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Helping Kids Cope With Natural Disasters Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Tips and expert advice for teachers and parents on reassuring children after natural disasters strike.	Monster Plants Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 3–5 Monster Plants provides an opportunity to teach cause-and-effect relationships in nature, the story structure of an illustrated guide, and content area vocabulary. Activities will engage students in the scientific process and writing informational text.
Inside a Hurricane Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Teaching resources for grades K–12 to help you discuss hurricane season and explain how storms such as Hurricane Sandy develop.	The Ahnighito Meteorite Grades: 3–5 Activities from a virtual field trip to The American Museum of Natural History by author Brian Selznick.
Watch a Meteor Shower Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Want to know when to expect the next meteor shower?	Which Rock Is Which? Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Put together a collection of six or so different types of rocks, including a meteorite. Challenge your students to figure out which one is the meteorite.
Space Terminology Grades: 3–5, 6–8 What’s the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? What about a comet and an asteroid? A supernova and a supergiant?	Teaching With Brian Selznick Grades: 3–5, 6–8 A guide to teaching with Brian Selznick's award-winning books that is filled with rich resources, from a virtual field trip inside the American Museum of Natural History — the setting for much of Wonderstruck — to discussion guides, classroom activities, and interviews with Selznick.
Meteorite Messages Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Both Rose and Ben visit the Ahnighito meteorite at the American Museum of Natural History. Learn more about meteorites with this research project.	Malaria No More Grades: 3–5, 6–8 While mosquito-borne malaria is no longer a serious danger in the United States, it is endemic in Africa and other parts of the world.
Understanding Deafness Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Rose and Ben, the two main characters in Wonderstruck,are both deaf. Learn more about deafness with this hands-on demonstration.	Warning, Warning Grades: 3–5, 6–8 The mosquito model was first made to warn the people of New York City that the dangers of mosquito-borne malaria were giant, not small! Discuss with your students: How do we communicate dangers to the public today?
Become Entomologists Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Invite your students to learn more about the insects that inhabit Earth.	A Cabinet of Wonders Grades: 3–5, 6–8 In Wonderstruck, Ben learns that museums evolved from private collections called “cabinets of wonders.” Invite students to learn about the history of museums and create their own cabinets of wonders using items from nature.
Interactive Whiteboard Science and Math Tips Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Find easy-to-use Interactive Whiteboard teaching tips and make the most of Science and Math Online Activities on your Interactive Whiteboard.	3 Fantastic Summer Challenge Book Activities Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Use these fun interactives to motivate student reading all summer long.
Talking Science Video Collection Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Find out what it's really like to be a working scientist with six video interviews with scientists at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.	Send-Home Activities: Helping Children Explore and Protect Our Planet Grades: PreK–K Activities to send-home to encourage children to explore and protect our planet.
Environment Questions: Be Informed, Speak Up, Act Lesson Plan (Grades 912) Grades: 9–12 This lesson plan offers discussion questions about public policies affecting the environment. Kids explore how to best manage land and natural resources, protect the environment, and respond to the needs of the ever-growing U.S. population.	Healthy Heart Week Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Reinvent Valentine's Day into a wholesome and nutritious week of healthy learning.
Teacher's Activity Guide: Kids'Environmental Report Card Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Use the Kids'Environmental Report Card activity to its fullest potential in your classroom. Find how-to-use features and inspired suggestions for lessons large and small.	Summer Activities: Super Sand & Water! Grades: PreK–K Sand and water activities encourage children to use everything from science skills to creative-thinking skills. Here are some fun summer activities using sand and water.