Why are butterflies so brightly colored? And how do they use their colors to avoid predators? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to how butterflies and moths are different from each other and how they survive in nature. This mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
Children are introduced to the concepts of nocturnal and diurnal as well as various strategies for staying safe from...
Why are butterflies so brightly colored? And how do they use their colors to avoid predators? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or wit...
What is DNA and how does it work? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this richly illustrated interactive multi-activity mini-course uses nontraditional teaching techniques to introduce children to the fascinating and important topic of the DNA double helix and where it is found in their bodies. The mini-course includes an illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
In this mini-course, children learn how to build a DNA molecule with paper puzzle pieces (included in the...
What is DNA and how does it work? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this richly illustrated interactive multi-ac...
What is carbon and why is it so important? Designed for K-5 children and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course gives young children a foundation for understanding Earth's carbon cycle, a topic that will be increasingly important over their lifetime. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated, story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
After a fun introduction to carbon through a story about the travels of Carbon Cal, a craft project using a landscape collage helps children...
What is carbon and why is it so important? Designed for K-5 children and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity m...
What is an amphibian, and how is it different from a reptile? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the amazing diversity of vertebrate animal life on our planet. The mini-course includes a beautifully illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
Activities include a richly illustrated BONES Bingo game in which children learn to identify animal groups by their traits. Children reinforce their understanding of these...
What is an amphibian, and how is it different from a reptile? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the spectacular diversity of ocean life and the concept of a food web. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
After an introductory story about Freddie the Flounder and other ocean creatures, children can have fun building their own food chains in the included card game. Concepts are reinforced through a separate movement-based game in which...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the spectac...
How are dolphins and bats alike? They can both see with their ears That is, they both use sound to navigate and find food. Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the amazing process of echolocation and how dolphins and bats manage to accomplish it. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
How can dolphins and bats accomplish such a cool feat? After reading the fun, illustrated story...
How are dolphins and bats alike? They can both see with their ears That is, they both use sound to navigate and find food. Designed for grades K-5...
Curious about magnets and how they stick together? What about how they make some things move? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the fundamentals of magnetic fields and how they occur. The mini-course includes an illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
After reading an illustrated story and learning core concepts about magnetic fields, children explore different magnets and their properties through a series of...
Curious about magnets and how they stick together? What about how they make some things move? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or wit...
Has your child ever wondered what things are made of? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the world of molecules and how different types of molecules are all around us. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
After a fun introduction to molecules through a story about Ellie the Electron and her cousin Sam, children construct their own molecule models using cutouts included in the...
Has your child ever wondered what things are made of? Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-a...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the diversity of life in the desert and the strategies different plants and animals use to conserve water. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson, as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
After an introductory story where the host, Sandy Saguaro, introduces desert-dwelling plants and animals, children have fun designing their very own desert animals with the included illustrations of...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the diversi...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the key physical concepts underlying flight and aircraft design. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners.
The mini-course begins with a story in which fundamental physical concepts, such as Bernoulli's Principle, are introduced. Children are then able to explore what they've learned through a series of simple at-home experiments. Using what...
Designed for grades K-5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course introduces children to the key phy...
