Buzzing A Hive (Old Edition)

Echols, Jean C.

Children's Books

GEMS-Regents of the Univ of CA

Color Analyzers (Old Edition)

Education & Teaching

Sneider, Cary

Schools & Teaching

Crime Lab Chemistry (Old Edition)

Barber, Jacqueline

Book by Barber, Jacqueline, Buegler, Marion, Lowell, Laura

Discovering Density (Great Explorations in Math and Science)

Lowell, Laura

Buegler, Marion

Science & Math

Book by Knott, Robert, Hosoume, Kimi, Bergman, Lincoln

Earthworms (Great Exploration in Math and Science Series)

Parenting & Relationships

Bergman, Lincoln

Knott, Robert

Hosoume, Kimi

Parenting

Class plans for developing skills in observing, classifying, drawing conclusions, making inferences as applied to the standard fingerprint classification system used for recording and identification of fingerprints.

Fingerprinting Teachers Guide

Politics & Social Sciences

Ahouse, Jeremy J.

Social Sciences

Children create camouflaged butterflies, hungry birds, and a meadow of flowers as they learn about meadows and the basic concept of protective coloration. During the activities, children identify parts of a flower, make flowers and grass for a mural, then talk about small animals they've seen in real grass or on flowers. They decorate paper butterflies and make bird puppets, then act out the behaviour of birds and butterflies.

Hide a Butterfly

Sifting Through Science (Old Edition)

In these engaging activities children use collections of small interesting objects, "treasures," in an innovative series of mathematics activities. Working with treasures provides fresh ways for students to learn and grow, bringing many important science and math skills to life.
Six main activities are outlined for teachers with clear step-by-step directions, complete with assessment outlines and "going further" suggestions. The activities build upon one another to allow students to develop their abilities in many areas of math and science. Challenges that require careful observation, sorting and classification, logical thinking, graphing, and analyzing data are woven throughout this unit.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction Time Frame Activity 1 Collecting Treasures Activity 2 Exploring Treasures Activity 3 Treasures of Many Sorts Activity 4 Treasure Graphs Activity 5 Treasure Maps Activity 6 Sharing Treasures Going Further Sources for Materials Assessment Suggestions Literature Connections Summary Outlines Sample Letter to Families
"I like how the children share in collecting, sorting and setting up the boxes. The correlation of each activity with computer programs and with children's literature is excellent. The inclusion of a section on literature connections provides a wonderful resource. . . . Treasure Boxes is a well-designed, teacher friendly program. I highly recommend it as a supplemental resource in early-childhood and elementary classes."-Teaching Children Mathematics, March 1999

Treasure Boxes

Kopp, Jaine

Education & Reference

In this series of outdoor, life-science investigations for grades 3-6, the schoolyard, is the environment to be investigated. Many ecological, environmental, and life science concepts are explored. Students learn biological sampling techniques; mapping and related mathematical skills are developed. In addition to temporarily collecting samples in "shake boxes," investigations focus on ants and spiders, and can be extended in many directions. Students learn that a bush may be home to a "community" of interacting plants and animals. Based on their observations and findings, students select a small area as their favorite location. Environmental writing about their favorite locations crowns the closing activity. This guide is designed to spark student curiosity about the patterns and interactions in nature, beginning with their immediate environment-the schoolyard.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction Time Frame Activity 1 Exploring the Schoolyard Study Area Activity 2 Finding and Observing Spiders Tales from the Web Activity 3 Discovering Animal Communities Activity 4 Tracking Ants Activity 5 Special Study Sites Behind the Scenes Guide to small Common Schoolyard Animals Spider Web Identification key Resources Assessment Suggestions Literature Connections Summary Outlines
"In this era of hype about hands-on activities, the school yard is too often given short shrift, except for occasional nature walks. . . . The book, a product of a team effort, underwent extensive tryout and review by teachers and specialists, and it shows."-Science Books &amp; Films, August/September 1998
"Overall this is a very thorough presentation of five excellent ecological activities for children. This is the way science should be taught. The investigations encourage children to learn by "doing" and to discover for themselves how organisms interact with each other and their environment. The activities are also invaluable because they foster in children an appreciation and stewardship for other living things. If they can be taught to value spiders and ants, the rest will be easy."-The American Biology Teacher, May 1999

Schoolyard Ecology

Barrett, Katharine

Willard, Carolyn

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