Ryan taught the kids about wind and the difference between weather and climate. The kids also learned about thunderstorms, tornadoes, and the water cycle.

School counselor Holly Baxter had prepared for this moment for months. She gathered the third-graders of Red Oak Elementary on the carpet for story time, opened the picture book and began to read.

NOTHING IS AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS, ESPECIALLY when the subject is water. At Dogwood Elementary School in Knoxville, Tenn., third-grade students use an Internet-based lesson to learn about H 2 O. Lesson ...

Who were the American Indians who lived along Aliso Creek? How long did Juan Avila own Rancho Niguel? What are the official plant and tree of Laguna Niguel? In an effort to better teach local ...