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3. Physical Science
Pages 68-95

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From page 68...
... The teacher's guide includes a module overview, the 3 individual activity folios, duplication masters (in English and Spanish) for student sheets, and an annotated bibliography.
From page 70...
... Balancing and Weighing is a 16-lesson unit requiring 8 weeks to complete. The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 16 lesson plans, reproducible masters for teacher's record charts of student progress, and an annotated bibliography.
From page 71...
... The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 14 Learning Experiences, reproducible masters for student sheets, and annotated lists of additional resources to use with the module. The module includes science background information, detailed instructions on planning for and conducting each activity, an extensive assessment component, and extensions for integration and enrichment.
From page 72...
... Electric Circuits is a 16-lesson unit that requires 6 to 8 weeks to complete. The teacher's guide includes a unit overview; the 16 lesson plans; an annotated bibliography; and illustrated instructions on using a wire stripper, removing the base from a light bulb, and making circuit boxes.
From page 73...
... The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 16 lesson plans, an annotated bibliography, reproducible masters, and instructions for making test solutions and papers. The student activity book that accompanies this unit provides helpful illustrations and directions for completing activities.
From page 74...
... The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 9 Learning Experiences, reproducible masters for student sheets, and annotated lists of additional resources to use with the module. The module includes science background information, detailed instructions on planning for and conducting each activity, an extensive assessment component, and extensions for integration and enrichment.
From page 75...
... Magnets and Motors is a 16-lesson unit that requires 6 to 8 weeks to complete. The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 16 lesson plans, an annotated bibliography, and reproducible masters.
From page 76...
... Mysterious Powder consists of 13 Learning Experiences, requiring 16 to 20 class sessions to complete. The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 13 Learning Experiences, reproducible masters for student sheets, and annotated lists of additional resources to use with the module.
From page 77...
... The teacher's guide includes an introduction to the unit, lesson plans for each of the sections, a glossary, and blackline masters for a student journal. The module includes science background information, detailed instructions on planning for and conducting each activity, an extensive assessment component, and extensions for integration and enrichment.
From page 78...
... The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 16 lesson plans, an annotated bibliography, and reproducible masters. A well-organized student activity book provides instructions for carrying out the activities.
From page 79...
... Structures consists of 13 Learning Experiences, requiring at least 24 class sessions, or about 6 to 8 weeks, to complete. The teacher's guide includes a unit overview, the 13 Learning Experiences, reproducible masters for student sheets, and annotated lists of additional resources to use with the module.
From page 80...
... The unit's classroom tabletop activities provide open-ended explorations in an informal, studentcentered setting. The guide includes flexible suggestions to help teachers maximize the effectiveness of learning stations and to help them present the challenges of each station, manage classroom logistics, explore scientific content in greater depth, and provide literature and writing extensions.
From page 81...
... The module includes a brief introduction, a materials list, detailed instructions for preparing and conducting the lesson, and extension ideas. Useful summary outlines and reproducible student worksheets are included.
From page 82...
... Electromagnetism consists of 12 activities, requiring 15 class sessions of 40 to 60 minutes each. The teacher's guide includes an overview, a list of objectives for each activity, a planning schedule, background information, and preparation and materials management strategies, as well as a complete lesson plan for each activity.
From page 83...
... The lesson plans for each activity present helpful hints for hands-on science in the classroom, a letter to parents, and reproducible student worksheets. Price: $8.50 (ISBN 0-912511-51-6~.
From page 84...
... The guide contains appropriate science background information, detailed lesson plans, reproducible masters of student data sheets, and ideas for extensions. Price: $10 (ISBN 0-912511-63-X)
From page 85...
... Each activity includes a vocabulary list, a list of materials needed, preparation steps, teaching suggestions, and reinforcement activities. Reproducible masters for student worksheets are included.
From page 86...
... Then they design and conduct experiments to increase the rate of melting and construct insulated containers to prevent ice from melting. Through simple experiments, students learn that not all substances change state at the same rate and that different substances have different freezing points.
From page 87...
... Series Acronyms Following are acronyms of series titles in "Physical ScienceScience Activity Books." (Series titles that are spelled out are not included in this list.) AIMS Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science CESI Council for Elementary Science International GEMS Great Explorations in Math and Science Price and Acquisition Information Ordering information is presented in a block immediately below the annotation.
From page 88...
... Grades: 4-6 The nuts and bolts of electricity and its use are explored in 88 BUZ: A Harlds-on Electrical Energy Education Program. Through the activities in this guide, students investigate simple circuits, examine electricity as a form of energy, test conductors and insulators, make circuit diagrams, discover how electricity is generated and delivered, and learn to use electricity safely and wisely.
From page 89...
... Students investigate the following topic areas: static electricity, electric circuits, switches, circuit breakers, conductors, insulators, electromagnetism, galvanometers, and chemical and electrical energy. Among the many activities in the guide, students experiment with static electricity, construct a circuit quiz board, and make a galvanometer to detect small amounts of electrical current.
From page 90...
... Each activity in Gears states the main idea involved and provides illustrated instructions, additional information, and extension ideas. The guide lists the process and critical thinking skills involved in the activities.
From page 91...
... Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Kids Can Press, 1993. Grades: 4-6+ It's a Gas contains simple activities and brief reading selections from which students learn about the properties and behavior of gases; about how gases differ from liquids and solids; and about gases in our bodies, gases used for lighting, heating, and refrigeration, and gases in the earth's atmosphere.
From page 92...
... Students investigate the following topic areas: simple machines; friction; inclined planes; levers and leverage; force, energy, and energy conservation; wheels and belts; gears and tooth ratios; wheel and axle systems; and pulleys, wedges, and mechanical advantage. Activities include students using a seesaw to explore the properties of effort, resistance, and torque; constructing and testing a high-performance catapult; and determining the mechanical advantage for different nuts and bolts.
From page 93...
... The lesson plan for each of the 119 activities in this guide includes the following components: a short description of the concepts andior skills developed by the activity; a list of materials and equipment needed; suggestions for planning, organizing, and implementing the activities; ideas for extending the lesson; and a list of references.
From page 94...
... Soap Films and Bubbles provides reproducible student worksheets, including data charts, tables, and graphs. A complete lesson plan is included for each of the 21 activities.
From page 95...
... Gratles: K-6+ Wizard's Lab provides 10 interactive exhibits that can be used in a variety of settings for example, at a science center, at a classroom learning station, in a discovery room, or on family science night. The wide spectrum of stimulating activities in physical science offered in this guide includes the spinning platform, solar cells and light polarizers, resonant pendula, magnets, lenses, the "human battery," the oscilloscope and sound, and the harmonograph.


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