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Activity Books

Improve student understanding and retention with engaging hands-on activities. Each book provides a variety of independent activities to introduce, develop, and reinforce the main concepts. Easy to prepare and use, and most of the materials you need are in your classroom or readily available.

Most of our books are also available as downloadable E-books. Say good-bye to messy copies; copy, paste, and edit activities for use on interactive whiteboards and projectors; and enjoy zero shipping cost!

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Earth Book (6-9) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1325

$49.95
Grades 6-9; 48 activities—446 pages; This is the ultimate in middle-school supplements for hands-on Earth Science material! Content-rich investigations dig into the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and their interactions with one another. Everything from fault lines to weather fronts is explored.

Earth Explorations   | Preview

Item#: 1130

$24.95
Grades 2-3; 43 activities —308 pages; Students will explore landforms, rocks, soil, and large changes to the Earth from volcanoes, earthquakes and landslides. They investigate Earth's resources and some conservation methods. The water cycle, daily patterns, and fossils are also addressed.

Earth Rocks!   | Preview

Item#: 1233

$29.95
Grades 4-5 50 activities —336 pages Students explore soil, rocks/minerals, the water cycle and properties of water. In the section on Earth Changes,... More

Earth, Moon, and Sun (3-5)   | Preview

Item#: 1235

$24.95
Grades 3-5; 30 activities—225 pages; Take students on an outer-space adventure as they explore the relationships among the Earth, sun, and moon. Hands-on activities reveal connections and patterns as students build sundials, track their own shadows, and monitor phases of the moon and ocean tides.

Electrical Connections (4-6) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1212

$24.95
Grades 4-6; 24 activities – 176 pages; Uncover the mysteries of electricity. See how static electricity makes thread dance like a cobra. Make a light bulb shine using a battery and paper clip. Engaging activities explore static electricity, circuits, electromagnetism and the history of electricity.

Elementary Book Trio

Item#: 1290

$65.85   $59.95
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SAVE when you order ALL 3! Hardhatting in a Geo-World (29 activities - 192 pages) Jaw Breakers and Heart Thumpers (20 activities - 150 pages) Popping... More

Energy Explorations (3-5) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1231

$24.95
Grades 3-5; 44 activities—289 pages; Energy in the classroom will be high as students use cups and Slinkys® to learn about sound, flashlights and cardboard tubes to study light, and black and white paper-made mitts to sense heat. Interactive investigations bring lessons on energy to life.

Exploring Environments (K-6) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1215

$21.95
Grades K-6; 8 sections – 178 pages: Eight “environmental expeditions” take students into rivers, lakes, ponds, marshes, valleys, prairies, deserts, mountains, oceans and polar lands. A science buddy puppet guides younger students while older children create skits for the “World Ecology Summit.”

Fabulous Fractions (4-6)   | Preview

Item#: 1229

$21.95
Grades 3-9; 22 activities—120 pages; Card games, visual manipulatives, and a variety of models bring fractions to life. This book takes concepts that often confuse kids and provides hands-on activities that make fractions understandable. Students learn why they are doing what they are doing.

Fall Into Math and Science (K-1)   | Preview

Item#: 1101

$18.95
Grades K-1; 15 activities — 92 pages; Fun fall experiences for young students include graphing, counting, measuring, and patterning. Many extras... More

Field Detectives (3-6)   | Preview

Item#: 1214

$24.95
Grades 3-6; 26 activities—179 pages; Students need to look no further than their school grounds to discover diverse habitats. Using observation and deductive skills, young field detectives will spot evidence of animal and plant life all around campus through a variety of engaging explorations.

Floaters and Sinkers (5-9)   | Preview

Item#: 1306

$21.95
Grades 5-9; 32 activities – 192 pages; Why do rocks sink and boats float? Density—the ratio of mass to volume—is a difficult concept for students. This book makes the abstract come to life. A solid understanding of mass and volume is first provided before density is introduced in engaging activities.