Hands-On Science 20 Themes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781557999351)

Never has hands-on science been so easy to do!

Turn to Hands-On Science--20 Themes for classroom-tested science units that help students learn by doing. Students practice the scientific inquiry skills outlined in the National Science Education Standards.

The 20 highly motivating units in Hands on Science-20 Themes cover important topics from Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. Complete teacher instructions are included that make the units easy to implement.

Each of the 20 units includes the following sections:

• Teacher resource pages: materials list, objectives, preparation, background information, lab book instructions and answers, a learning visual
• Reproducible student lab books: lab book pages present the steps for each activity and provide space for students to write observations and answers.

The topics include:

• Aquarium
• Sun and Shadows
• Cold and Heat
• Bubbles
• Sink and Float
• Water
• Plants
• Life Cycles
• Light
• Chemistry
• Sound
• Nutrition
• Air
• My Five Senses
• Animal Behavior
• Magnets
• Color
• Rocks and Soil
• Weather
• Microorganisms

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.

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