October

Energy Action Month

• Energy Action Month 2011
• Energy Kids
• Energy Star - Energy Awareness Month  2011
• Energy Star Kids
• Lesson Plans: Energy Kids for Teachers
• Lesson Plans: Energy Education and Workforce Development

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

• Identity Theft
• OnGuardOnline.gov
• StopBullying.gov
• Lesson Plans: Teach Online Safety
• Workshop: Future of Cybersecurity in Education

October 3: National Child Health Day

• Family-to-Family Health Information Centers
• Find a Health Center
• InsureKidsNow.gov in your state

October 8: Columbus Day

• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
• Christopher Columbus Coins
• Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier (English and Spanish)
  
• Today in History
• Activity: Christopher Columbus Quiz
• Lesson Plan: Other Worlds: The Voyage of Columbus
• Lesson Plan: What Was Columbus Thinking?
• Lesson Plan: World Explorers
• Map: The World That Columbus Knew

October 7-13: Fire Prevention Week

• Fire Prevention and Safety Materials
• Fire Safety for Kids
• Lesson Plans: Fire Safety and Prevention

October 14-20: Earth Science Week

• Climate Kids
• Earth Science: For Kids Only
• NASA Science: Earth
• ScienceEducation.gov
• Student's Guide to Global Climate Change
• Lesson Plans: Energy Education

October 15-19: National School Lunch Week

• Blast Off Nutrition Game
• Farm to School Initiative
• Healthier U.S. School Challenge
• National School Lunch Program
• Recipes for Kids
• School Breakfast Program

October 17: National Fossil Day

• Life of a Vertebrate Fossil
• Activity: Mud Fossils
• Activity: School Yard Geology
• Lesson Plans: Learning About Fossil Fuels (for Younger Students)

October 31: Halloween

• Five Tips to Keep Your Halloween Safe (for Kids)
• Five Tips to Keep Your Halloween Safe (for Parents)
• Halloween Facts from Census
• Halloween Health and Safety Tips
• Novelty Makeup (Face Paint)
• Today in History