Description
Book SynopsisA Corwin Press Classroom Activity Book
Brain-compatible activities to inspire active learning in the middle school science classroom!
This valuable guide gives teachers the tools they need to plan lessons correlated to the way the brain learns bestand to ensure success for all students regardless of their learning style or special challenges! Drawing on classroom-tested, research-based strategies from Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites , this practical resource offers a variety of content-specific activities that incorporate graphic organizers and other visuals that reinforce student learning.
Based on national academic standards, these activities feature graphic organizers and visuals such as bar graphs, timelines, concept maps, sequence charts, cause-and-effect charts, segmenting mats, labeled diagrams, and more. Each activity includes step-by-step directions, skills objectives, materials lists, and a myriad of creative reproducibles that help students organ
Trade Review
“The different grade levels and approaches of these workbooks make them a top pick for any library strong in classroom workbooks and activities for teachers. Each workbook holds some 96 pages of projects, with fill-in blanks and ideas perfect for photocopying and classroom use. All are outstanding workbooks that teachers will appreciate.” -- California Bookwatch, March 2008
Table of Contents
Connections to Standards Introduction Put It Into Practice Physical Science Life Science Earth Science References
