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  • Adventures of Herman
    Squirmin' Herman the Worm teaches students all about worms and how to make their own worm bin in this interactive curriculum.
  • Great Plant Escape
    Join Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout as they uncover the mysteries of plant life.
  • All-Star River Explorers
    Join famous North American river explorers as you learn about what rivers are, how they form, and why they are so important to us.
  • Animals Past and Present
    Lessons for elementary students about what happened to dinosaurs, and what animals lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today.
  • Claude's Got the Scoop on Soil
    Students learn about how soil is made, who really needs soil, and what happens to soil if you don't take care of it.
  • Dr. Arbor Talks Trees
    Dr. Arbor teaches all about trees!
  • Fresh From the World...Where Your Food Comes From
    This site looks at 15 different popular foods and explores their histories and origins to help kids understand that their food comes from all over the world.
  • Let's Talk about Insects
    Join C.P. to learn the benefits of insects, their basic anatomy, and what makes an insect an insect. You can even create a new insect!
  • Science on the Go
    Introducing the Science on the Go Mobile Science Laboratory, a classroom on wheels.
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Effingham County Unit
1209 Wenthe Drive
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 217-347-7773
FAX: 217-347-7775
effingham_co@extension.uiuc.edu

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