Description
Book SynopsisMake Learning Science Fun with this Essential Guide from Everyone''s Favorite Science Teacher!
Now you can introduce children to the wonders of science in a way that''s exhilarating and lasting. In Janice VanCleave''s Teaching the Fun of Science, the award-winning teacher and popular children''s author provides key tools to help you effectively teach the physical, life, and Earth and space sciences and encourage kids to become enthusiastic, independent investigators. Each science concept is presented with hands-on activities, teacher tips, key terms, and much more, including:
* reproducible sheets of experiments and patterns
* lists of expectations based on National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks
* advice on preparing materials and presenting each topic
* dozens of suggestions for extensions
As with all of Janice VanCleave''s books, the format is easy to follow and the required materials are inexpensive and easy to find. With Janice VanCleave''s Teac
Table of ContentsDedication/Acknowledgments.
From the Author.
Guidelnes for Using Science Investigations Successfully in the Classroom.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter.
Forces and Motion.
Energy.
LIFE SCIENCE.
Structure and Function in Living Systems.
Reproduction and Heredity.
Behavior.
Ecosystems and Populations.
Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms.
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES.
Structure of the Earth System.
Earth in Space.
Appendix 1: Graduated Cylinder.
Appendix 2: Thermometer.
Appendix 3: Sources of Scientific Supplies.
Glossary.
Index.
