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This title provides teachers with a comprehensive resource of stories and skills pages to supplement any core reading program. The book contains 22 two-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from low-fourth through sixth grade. Each of the stories are followed by activities for practicing reading skills.
Connect students in grades 4–6 with science using Physical Science: Daily Skill Builders. This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It covers topics such as simple machines and alternative energy sources, understanding the behavior and uses of electricity, and framing scientific questions and recognizing scientific evidence. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Geography Standards.
Connect students in grades 4–6 with science using Introducing Physical Science. This 128-page book helps students who struggle with the basic concepts of physical science. The activities cover topics such as graphing and interpreting graphed data, the use of scientific instruments to collect data, buoyancy, sound vibrations, temperature, gravity, and magnetism. To supplement reading, the book includes specific directions that make multisyllabic words easier to understand and pronounce. The reading exercises are perfect for use at school and home, and the book supports National Science Education Standards.
Engage young scientists in grades 4–6 and prepare them for standardized tests using Just the Facts: Physical Science. This 128-page book covers concepts including properties and phases of matter, atoms and elements, motion and force, air pressure, sound, light, heat and energy, and magnetism and electricity. It includes activities that build science vocabulary and understanding, such as crosswords, word searches, graphing, creative writing, vocabulary puzzles, and analysis. An answer key and a standards matrix are also included. This book supports National Science Education Standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.
Physical Science for grades 5 to 12 is designed to aid in the review and practice of physical science topics. Physical Science covers topics such as scientific measurement, force and energy, matter, atoms and elements, magnetism, and electricity. The book includes realistic diagrams and engaging activities to support practice in all areas of physical science. The 100+ Series science books span grades 5 to 12. The activities in each book reinforce essential science skill practice in the areas of life science, physical science, and earth science. The books include engaging, grade-appropriate activities and clear thumbnail answer keys. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in individual science topics. The series is aligned to current science standards.
Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using General Science: Daily Skill Builders. This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It provides extra practice with physical, earth, space, and life science skills. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.
This is the second edition of Marvin N. Tolman’s bestselling book Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-6. Like all the books in The Science Problem-Solving Curriculum Library series, this revised edition offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. The book’s activities follow the discovery/inquiry approach and encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on their own hands-on experiences. This new edition includes an expanded Teacher Information section, inquiry-based models and complex cooperative learning projects using materials found around the home. Many of the activities easily become great science fair ideas as well as activities that correlate with the national standards. Designed to be user friendly, the book includes 175 easy-to-use, hands on activities and is organized into eight sections: Nature of Matter Energy Light Sound Simple Machines Magnetism Static Electricity Current Electricity
Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for middle school lab instruction but just aren’t sure how to do it? Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to start using this method right away. The book is a one-stop source of expertise, advice, and investigations to help physical science students work the way scientists do. The book is divided into two basic parts: 1. An introduction to the stages of argument-driven inquiry—from question identification, data analysis, and argument development and evaluation to double-blind peer review and report revision. 2. A well-organized series of 22 field-tested labs designed to be much more authentic for instruction than traditional laboratory activities. The labs cover four core ideas in physical science: matter, motion and forces, energy, and waves. Students dig into important content and learn scientific practices as they figure out everything from how thermal energy works to what could make an action figure jump higher. The authors are veteran teachers who know your time constraints, so they designed the book with easy-to-use reproducible student pages, teacher notes, and checkout questions. The labs also support today’s standards and will help your students learn the core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and scientific practices found in the Next Generation Science Standards. In addition, the authors offer ways for students to develop the disciplinary skills outlined in the Common Core State Standards. Many of today’s middle school teachers—like you—want to find new ways to engage students in scientific practices and help students learn more from lab activities. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science does all of this while also giving students the chance to practice reading, writing, speaking, and using math in the context of science.
Help your grade 3 students explore standards-based science concepts and vocabulary using 150 daily lessons A variety of rich resources including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts. 30 weeks of instruction covers many standards-based science topics.
