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April
brings us Earth Day and other opportunities to celebrate and explore the
environment. Here are links to some activities and our Earth and Environmental
Science products page to help you bring the wonder of Earth into your classroom.
Raise
your students' awareness of the air pollution created by their everyday
activities with this thought-provoking demonstration. It costs little, yet gets
the point across in a dramatic way, preparing elementary through high school
students for further studies.
Economical
earthworms are ideal specimens for teaching students basic anatomy and
introducing them to simple organ systems. Here's a guide to earthworm dissection
that will have your students "digging into earthworms" in no time.
Inquiry-based
Math Out of the Box® is a complete K–5 mathematics curriculum that's standards
based, but flexible enough to let you target areas where students struggle the
most. Learn how Math Out of the Box® can make math meaningful to every student.