Introducing the newest outreach product funded by the AALAS Foundation, the "Together for Life" Classroom Calendar is a multi-purpose outreach tool focusing on students and teachers in grades 6-10.

The title of the calendar/poster, "Together for Life.Every Day of the Year," captures the essence of what this calendar and biomedical research are about.people and animals together devoting their lives every day to biomedical research to find disease cures and ways to improve life for both people and animals.

The "Together for Life" Classroom Calendar serves several functions:

• Provides an 18-month calendar for everyday use within the classroom. The calendar runs from January 2005 through June 2006.

• Displays an eye-catching classroom poster full of colorful photos, educational facts, and unique trivia about the use of animals in research and the benefits of research to people and animals.
• Supplies teachers with several reproducible classroom and homework activities directly relating to laboratory animal science. Relationship to National Science Educational Standards and instructions on how to use each activity is included.
• Furnishes a list of ideas for monthly reinforcement activities students can do for extra credit or as special assignments. These activities encourage critical thinking skills, involvement in the community, and group participation.
• Provides teachers with contact information for AALAS and the AALAS Foundation, as well as the URL for the Kids-4-Research web site.
  

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Front image ( 6.5 MB)	Download activity sheets Introduction (1.2 MB) Research Rouser (1.2 MB) Mouse Math (1.2 MB) Scientific Criss-Cross (1.2 MB) Teacher Guidelines for Classroom Activities (1.2 MB) Supplemental Resources (1.2 MB)