Fun activities with Recycle Rosie

Teachers, help your students understand the waste cycle with this curriculum from Republic Services. ... Full story

EarthPreservers.com

Earthpreservers.com is an environmental education newsletter and companion website whose mission is to educate, entertain and engage children and adults, too. Published continuously since September 1992, the award-winning Earth Preservers newsletter ... Full story

About Arizona for Kids

Learn all about Arizona from fun facts to maps, to information on state parks, history, wildlife and wonders. This page on Arizona's official website is packed with links to everything you want to know about the state.... Full story

Tour the 'Virtual Capitol'

This Webby Award-winning site is a visual treat with videos, interactive maps and timeline that's packed with history and explanations of how the Capitol building and surrounding buildings came to be.... Full story

Travel to any state in the U.S.

Do you know which state is called 'The Last Frontier?' How about which state has the Appaloosa as the state horse?  Find out all about the 50 states from the states themselves!... Full story

Resources for starting a garden at school

While it might be snowing in other parts of the country in January, Yuma is the perfect place to start a garden. In this week's Desert Gardener column, Karen Bowen, a master gardener and member of Yuma Garden Club shares what you can plant right now... Full story

Grammar Bowl registration is now

Last day to sign up is Jan. 7

The EGUMPP (Electronic Grammar Usage Mechanics Proficiency Program) Grammar Bowl is an academic competition held on Grand Canyon University's campus in Phoenix for Arizona students in eighth and ninth grades. Sign up by Jan. 7.... Full story

Visit San Francisco's Exploratorium

In honor of Columbus Day, go explore the museum of science, art and human perception's website. It's packed with educational tidbits on everything from math and technology to performance art and petroglyphs - and ho... Full story

Excellent resources for parents and students from NIE

Hundreds of links to help students excel in school.  Links include: how to write lyrics to a song, improving reading through comic strips, and videos that show how a newspaper is really put together.... Full story

Counties Work game

Do you want to make your community a better place to live? In Counties Work, you decide about the programs and services that affect everyone! Your choices shape the community, and your citizens’ satisfaction determines whether you’ll get ... Full story

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