Learn how polymers are an integral part of daily life by examining how polymers are made and used. You and your students can investigate some of the interesting properties of polymers while working on six multi-part activities dealing with such topics as polymers and polarized light. Appropriate for grades K-9.

Polymers All Around You

Linda Woodward

Susan E. Gertz

Terrific Science Pr

Take science curriculum through the alphabet. * 26 classroom-tested lessons * Reproducible student handouts * Teacher notes for setup * Assessment suggestions * Cross-curricular ideas * Complete, easy-to-understand science explanations * 291 pages * Grades K-6

Classroom Science From A To Z

Science & Math

Sarquis, Mickey

Science for Kids

As a child or as an adult, most of us find it difficult to walk past a colorful display of toys without pausing, smiling, and taking a closer look. The urge to roll the truck down the hill, bounce the Silly Putty™, or wind up the walking dinosaur is nearly irresistible. We typically associate toys with fun, discovery, and creativity. In contrast, if presented with a display of chemistry and physics experiments, "fun, discovery, and creativity" unfortunately would not be the words that come to most peoples' minds. Our idea was to teach basic chemistry and physics principles using toys, thus capitalizing on the natural attractiveness of toys and also showing that physical science is an integral part of our everyday experiences. Exciting projects use ordinary toys and play materials to demonstrate chemistry principles. • 42 activities grouped separately for grades K-3, 4-6, and 7-9 • 296 pages • Grades K-9

Teaching Chemistry with Toys: Activities for Grades K-9

Education & Teaching

Williams, John P.

Sarquis, Jerry L.

Schools & Teaching

* 16 squishy, squashy activities with sponges, including matching, sorting, sponge printing, and soaking up water * Based on the four phases of the learning cycle: awareness, exploration, inquiry, and application * Cross-curricular activities in literature, drama, writing, art, biology, and cooking * Information for teachers on early childhood process skills, learning cycles, and inquiry-based science * Ages 3-6 Big Science for Little Hands Features: * Provides the foundation for a lifetime of science learning both in and out of school * Helps preschool-age children develop developmentally-appropriate process skills such as observing, communicating, comparing, measuring, and organizing * Provides experiences with materials and events from childrens' everyday world * Reinforces prior knowledge and offers new information to build upon that knowledge

Squishy, Squashy Sponges: Early Childhood Science Guide for Teachers (Big Science for Little Hands)

Hogue, Lynn

Gertz, Susan

Kutsunai, Beverly

Your students have inquiring minds- Help them to discover physics! The first edition of Teaching Physics with TOYS brought fun and learning to thousands of classrooms. Now, the completely revised Teaching Physics with TOYS-EASYGuide Edition provides new activities in collaboration with K'NEX® Education, along with many new features to guide and support science inquiry in your classroom. • 22 hands-on investigations for grades 3-9 make physics principles fun and easy to teach! Students use common toys to explore inertia, kinetic energy, laws of motion, and many more physics principles. • Simple step-by-step teaching notes and online access to reproducible and customizable student pages save you time preparing and teaching lessons. • K'NEX pieces - used to build assorted levers and pulley systems, balances,crank fans, tops, cars, and more - are a fun and economical alternative to single-use equipment. • Connections to National Science Education Standards are detailed for each activity.

Teaching Physics With Toys: Hands-on Investigations for Grades 3-9, Easyguide

Taylor, Beverley

Portman, Dwight

Physics

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off..."stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. ------ Part of the 5-book Strive to Thrive! series, this teen-friendly, magazine-style activity book challenges teens to explore important and timely drinking water issues that they confront in their daily lives including why drinking water is essential and whether paying more for a famous name will get you water that's healthier, or better tasting. ------ Wet Your Whistle! is designed to draw teen's families and friends into discussions on this important topic. Wet Your Whistle! includes hands-on activities (using readily available materials), magazine-style readings, thought-provoking questions, games and puzzles. A free companion website offers games, learning, and links to current news on drinking water. ------ Wet Your Whistle! is also a fantastic supplement for middle and high school teachers of science or health who are looking for fresh materials to spice up their curriculum. A free web link provides National Science Education Standards connections. This high-quality resource was developed with the support of a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health.

Wet Your Whistle!: Drinking Water Activity Handbook (Strive to Thrive!)

Hershberger, Susan

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off..."stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. ------ Part of the 5-book Strive to Thrive! series, this teen-friendly, magazine-style activity book challenges teens to explore important and timely chemical safety issues that they confront in their daily lives including how reading labels and following directions on household products can prevent serious accidents and even keep you alive. ------ Safe Not Sorry! is designed to draw teen's families and friends into discussions on this important topic. Safe Not Sorry! includes hands-on activities (using readily available materials), magazine-style readings, thought-provoking questions, games and puzzles. A free companion website offers games, learning, and links to current news on home chemical safety. ------ Safe Not Sorry! is also a fantastic supplement for middle and high school teachers of science or health who are looking for fresh materials to spice up their curriculum. A free web link provides National Science Education Standards connections. This high-quality resource was developed with the support of a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health.

Safe Not Sorry!: Chemical Safety Activity Handbook

Gertz, Susan Enid

Nurture the scientific thinker in every student with Curious Crayons! Even with no science experience, every teacher of young children can be a great science teacher using this book and help students build a foundation for a lifetime of science learning. 
Your students, ages 3-8 will use colorful crayons to foster age-appropriate science process skills through fun activities. They will observe, sort, compare, measure, investigate, and much more. Plus, cross curricular activities link crayon science to mathematics, literature, writing, art, and creative play. 
Where else can students have so much colorful, science fun while following National Association for the Education of Young Children guidelines and National Science Education Standards for developmentally appropriate curriculum?

Curious Crayons: Early Childhood Science in Living Color (Big Science for Little Hands)

Veith, Ann

How can a whoopee cushion inspire students' enthusiasm for learning chemistry? With this powerful book, you will learn to use whoopee cushions-and many other fun items- to capture (and keep) attention in your classroom! Meaningful, motivating, and fun!... Middle and high school students will love this selection of 24 lessons designed to build understanding of important chemistry concepts and expand investigative skills. With a combination of teacher demos and hands-on experiences, Chemistry with Charisma helps each learner connect with ideas and information in unique ways and follows National Science Education Standards. Chemistry with Charisma was developed by Terrific Science, a national leader in teacher programs and instructional resources. With federal and state grant funding, Terrific Science has reached 20,000 teachers and published 80 instructional resources.

Chemistry With Charisma

Chemistry

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