This GEMS unit_with accompanying CD-ROM_begins with a mystery. A series of alarming events takes place. Power outages, loss of cellular phone communication, strange glowing lights in the sky. The "culprit" is the Sun. Students learn how this is possible through mock scientific missions, learning of UV radiation and the protective powers of the atmosphere. Expertise provided by NASA_s Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum. Living with a Star addresses numerous national standards in earth and physical science.

Living with a Star: From Sunscreen to Space Weather GEMS Teacher's Guide for Grades 6-8

Beals, Kevin

Pompea, Stephen

Glaser, David

Science & Math

Great Explorations in Math & Science (GEMS)

The ingenious and compelling activities in the new GEMS Electric Circuits unit provide students with an engaging introduction to electric circuits. They learn about basic concepts of electric circuits, energy flow, parallel and series circuits, energy storage in batteries, short circuits, schematic diagrams, and much more. Student groups devise, assemble, diagram, and display their own electrical inventions! Accessible information for students on famous inventors is interspersed. This unit makes strong "connections" to the National Science Education Standards.

Electric Circuits: Inventive Physical Science Activities for Grades 3-6

Erickson, John.

Based on activities presented originally at Berkeley_s Lawrence Hall of Science, Bubble Festival takes the concept of a learning-centered bubble festival and adapts it to a classroom setting. Captivating, bubble-centric learning activities are packed with math and science content. Includes detailed teacher assistance with classroom logistics, writing and literature extensions, and tips for setting up an all-school festival. Grades K-6.

Bubble Festival: Presenting Bubble Activities in a Learning Station Format

Barber, Jacqueline

Willard, Carolyn

"Algebra for first and second grade?" YES! Early Adventures in Algebra builds a foundation in algebraic thinking for students in the early primary grades. With "Zero the Hero," students learn the important role zero plays in our number system. In a series of activities, including engaging games and challenges, students solve for unknowns, explore the concepts of equality and inequality, and represent and analyze mathematical situations using algebraic symbols. Throughout the unit, the teacher encourages students to explain their thinking. Sample teacher-student dialogues are featured, based on real classroom interactions.
This new GEMS guide makes strong connections to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards of School Mathematics as it builds crucial scaffolding for more complex algebraic reasoning in later grades.

Early Adventures in Algebra: Featuring Zero the Hero (GEMS Teacher's Guide for Grades 1-2)

Kopp, Jaine

Children's Books

Why does an apple look red? Students investigate light and color, experimenting with diffraction gratings and color filters. The front cover contains a secret message for use in class activities; another image shows how scientists use color in space exploration. Understanding color is challenging, but with these compelling activities, including creating and decoding secret messages, solid understanding can be achieved. Rewritten to enhance the activities, provide clearer alignment with standards and more meaningful assessments.

Color Analyzers: Investigating Light and Color

Education & Teaching

Sneider, Cary

Gould, Alan

Schools & Teaching

An immensely popular classic is reborn. The strangely behaving substance called Oobleck provides students a compelling experience in real-world scientific inquiry. Teachers benefit from improved assessments and clearer, more-accurate standards alignment. Students are totally engaged in activities that include observation, hands-on investigation, a scientific convention and spacecraft design, as they examine this alien substance and learn just what it is that scientists do.

Oobleck: What Do Scientists Do? (Gems Guides)

Students learn fundamental concepts about matter and overcome common misconceptions through a series of engaging investigations, each followed by a lively discussion based on evidence they have gathered. The activities in this guide help teachers build a foundation of inquisitiveness and develop solid science concepts in students. Activities reinforce an understanding of the states of matter, as students examine real-world materials, some resistant to categorization, and find ways to define each as solid, liquid or gas.

Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

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