Earth Awareness Series
This series is designed to supplement Life, Earth and Social Science studies with engaging activities that are relevant to students and important to the curriculum.  The unique structure of these teacher resource guides provides an overview of how the activities can be used across the curriculum, teacher’s notes for each activity, student information pages, student response pages, and topic quizzes with answers.  Includes topics: Maps, Animals, Plants, the Southern Lights, Climate, Explorations, Survival, Research, Global Warming, Preservation.  The widely-varied activities in these teacher resource guides cross all major learning areas.  88 pages.  Grades 5-8

Antarctica is a fascinating topic to study as it has such a unique, beautiful environment, while at the same time being the most inhospitable place on Earth. This teacher resource guide will enable students to develop a thorough understanding of the coldest, driest, windiest and highest (on average) continent on the planet.  Units covered include Antarctica’s geography and climate, detailed studies of its plants and animals, history of early exploration, scientific research carried out, how to survive in Antarctica and environmental issues surrounding Antarctica.

Environmental Issues provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary problems relating to the state of the environment: pollution; deforestation; biodiversity; conservation; endangered species; energy sources; global warming; ozone depletion; soil degradation; genetically modified foods; urbanization; natural disasters; recycling, reducing and reusing; pesticides; hazardous waste and water resources.  The book challenges students to consider the results of human activities and gives some information regarding the causes, effects and possible solutions to the problems. 

Natural Disasters
A natural disaster is a major catastrophe caused by nature.  Widespread destruction, both materially and in lost lives or injury, usually accompanies a natural disaster.  The ten natural disasters included in this book include: tsunamis; volcanic eruptions; earthquakes; cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons; plagues, epidemics and pandemics; avalanches, mudslides and landslides; droughts; storms and floods; tornadoes; and wildfires.

Rainforests are one of the major biomes of the world and are vital to the Earth’s ecosystem. This book will help students to develop an in-depth understanding of the nature of this ecosystem.  Units covered include defining the term “rainforest,” detailed studies of the plants and animals that make up the rainforest, exploring the Amazon and Daintree Rainforests, investigating the people who live in the rainforest, and the impact people are having on this precious biome.

Climate Change
This new addition to the Earth Awareness Series covers an area of environmental studies that is highly relevant and crucially important to today’s students and is included in all state science standards. 104 pages.

Wetlands and Deserts
This new addition to the Earth Awareness Series explores the planet’s most important and least understood environments. Study topics: Wetland Plants, Wetland Animals, World Wetlands Day, The Kalahari, The Sahara Desert, Desert Conservation and many more. 112 pages.