Books published by publisher Lorenz Educational Press

Make a splash with this collection of Science Action Labs! These hands-on experiences dive into the importance of water. Students will explore water pressure, examine buoyancy and surface tension, investigate water and weather, and more. With plenty of practice, your students can stay above surface-level understanding when it comes to water science.

Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.

Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.

Air Science gives students opportunities to discover for themselves that the air all around them is transparent; has weight, pressure and resistance; and is made up of several different gasses. They'll enjoy conducting their own experiments, writing poetry, competing with one another in simple games, and taking periodic quizzes to see how much they have learned.

Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.

Students will discover for themselves why the Pilgrims left their homeland and came to a new world, what their boat the Mayflower was like, how they spent their time on the ship and what they ate during the voyage, how they lived in their new home and why we remember them today. They'll learn how the Pilgrims and Native Americans cooperated in order for their people to live peacefully with one another, and how one Native American, Squanto, became the Pilgrims' best friend.

Developed by leading science educator and former president of the National Science Teacher's Association, Ed Ortleb, ""Plants and Animals"" offers curriculum-oriented worksheets that provide a focused unit of information on each subject. No teacher preparation is required to use the pages. Activities include coloring, cutting, pasting, sequencing, matching, drawing, games, and puzzles. Extension activities and background information included in teacher guide.

Water Science provides opportunities for students to discover for themselves the wonder of water (it covers three-fourths of the Earth's surface; it is a part of all living things; it dissolves and evaporates; and much more). Your students will enjoy conducting a variety of experiments with water, solving challenges, competing with one another in simple games, and taking quizzes to review what they have learned.

Learn about the citizens, politics, daily life, food, music, drama, sports, literature, architecture, fashion, medicine and more! In comparing this fascinating civilization to the present day, students will develop an appreciation for the enormous contributions ancient Romans made to modern life. Innovative group and individual projects engage students in investigations about military strategy, superstitions, the marketplace, Roman cuisine and much more! Unique source materials add to the wealth of information included in this outstanding resource!

Every time a heart-wrenching display of violence in the schools or an appalling act of childhood aggression achieves its '15 minutes of fame' in the media, we all shake our heads in dismay, despair over what should have been done and feel deeply grateful that it happened somewhere else. But, of course, there's no guarantee. These things can and do happen anywhere. And it is not what we do after, but what we can do before that matters. Teaching our children, in the early grades, about resolving conflicts is an urgently needed step in that direction.