Earth-Friendly Math Crafts


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Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed math projects, including turning cardboard into a working scale, using fractions to give rain boots a splash of color, and letting geometry inspire emoji photo props from recycled paper.




Earth-Friendly Science Crafts


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Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed science projects, including converting old clothing into space gear using ice, turning broken crayons into a candle with heat, and growing crystallized candy in a recycled jar.




Earth-Friendly Engineering Crafts


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What can you engineer from recycled materials? This books has loads of ideas! Construct an airplane from cardboard and a plastic bottle, transform an old T-shirt into a working wind sock, and build a small city from plastic containers. Detailed instructions and photos of the steps and the finished product will guide crafty engineers-in-training to try these engineering-themed activities. Extend learning with additional photos of the maker process are accessible online via QR code.




Earth-Friendly Tech Crafts


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Create new technology crafts from old household materials. Devise a sundial from recycled cardboard, refresh old earbuds with string, and make a cell phone charging cradle from a recycled container. Detailed instructions and photos of the steps and the finished product will guide crafty techies through each projects. Additional pictures of how to make each project are accessible online via a QR code.




Earth-Friendly Earth Day Crafts


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Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed craft projects, including turning recycled paper into a barrette, giving old shoes new life with painted shark portraits, and building a beehive out of used straws.




Organic Crafts


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Parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for ideas on how to get children outdoors and instill in them a love of nature can find more than 75 creative crafts, games, and activities using objects that kids can collect from nature in this idea book. As children make race cars out of rocks, create paint from plants, and assemble funny grass masks, they learn to be environmentally friendly—absorbing information on recycling, reducing waste, and inspiring others to protect nature. Organized by the various natural materials needed, the crafts offer a new twist on perennial homemade gifts and school projects.




Earth-friendly Math Crafts


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Kids Love Math Crafts


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Math is the only language shared by all human beings across the globe. Students will practice their math skills, including addition, subtraction, and fractions, as they cut, fold, measure, and draw. They will create a piggy bank to keep track of their money, learn Roman numerals to send a secret message, and see how different shapes can fit together to make a stegosaurus shadow puppet. In addition to the ten projects, patterns that are easy to reproduce using a copier or printer are provided as well as a Learn More section with current books and websites.




Ready, Set, Go Green!, Grades 4 - 5


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On your mark, get set, go green! Did you know that every person in the United States creates about five pounds of trash a day? Did you know that recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees? Did you know that people in North America use more water than any other people on Earth? If not, then welcome to Ready, Set, Go Green! Environmental awareness is everywhere in the media today. It is a huge concern for many adults, and will soon impact children as well. Ready, Set, Go Green! explains current environmental topics in a way that students will understand. The goal is to increase students' sensitivity and concern about the environment while encouraging them to have fun at the same time. This book is filled with interesting facts and figures, fun activity pages, quick and easy tips, and engaging project ideas.




Teaching Green -- The Elementary Years


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A complete resource for teaching green to young people from kindergarten through grade five.