Essential Program Component Five

GREAT EXPLORATIONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE

GEMS Kits are fun for students and teachers alike!

Tehama County Department of Education is home to GEMS Center #60, serving the counties of Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Plumas, and Tehama! The Mathematics and Science office, along with the SERRF After School Program, house approximately 25 DIFFERENT kits available to GEMS Certified Instructors!

Lawrence Hall of Science, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley has created California standard aligned, interactive mathematics and science activity kits for grades K-9.

GEMS Center Director, Lisa Sandberg, invites you to discover our TCDE Mathematics and Science library complete with GEMS Guides and GEMS Kits. Click here for a link to our office library where you can request a Guide or Kit be sent to you, a Certified GEMS Instructor via AV delivery (in county). Or call the office (contact below) for more information on how to become a Certified GEMS Instructor!

See the PDF document below for a listing of all Mathematics and Science GEMS Kits along with CA standards-aligned information and a brief explanation of each kit. This list is always being updated, so please come back and see us again! For more GEMS information:

• TCDE Mathematics and Science GEMS Kits
• The Correlation of GEMS Guides to the CA Science Standards
• GEMS Guides Available for Purchase for Your Classroom (Contact Lisa Sandberg for complete ordering information)
• Online Interactive Activities and Orientation Videos

For more information regarding GEMS, contact:
Lisa Sandberg, Math & Science Director
Maureen Clements, Math & Science Consultant
April Farmer, Math & Science Project Secretary