A brilliant way to introduce specific areas of science in an engaging, hands-on way, this is a perfect opportunity to introduce a new subject (that just might spark a life-time interest!) or take a step away from your standard science text. Flip4Science: Rocks & Minerals is structured as a program of Scaffolded Inquiry, which decreases teacher involvement as students progress, helping students to conduct investigations independently-taking control ownership of the process as they move from directed to guided to full inquiry. The teacher's guide provides student objectives, instructions, teacher background, vocabulary, common misconceptions, real-world connections, procedures, and reproducible student recording sheets. Experiments and explanations are clear and detailed for any teacher to use! The Center Book is designed to be stood up, and features full-color activities with student procedures and a unit 'full inquiry' option. Six lessons cover the properties of rocks and minerals, mineral crystals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and the rock cycle. Flip-top spiral bound with fold-out base; 10.75' x 12'. Grades 3-6. |
