The $5 Collection
Explore, create, discover, and connect with Expeditions in Education’s growing collection of ready-to-use resources for teachers, students, families, and curious learners. From nature and art to national parks and the stories hidden in our landscapes, each publication is designed to inspire meaningful learning and exploration.
Every publication is a digital file and is just a suggested minimum $5 donation, and each donation helps us continue creating and sharing engaging educational resources. Upon donation confirmation, you will receive an email with the digital publication.
Every publication is a digital file and is just a suggested minimum $5 donation, and each donation helps us continue creating and sharing engaging educational resources. Upon donation confirmation, you will receive an email with the digital publication.
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ART IS EVERYWHERE: 50 Nature-Inspired Art Investigations Get students outside, looking closely, and creating! These 50 art investigations use leaves, skies, shadows, textures, patterns, weather, landscapes, and other everyday nature as inspiration. The focus is “Look first. Make second.” Students learn that art begins with noticing, and teachers don't need an art studio, expensive supplies, or a spectacular outdoor setting to make meaningful art. |
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EVERY PARK TELLS A STORY: Facts, Journal Prompts, and Design Challenges from All 433 National Park Service Sites Explore the entire National Park System—far beyond the parks everyone already knows! This field guide gives all 433 official NPS sites their own page, with five facts plus a journal prompt or design challenge that invites students to think, write, sketch, question, and create. Teachers can use it for geography, history, science, STEM, research, morning work, park studies, or simply to introduce students to a new place each day. |
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NATURE HAS A HISTORY: 50 Investigations into the Stories Hidden in Our Landscapes What if students learned to read a landscape the way they read a historical document? These 50 investigations combine nature, history, geography, and inquiry as students examine maps, photographs, trees, waterways, roads, boundaries, plants, communities, and National Park Service sites for clues about the past. Each investigation is designed so teachers can open the book and teach without having to build an entirely new lesson from scratch. |
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NATURE IS EVERYWHERE: 50 Simple Investigations for Any Schoolyard, Sidewalk, or Neighborhood A practical collection of 50 easy, hands-on nature investigations teachers can use almost anywhere—no field trip or special outdoor space required. Students explore everything from one square foot of ground to weather, wildlife, plants, water, shadows, and seasonal change while practicing observation, questioning, data collection, and scientific thinking. Most activities use simple classroom materials and can be adapted for different ages and learners. |