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EarthandYou™
Bring Earth Science to Life in Your Classroom!

EarthandYou

Created by the American Geological Institute, the voice of the geoscience community, this DVD-based package is an amazing resource for elementary school Earth System Science.
 
Aligned to the National Science Educational Standards, EarthandYou™ brings planet Earth and its systems right into the classroom through stunning high definition footage and Hollywood style animations. You and your students will be able to go to places impossible to see any other way. Video vignettes take you back to Earth’s beginning, plunge you into Earth’s hot interior, carry you up through volcanoes, over mountaintops, into deep oceans, through the evolution of life, with geoscientists in the field, and much, much more.

The Earth and You DVD just received a Telly Award. The Telly Award Competition receives over 13,000 entries annually from the finest ad agencies, production companies, TV stations, cable companies, interactive agencies and corporations in the world. It is a remarkable achievement to be selected for recognition. The Telly Award is widely recognized as the premier award for non-broadcast TV.

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About Lab-Aids   In 1963, LAB-AIDS was founded based on a unique and exciting idea at the time – helping science teachers to prepare a more meaningful "hands-on" experience in the classroom. The idea was based on the belief that a complete lab activity could be packaged at an economical "cost per student," and that these "packages" would save teachers hours of lab preparation time.  more...

About SEPUP   The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley is home to SEPUP. The Lawrence Hall of Science develops model programs for teaching and learning science and mathematics, and it disseminates these to an ever-increasing audience. It is a resource center for children, parents, educators, and policymakers seeking to improve the understanding and increase the enjoyment of science and mathematics.  more...

The Lab-Aids - SEPUP Partnership Founded in 1963, LAB-AIDS’ goal has always been to provide the science teacher with unique and exciting products that help facilitate a more meaningful “hands-on” experience in the classroom.  more...

Look What Teachers
Are Saying...

SEPUP represents best practice in science teaching. With direction from the National Science Standards, SEPUP provides environmental contexts that stimulate students to act as science practitioners. The performance assessment rubrics allow students to actively participate in the evaluation of their work. Over the year, students develop a broad range of skills including; lab design and investigation skills, communication of science ideas, and evaluation of evidence and tradeoffs.

The science vehicle is delivered through many disciplines: applied math, social perspectives, reading in the content area, and written expression just to name a few. Thorough lesson plans and pre-sorted lab materials ease the time commitment to a reasonable load for the science teacher to bear. I cannot imagine my teaching career without it!

Liz Nelson, Teacher
Tucson, AZ