Developed by leading science educator and former president of the National Science Teacher's Association, Ed Ortleb, "Plants and Animals" offers curriculum-oriented worksheets that provide a focused unit of information on each subject. No teacher preparation is required to use the pages. Activities include coloring, cutting, pasting, sequencing, matching, drawing, games, and puzzles. Extension activities and background information included in teacher guide.

Put your students on the path to scientific discovery! These blackline reproducible books are filled with puzzles, open-ended activities, and experiments. Students develop problem-solving skills by using the worksheets to plan, hypothesize, predict, experiment, test, and analyze result. Each 32 pages

Milliken's Kingdoms of Life series is aligned with national science standards and reflects current teaching practices. Each book includes approximately 50 black and white reproducible pages, 12 full-color transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks), comprehension questions and lab activities for each unit, an answer key, a glossary of bolded terms, a timeline of biological discovery, a laboratory safety guide, as well as a national standards correlation chart. Animals details the anatomy and behavior of the kingdom with the greatest cellular complexity. It includes both many-celled and single-celled organisms (such as protozoans). Animals differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation.

Robert Irwin was only two years old when his famous father, Steve Irwin, was killed in an accident with a wild animal. Rather than fear these creatures, Robert has embraced them. Like his father before him, Robert especially loves crocodiles. This teen is now a famous photographer and TV host, sharing wild animals with people around the world. Robert also works with his sister and mother to carry on Steve’s legacy. This work has forged Robert into a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine his life story and learn more about wildlife conservation through narrative text, engaging photos, and graphics. Readers will come away inspired to enjoy nature and be Teen Strong. At just 32 pages, Full Tilt Fast Reads help striving middle school readers build reading stamina and stay engaged with high-interest low-level content and dynamic topics.

The material in this book focuses on the historical development of life as evidenced by fossil specimens. The significance of fossils in interpreting our geologic history is described. Each of the twelve teaching units in this book is introduced by a color transparency (print books) or PowerPoint slide (eBooks) that emphasizes the basic concept of the unit and presents questions for discussion. Reproducible student pages provide reinforcement and follow-up activities. The teaching guide offers descriptions of the basic concepts to be presented, background information, suggestions for enrichment activities, and a complete answer key.

“With the twinned calamities of climate change and mass extinction weighing heavier and heavier on my nature-besotted soul, here were concrete, affordable actions that I could take, that anyone could take, to help our wild neighbors thrive in the built human environment. And it all starts with nothing more than a seed. Bringing Nature Home is a miracle: a book that summons butterflies." —Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. Luckily, there is an important and simple step we can all take to help reverse this alarming trend: everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity by simply choosing native plants. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical and achievable recommendations, we can all make a difference.

The activities in this book explain elementary concepts in the study of the plants, including seeds, seedling germination and growth, roots and stems, flowers, trees, leaves and photosynthesis, and seasons and plants. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for further reference and review.