Why South Sudan Matters Not a day goes by that there isn’t news coverage of a war breaking out somewhere in the world, or violence, or terrorism, or human trafficking, or child soldiers . . . the sheer volume of the reports is almost desensitizing. It isn’t that we don’t care or feel, even if briefly, for those living through these horrors, it is just that . . . well, it doesn’t impact our lives—or does it? In author Garang Malong’s authentic, captivating book, Why South Sudan Matters, he takes the reader along on his harrowing, childhood journey in a country constantly at war— a journey that no child should have to endure. This book is chilling, heart-rending, and riveting. Thanks to the author’s gift of storytelling, the reader will live through his trials with him, experience the love the South Sudanese have for their country, and in learning about the future possibilities for South Sudan, feel the connection we have to one another.
 One thing is certain. No one who reads this book will remain unchanged.

Why South Sudan Matters

Malong, Garang

Constitutional Law

Gems

Chemical Reactions, Teacher's Guide

Barber, Jacqueline

This GEMS guide features cooperative logic activities that are designed for groups of four students. Each student receives a clue about a problem and needs to share tha information with all the other group members in order to reach the correct solution. The entire group is responsible for finding the solution, and it can only be figured out when students connect and discuss the information from all the clues. The essential element of Group Solutions is that the students have to work together--cooperatively and logically--to figure out the solution. 
In addition to its strong emphasis on cooperation, Group Solutions, Too!, like its popular predecessor Group Solutions, fosters the development of many key skills and concepts in mathematics and other subject areas. The two books emphasize different strands of mathematics. However, both books will result in lively interactions and a sense of achievement that will likely lead to student questions such as "Are we really doing math?" and "Can we do this again, soon?" 
This book includes 70 cooperative logic challenges organized into five sections, or "Families." Introductory sections explain how to use the book; discuss cooperative learning and logic in the classroom; and provide guidelines for classroom management and effective handling of problems that may arise. 
Group Solutions, Too! was a 1998 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award winner for excellence in activity books.

Group Solutions, Too: More Cooperative Logic Activities for Grades K-4 (Teacher's Guide)

Kopp, Jaine

Goodman, Jan M.

Parenting & Relationships

Eggs Eggs Everywhere: Teacher's Guide

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

The Magic of Electricity (Gems Assembly Presenter's Guides)

Sneider, Cary I.

Teachers Edition: 40 pages same ISBN: 0912511656 - 1987 The challenge of scientifically comparing products using objective, quantifiable information is not only a great way to introduce important concepts and processes in science and math, it also helps prepare students to make informed consumer decisions throughout their lives.

Paper Towel Testing

Cary I. Sneider

Frog Math: Predict, Ponder, Play : Teacher's Guide

Science & Math

Jaine Kopp

Mathematics

1994 LHS GEMS Mystery Festival Teacher's Guide (TE)(Spiral) by Kevin Beals &amp; Carolyn Willard ***Grades 2-8 (with Modifications for Grade 1) ***ISBN-13: 9780912511894 ***258 Pages

Mystery Festival: Teacher's Guide (Gems)

Reference

Kevin Beals

Catalogs & Directories

This GEMS guide, for grades four to eight, features ten learning stations designed to enliven student curiosity in a wide diversity of scientific fields. Using hand lenses and microscopes, students observe, record, and investigate water drop magnifiers, fingerprint ridges, dollar bills, color printing, fabrics, salts, sand, kitchen powders, insects, spiders, brine shrimp, and pond life. The 3Discovery Quilt is one of several options for students to sum up their discoveries. Many of the learning station activities make excellent connections to other GEMS units. This guide represents an innovative partnership between GEMS and the Microscopy Society of America which sponsored its development.

Microscopic Explorations

Willard, Carolyn

Brady, Susan

In this compelling and unique series of life-science activities for grades two through six, student groups set up and observe living, desktop models of a pond. Over a period of weeks, each group studies and adds one type of organism at a time to a small tank, transforming the containers into aquatic habitats. As the model ponds develop and change over time, students discover firsthand some of the complex interactions within a typical pond ecosystem. 
Unlike clean, filtered aquariums, these aquatic habitats more closely model what happens in the natural world. Plants, worms, snails, fish, and other organisms compete for limited space, food, and resources. Concepts such as life cycles and food webs take on real and memorable meaning as students become increasingly drawn into the drama of life itself.

Aquatic Habitats: Exploring Desktop Ponds, Grades 2-6

Barrett, Katharine

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