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Informationen zum Autor PAM WALKER and ELAINE WOOD each have more han twenty years of science teaching experience. They are the authors of dozens of books for middle and high school science teachers and students, including Crime Scene Investigations and Hands-On General Science Activities with Real-Life Applications , both from Jossey-Bass. Klappentext The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day Grades 5-10 The newest volume in the 5-Minute FUNdamentals Series, The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day is a fun-filled resource for teaching hands-on science to middle and high school students. With over 180 five-minute hook or sponge activities, teachers will find it easy to capture students' imaginations and introduce compelling science lessons. Inside this book, you will discover: Over 180 easy, five-minute sponge activities geared to various levels Activities incorporating all major science topics--life science, physical science, and earth and space science Projects that can all be accomplished with inexpensive and easy-to-find materials, such as string, clay, scissors, chalk, and plastic bottles Activities that are clearly correlated to national science education standards These quick warm-up lessons can help students link familiar concepts to a new topic, or reveal gaps in knowledge, making it easy to set learning goals. With these engaging, exciting lessons, The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day can help every science teacher get his or her class off to a dynamic start. Praise for The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day "Research shows that students are more attentive at the start of a lesson. The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day provides short and engaging activities to get your lesson off to a dynamic start." --RYAN ADAMS, Ed.S. , Douglas County Teacher of the Year, Douglas County School System "As a differentiation facilitator, I know how difficult it is for teachers to engage students of various learning styles and intelligences. I recommend this book to science teachers in middle through high school to kick-start science lessons." --LYNN FREEMAN , School Improvement Specialist, Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency, Atlanta Zusammenfassung * Part of the 5-Minute Fundamentals Series! the book includes over 180 quick and fun "sponge" activities that will engage students and pull them into the lesson. * Activities cover a wealth of topics under the broad categories of Life Science! Physical Science! and Earth & Space Science. Inhaltsverzeichnis About This Book iii About the Authors iv Correlations of Activities to the National Science Content Standards xii Unit I. Physical Science Section 1: Organization of Matter 1.1 Boyle's Gas Law: Marshmallow Under Pressure 3 1.2 Buoyancy: Ketchup Packet Cartesian Divers 4 1.3 Counting Molecules and Atoms: Number of Molecules of Chalk in Your Signature 5 1.4 Identifying and Naming Isotopes: ''EggCeptional'' Isotopes 6 1.5 Chemical and Physical Changes: Examining Paper for Change 7 1.6 Physical Properties of Matter: Tootsie Roll Properties 8 1.7 Density: Can't Hold a Good Ping-Pong Ball Down 9 1.8 Atomic Size in Picometers: Cutting Paper to Atom Size 10 1.9 Surface Tension: Why Some Insects Can Walk on Water 11 1.10 Birds in Flight: How Birds' Wings Enable Them to Fly 12 1.11 Mendeleev's Periodic Table: It Was All in the Cards 13 1.12 Volume of a Cylinder: The Long and Short of Volume 14 Section 2: Interactions of Matter 2.1 Acids and Bases: Cabbage Juice Indicators 16 2.2 Polymers: Water-Loving Chemicals in Diapers 17 2.3 Freezing Point: Why We Sprinkle Salt on Icy Roads 18 2.4 Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions: Hot Packs and Cold Packs 19 2.5 Chemical Reac...
