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“Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai” by Claire A. Nivola

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“Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai” by Claire A. Nivola

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With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman's effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. An author's note provides further information about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement. In keeping with the theme of the story, the book is printed on recycled paper.

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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maath…

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Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize a…

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“Seeds of Change” by Jen Cullerton Johnson

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“Seeds of Change” by Jen Cullerton Johnson

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A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman–and first environmentalist–to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

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La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)By Jen Cullerton Johnson

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A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

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“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba

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“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.

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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba

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Award-winning photojournalist Jan Reynolds offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the endangered Asiatic lions and the female forest rangers who fight to save them.

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Award-winning photojournalist Jan Reynolds offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the endangered Asiatic lions and the female forest rangers who fight to save them.

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A curated list of picture books representing a range of cultures, available in both English and students’ home languages.

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“We Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom

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“We Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom

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A poetic picture book raising awareness about Indigenous peoples and environmental protection. Particularly relevant for units about community and environment.

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Smithsonian Learning Lab: Animals and Ecosystems

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Smithsonian Learning Lab: Animals and Ecosystems

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The Smithsonian recognizes the need for basic research, species and habitat protection, and conservation in order to safeguard Earth's biodiversity. Research, collaborations, and public outreach initiatives contribute to scientific knowledge and public awareness, and play a role in protecting habitats and promoting sustainable practices.

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National Geographic Kids: “Animal Adaptations”

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National Geographic Kids: “Animal Adaptations”

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In this episode of Moment of… watch a lioness as she hunts for her dinner. You’ll be amazed by what happens when she leaps for her lunch!

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Animal Adaptations for Kids, Learn about physical, life cycle, and behavioral adaptations of animals

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Ecosystems Virtual Field Trip-California Science Center

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Ecosystems Virtual Field Trip-California Science Center

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Wildlife in Focus features 12 stunning portraits of some of the animals who have called the California Science Center their home. More than 3,000 animals reside at the California Science Center, and together they represent hundreds of species. Some thrive in the wild, while others are at risk. Many are easy to overlook.

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4th Grade Life Science - Virtual Field Trip | California Science Center

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Articles on current events and history available at multiple reading levels and in Spanish. Great for differentiating content and supporting ELLs.

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An interactive resource with videos, games, and quizzes designed to support English language development across content areas.

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A repository of reading passages from diverse authors, many with Spanish translations. Useful for cross-curricular reading practice.

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PBS LearningMedia: Culture and Diversity

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PBS LearningMedia: Culture and Diversity

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Free videos, interactive lessons, and media celebrating multiculturalism. Supports social studies, language arts, and more.

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Authentic audio stories from NPR and other sources, featuring topics from around the world—ideal for developing listening skills in ELLs.

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Visual picture cards to reinforce key content vocabulary, adaptable for all subjects. Can be found online for free or created using templates.

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Spotlight on America’s Children: Video Series

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Spotlight on America’s Children: Video Series

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A series of short videos highlighting diverse kids’ experiences in America. Great for prompting discussion and personal connections.

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Create word walls in English and students’ home languages using real objects and images. Promotes vocabulary development and honors students’ linguistic backgrounds.

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Play music from various cultures represented in your classroom—for transitions, celebrations, or thematic lessons. Sites like YouTube and Smithsonian Folkways offer collections.

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An ecosystem is made up of all of the living and nonliving things in an area. This includes all of the plants, animals, and other living things that make up the communities...

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Ecosystems are all about community—but not always in a friendly way! Learn how organisms’ relationships with each other and their environment perpetuate life on Earth.

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In this unit, students explore the different parts of plants, like roots, stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits. They observe similarities and differences between parent plants and their offspring. Students also investigate how plant traits help those plants survive.

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Each student will create their own wind-proof umbrella, but will need a partner to help with a few steps.

To make your own playdough, slowly add 2½ cups water to a mixture of 5 cups of flour and 1¼ cups of salt. Stir, then knead the dough. If it's too sticky, add more flour.

Make a giant fan by folding a 22" x 28" sheet of poster board accordion style. If you have a two smaller sheets of poster board, tape them together, then fold.

Make one reusable umbrella stand for each student by pressing clay or playdough into the bottom of a Dixie cup. The cup should be a little more than halfway full.

Clear a big, flat area, such as a tabletop, to serve as a test station. It should be at least 36 inches across-big enough to hold four umbrellas without touching.

We've provided Umbrella Top Inspiration sheets to help students who get frustrated when they try to improve their umbrellas. We suggest you let students try on their own, providing Inspiration Sheets only to those who need help.

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Mystery Science offers an open-and-go elementary science unit suitable for K, 1st, and 2nd grade covering Plant Traits & Survival

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Generation Genius-Structure of Living Things

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Generation Genius-Structure of Living Things

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All plants & animals have structures that help them survive.

Each structure has a specific function.

Animal structures may appear similar or different depending on where they live

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Structure of Living Things

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All plants & animals have structures that help them survive.

Each structure has a specific function.

Animal structures may appear similar or different depending on where they live.

Describe a structure of Bob the lizard and explain its function.

List 3 structures animals may have to protect themselves.

Pick an animal structure and explain both its advantages and disadvantages.

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Learn about the structures of plants and animals how how each structure has a specific function! Our video for kids makes it fun and engaging. Watch now!

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Students will more easily be able to complete the labs found in the Apprentice Companion with this lab kit that includes most of the harder to find supplies.

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Students will more easily be able to complete the labs found in the Apprentice Companion with this lab kit that includes most of the harder to find supplies. Contents include glass tubes (4), beakers (6), bottles (4), rubber stopper, small glass jars with lids (5), graduated cylinder, vinyl tubbing, lab apron, nitrile gloves (6 pr), safety glasses, insect net and killing jar, insect pins, dropper bottle, brine shrimp eggs, sulfur, sugar packets (2), carbon, copper electrode, Copper II Sulfate, Iodine solution, pony beads, radish seeds, and the following Guides: Wild Flowers Golden Guide® and Insect Golden Guide®.

Publisher's Description of Novare Life Science Lab Kit

Use our custom-designed Novare Life Science lab kit to help your students learn scientific concepts through hands-on experiments! With this kit, save time by getting the harder-to-find materials to complete the experiments in the Novare Life Science curriculum, The Apprentice's Companion for Life Science.

Home Science Tools works closely together with Novare Science authors to ensure a valuable learning experience for your inspired student!

Use the Novare Life Science Program and our custom lab kit to:

Combine up-to-date science with a Christian worldview and classical educational philosophy.

Learn skills and knowledge through direct modeling, mentoring and practicing.

Test scientific hypotheses with hands-on laboratory work.

Conceptualize science through a multi-disciplinary environment: literature, poetry, history, and art.

With this kit, the student will engage in these hands-on activities:

Observe the properties of water

Draw conclusions from an enzyme-facilitated reaction and verify several scientific claims

Measure and record the process and products of fermentation

Perform dilutions and collect data to grow brine shrimp

and so many more!

Written to reflect the modern-day study of biology, Novare Life Science addresses important large-scale topics and key micro-scale topics, treated at an appropriate grade level. With minimal mathematics, it is the perfect text for middle school students of the 21st century.

With minimal mathematics, Novare Life Science provides sixth grade students with an in-depth look at life science from the structures and features of different types of organisms to cellular and molecular biology. Topically, students begin with an introduction to life science and learn the scientific method, scale and goals of life science and scientific measurement. The following chapters build on this foundational information and cover molecules and cells with an overview of biochemistry, the human body systems, genetics and plant and animal reproduction, photosynthesis, metabolism, and homeostasis, human and plant sensory systems, ecosystems, climate and the biosphere, major biomes and biodiversity. Evolutionary theory and variations, natural selection, and adaptation are included.

The author strongly believes Christian students should study and understand evolutionary theory. Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolutionary Creationism are compared showing how each interpret scripture, the age of the earth/universe, and the creation of living things. Families unfamiliar with Novare Science should note the core philosophy of Novare Science is that science education in our country needs to be renewed using research, scientific evidence, and forward-thinking strategies while keeping God at the helm. Students are taught to see God in creation, while learning current secular scientific theories that support an old-earth creation. Looking at the scope of content, this course would also meet the needs of 7th-8th grade students.

Novare Life Science is an academically rigorous course that focuses on content mastery, and not just the cram-pass-forget cycle that is common in middle and high school sciences. Required components include the Student Textbook with introductory information for parents and students and all the student readings, and the Apprentice's Companion which is a consumable experiment book and field manual. Purchase of the Apprentice's Companion includes access to a PDF with teaching support for the activities. Optional components include Digital Resources which offers printable student reviews, quizzes and exams, a lesson schedule, and a convenient Lab Kit. The Novare Life Science Program includes the Student Textbook, Apprentice's Companion, and the Digital Resources.

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Students will more easily be able to complete the labs found in the Apprentice Companion with this lab kit that includes most of the harder to find supplies.

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Our field guides and nature books for kids are the perfect resources for children to learn about natural world! Discover interesting facts about birds, rocks, minerals, and animals, and more.

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Nature Books for Kids: Audubon & Golden Field Guides on HST

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Our variety of guide books cover topics like animals and insects, fossils, rocks and minerals, weather, and more.

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Bird beaks are shaped based on the food they eat. Robins have beaks shaped for digging in soil and grass for worms. Sparrows have short, pointed beaks for picking up and grinding seeds. Woodpeckers have strong, pointed beaks for drilling into trees to find insects hidden in bark. Ducks have flat, broad bills for scooping up water plants and gripping food without it slipping off.

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Bird beaks are shaped based on the food they eat. Robins have beaks shaped for digging in soil and grass for worms. Sparrows have short, pointed beaks for picking up and grinding seeds. Woodpeckers have strong, pointed beaks for drilling into trees to find insects hidden in bark.

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Plants and animals have special characteristics, or traits, that help them survive in their surroundings. They develop these traits through a process called adaptation.

Many animals have traits that help them hide from other animals that want to attack them. Some insects look like a leaf or a twig. Deer are colored shades of brown, like the trees in the forests where they live. In both cases, these animals become almost invisible to their predators, or attackers, because they blend in with their surroundings.

Other animals have features that help them deal with some part of their surroundings. The frog, the alligator, and the hippopotamus all spend a great deal of time in the water. They all have their eyes and nostrils near the top of the head. This means that the animal may remain almost completely underwater and yet be able to see and breathe. Water birds have webbed feet to help them paddle in the water. The cactus plant, which lives in dry places, can store a great deal of water. It has a thick skin and waxy surface. This keeps the plant from losing water through evaporation.

Organisms with helpful traits tend to thrive, to reproduce, and to pass those traits on to their own offspring. Similar organisms that do not have these traits do not survive as well and do not have as much chance to reproduce. Therefore the helpful traits are passed on and eventually become permanent. This process is called natural selection. It is part of the process of evolution.

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Plants and animals have special characteristics, or traits, that help them survive in their surroundings. They develop these traits through a process called adaptation. Many animals have traits that help them hide from other animals that want to attack them. Some insects look like a leaf or a twig.