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School Programs

Middle School Earth/Space Science

Big Kid Science is excited to announce the availability of our FREE, online textbook/curriculum for Middle School Earth and Space Science. We encourage all middle school science teachers to consider using it as a replacement for your current curriculum materials. We think you’ll love it! Click here to go directly to the online text, or click here for a pdf info sheet.

earth and space science book
Earth & Space Science

Author Visits — National Free Visit Program

Author Jeffrey Bennett offers programs for all ages, as well as teacher workshops and public talks. Now, for communities across the U.S., Dr. Bennett offers a limited number of completely free community visits, including paying his own travel expenses. Click here for details on his free visit program.
Note: In Colorado, particularly within an hour or so drive of Boulder, Dr. Bennett offers a larger number of free school visits. Contact Dr. Bennett directly with requests.

You can also click the appropriate link below to learn more about opportunities and programs for both free and paid visits:

  • Elementary School Programs
  • Middle and High School Programs
  • Public and College Programs

The Max Goes to the Moon Movie/Planetarium Show

Max Goes to the Moon is now a great movie and planetarium show for kids, families, and school groups. You can stream it online for your classroom (available in both English and Spanish)!

The “Max Goes to Schools” Donation Program

Through his “Max Goes to Schools” donation program, author Jeffrey Bennett has donated more than 30,000 Big Kid Science books to elementary school libraries and other educational institutions in the United States and around the world. For more information and a list of schools/sites that have received the books, please see Dr. Bennett’s donation page.

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