Hands-on Physical Science


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Introduce your students to the fascinating world of physical science with these creative and adventurous experiments in chemistry and physics. Grades 4-8




Hands-On Physical Science Activities For Grades K-6


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This is the second edition of Marvin N. Tolman’s bestselling book Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-6. Like all the books in The Science Problem-Solving Curriculum Library series, this revised edition offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. The book’s activities follow the discovery/inquiry approach and encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on their own hands-on experiences. This new edition includes an expanded Teacher Information section, inquiry-based models and complex cooperative learning projects using materials found around the home. Many of the activities easily become great science fair ideas as well as activities that correlate with the national standards. Designed to be user friendly, the book includes 175 easy-to-use, hands on activities and is organized into eight sections: Nature of Matter Energy Light Sound Simple Machines Magnetism Static Electricity Current Electricity




Hands-On Earth Science Activities For Grades K-6


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With more than 150 exciting hands-on activities to teach students thinking and reasoning skills and basic science concepts and facts, this book is the perfect complement to any elementary school science program. Activities in the 'Earth Science' volume covers air, water, weather, earth, ecology, gravity and flight, and celestial bodies. The updated editions include an expanded 'teacher information' section for all of the activities, enhanced user friendliness, inquiry-based models and cooperative learning projects for the classroom. Projects use materials easily found around the classroom or home, provide science fair ideas at the end of each section, link activities to national science standards, and include other new material. annual National Science Teachers Association meeting, has taught elementary science methods courses at Brigham Young University since 1975.




Hands on Physical Science


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Physical Science Experiments


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Help students explore the wonders of science with the mind-stretching activities in this packet. It includes a number of special features and fun, easy-to-prepare activities that cover topics in physical science. Clear, step-by-step instructions foster independent learning; guided questions help develop observation and critical thinking skills; fascinating facts and extension activities enrich learning.




Hands-On Physics Activities with Real-Life Applications


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This comprehensive collection of nearly 200 investigations, demonstrations, mini-labs, and other activities uses everyday examples to make physics concepts easy to understand. For quick access, materials are organized into eight units covering Measurement, Motion, Force, Pressure, Energy & Momentum, Waves, Light, and Electromagnetism. Each lesson contains an introduction with common knowledge examples, reproducible pages for students, a "To the Teacher" information section, and a listing of additional applications students can relate to. Over 300 illustrations add interest and supplement instruction.




Mind-Blowing Physical Science Activities


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Educational, easy-to-do physical science activities that will show young readers more about the field of physical science. Using simple, easy to find materials, these activities will help readers better understand gravity, states of matter, density, and more!




Hands-On Physical Science Activities


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Each volume in this series presents more than 150 stimulating hands-on activities in an easy-to-follow format to teach thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. Over 500 activities in all!




100 Reproducible Activities


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Physical Science is a valuable teaching resource for introducing chemistry and physics to middle years students. The activities that are covered in this book are graphing, motion, machines the periodic table, formulas and equations, light, electricity and much more. The author of this book is a high school Science teacher with a Master's degree in Chemistry, she also brings a wealth of experience from the chemistry industry.