Efficiently organized to make lessons enjoyable for parents and students, Great Science Adventures will teach children about basic science concepts and how to apply them. Twenty-four lessons are organized by teaching component; the teacher's section includes numbered lessons that provide vocabulary, activities, materials needed lists, directions, 'investigative loop' steps, pictures, assignments, enrichment, and alternative activities. There's also a section with the reproducible Lots of Science Library Books and graphic pages with pictures and graphics that are correlated to the lessons. Multi-level, the basic content can be taught to grades K-8 with differing expectations of mastery; the books and writing assignments are leveled. Ideas for ongoing and a cumulative project are also provided. Lessons cover the topics of work, friction, specific types of tools (wedge, fixed pulley, etc.), gears, springs, and more. 139 pages. Activity and book pages are reproducible. Grades K-8. |
