NASA SCI Files

The NASA SCIence Files™ series is a distance learning initiative designed to integrate and enhance the teaching of mathematics, science, and technology in grades 3-5. Each episode includes hands-on classroom and home activities, virtual field trips, subject-matter experts, and Dr. “D,” the tree house detectives’ next-door neighbor and mentor. The tree house detectives form an ethnically diverse cast of inquisitive school children who use Problem-Based Learning strategies and scientific inquiry to investigate a variety of issues and problems.