Earth Day Actions for Our Planet (April 22)
We have 16 activities that you could use for Earth Day!
April 22nd is Earth Day. Help your students become activists for our planet? We have ...
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Monarch's are flying south again
In mid-August and early September, the Monarch butterflies begin their annual migration south to more moderate climates to hibernate and overwinter. It is an incredibly long migration and fa...
Summer Solstice, the longest day
Sunrise on summer solstice at Stonehenge
On Wednesday, June 21st, at 10:57 am EDT, the Earth's North Pole will be tilted as far towards the Sun as it will ever be in the ye...
Earth Day (April 22) Actions for Our Planet
Algebra
Number Sense
Geometry
Math and Science
Math and Social Studies
Holidays and Annual Events
Current events
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
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What is an atmospheric river(AR)?
North America from space. Elements furnished by NASA - https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers
How are they ranked? Students become familiar with this weather phenomena and ...
How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)
Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens. If you are lucky, you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a 4-leafed clover? How hard do you...
Wind chill
The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather System chart ...
How much caffeine are you consuming?
Did you know that there is an amount of caffeine that is too much for the growing brain of a teenager? We did some research and have asked students to examine the sources of caffei...
Death Valley, CA - How hot was it?
This picture may have been Photoshopped and not be a true representation.
We blacked out the Fahrenheit reading of this temperature sign at the Death Valley Visitor ...
Steepness and fall hiking
Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside. Let them combine what they ...