Teaching Science in Elementary Schools - 50 Dynamic Activities That Encourage Student Interest in Science

The goal of this book is to provide dynamic activities to help encourage student interest in science, provide quick and easy ideas for teachers, and supplement content available in the classroom. The 50 activities include science topics covered, a list of materials needed, vocabulary words linked to the lesson, and literacy connections.Resources are included for pre-, post-, and during activities with suggestions for teaching vocabulary. Appendices include activity sheets to accompany specific activities.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Using Food to Teach Science

Pancake Chemistry-Physical and Chemical Changes with Cooking

Edible Landfill-Landfills

Brown Apples-Oxidation

Pop Rocks and Soda Pop-Chemistry with Carbon Dioxide

How Many Ways Do You Taste?-Sense of Taste

Secret Food Codes-Writing Messages with Food

Don't Burn the Toast-Types of Heat Transfer

Mostly Cloudy-Types of Clouds

Baking Footprints-Fossils

Iron for Breakfast-Iron in Food

Eating the Moon-Phases of the Moon

Milky Magic-Chemical Changes with Milk

Scientific Bubble Gum-Using the Scientific Method

Chapter 2 Using Games to Teach Science

Guess the Scientist-Famous Scientists

Toss the Globe-Characteristics of Earth

Bird Beaks-Animal Adaptations

Catch Me if You Can-Habitats

Rock Scavenger Hunt with GPS-Types of Rocks

About the author

By S. Kay Gandy; Harmony Hendrick and Jessica Roberts

Product details

• Authors: S. Kay Gandy, S. Kay Hendrick Gandy, Harmony Hendrick, Jessica Roberts
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2023
• EAN: 9781475873108
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7310-8
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Educational strategies & policy, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Sciences, General Science, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies