Today's Classroom Activities :

World Health Day

April 7 is World Health Day celebrate the beginning of the World Health Organization in 1948. This year's theme is World Health Day 2008: protecting health from climate change.

Also try this great UN Health Unit for middle school students. Lots to use for the K-5 classroom as well.

Weather Matters
Science/Geography Laminate a large map of the USA or any region that you're studying. Post it within the students' reach and put them in charge of the weather for a particular city. Have them research weather conditions in daily newspapers, on TV or online and post them on the map with water-based pens or sticky notes. Discuss trends and consider reasons for differences, seasons, topography, jet stream, etc. What do the changes in climate dictate about our lifestyles?

Teaching Day-by-Day: Weather provides 30 days and ways to study the weather.