Yogurt is the byproduct of hungry bacteria that digest the lactose in milk. You can make more yogurt just by feeding the bacteria more milk.

In this grade 6-12 EL Content Companion, students use scaffolds to learn about Christmas in various countries. The lesson contains language, social-emotional learning, and content objectives, along with targeted vocabulary instruction.

Students learn about the experience of being an immigrant, which requires the traveler to plan for the journey, to pack, and to make difficult decisions. People from many cultures have created trunks or others containers to hold their belongings while they travel. The size of the carrying device limits the number of personal possessions, mementos, and material goods brought from home to begin a new life.

Students will learn about the Maori culture in the New Zealand area and play the Maori Stick Game.

Kwanzaa is the ideal time to consider harmonious and principled togetherness in the family, the neighborhood, the nation, and the world. This Google Arts & Culture slideshow, created in partnership with the Smithsonian, presents Kwanzaa through text and images.