; Communication; and Representation
Science Standards: Unifying Concepts and Processing; Science and Inquiry; Life Science; Earth and Space Science; Science and Technology; Science in Personal and Social Perspective; and History and Nature of Science
Technology Standards: Basic Operations and Concepts; Social, Ethical, and Human Issues; Technology Productivity Tools; Technology Communication Tools; Technology Research Tools; and Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
Geography Standards: The World in Spatial Terms; Places and Regions; Physical Systems; Human Systems; and Environment and Society.
NASA Enterprise: Aerospace Technology, Earth Science