Details
| Type of Product: | NSTA Press Book (also see downloadable PDF version of this book) |
| Publication Date: | 4/15/2012 |
| Pages: | 537 |
| Stock Number: | PB320X |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936959-09-9 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School, Middle School |
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Description
“This sourcebook was created because science should be memorable, not memorizable.” — from the Introduction to The Everyday Science Sourcebook, Revised 2nd Edition
Think of this unique reference book as Inspiration Central for elementary and middle school science teachers. Fully updated with content selected to build on the AAAS and National Science Education Standards, this new edition is full of hundreds of entries that can spark your thinking the next time you need to fill in a gap in your curriculum, add a fresh element to your textbook lessons, or extend and enrich hands-on activities.
The Everyday Science Sourcebook is structured like an easy-to-use thesaurus. Just look up a topic in the Index, note the reference number, and then use that number to find a wealth of related activities in the Entry section. For example, looking up meteorology can lead you to notes on the Earth’s temperature. From there, you’ll see entries on how students can make a liquid thermometer, graph air temperatures, and measure the conversion of solar energy to heat energy.
Six broad content categories provide the framework for the main body of this book, the Entry section:
• Inorganic matter
• Organic matter
• Energy
• Inference models
• Technology
• Instructional apparatus, materials, and systems
The Everyday Science Sourcebook deserves a prominent spot on your bookshelf. Refer to it daily as a springboard for ideas that make science memorable.
Additional Info
| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
Contents
Preface
The Need to Improve Science Instruction
This Sourcebook and National Science Standards
Safety
How to Use this Sourcebook
Features of this Sourcebook
Acknowledgements
References
100–199 INORGANIC MATTER
110 Solids
111 Characteristics
112 Interactions
120 Liquids
121 Characteristics
122 Interactions
130 Gases
131 Characteristics
132 Interactions
140 Earth Science
141 Characteristics
142 Interactions
143 Theory
150 The Oceans
151 Characteristics
152 Interactions
153 Theory
154 Applications
160 Weather
161 Characteristics
162 Interactions
163 Theory
164 Applications
200–299 ORGANIC MATTER
210 Zoology
211 Characteristics
212 Interactions
220 Botany
221 Characteristics
222 Interactions
230 Other Organisms
231 Characteristics
232 Interactions
240 Ecology
241 Characteristics
242 Interactions
243 Theory
244 Applications
300–399 ENERGY
310 Motion
311 Characteristics
312 Interactions
313 Theory
314 Applications
320 Sound
321 Characteristics
322 Interactions
323 Theory
324 Applications
330 Light
331 Characteristics
332 Interactions
333 Theory
334 Applications
340 Heat
341 Characteristics
342 Interactions
343 Theory
344 Applications
350 Electricity
351 Characteristics
352 Interactions
353 Theory
354 Applications
360 Magnetism
361 Characteristics
362 Interactions
363 Theory
364 Applications
400–499 INFERENCE MODELS
410 Atoms and Molecules
411 Characteristics
412 Interactions
413 Theory
420 Astronomy
421 Characteristics
422 Interactions
423 Theory
500–599 TECHNOLOGY
510 Machines
511 Simple Machines
512 Complex Machines
520 Communications
521 Simple Devices
522 Complex Devices
530 Transportation
531 Simple Vehicles
532 Complex Vehicles
600–699 INSTRUCTIONAL APPARATUS, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS
610 Safety Precautions
611 Guidelines
620 General Equipment
621 Heat Sources
622 Support Stands
623 Glassware
630 Measuring Systems and Instruments
631 Measuring Systems
632 Measuring Instruments
640 Plant and Animal Containers
641 Planters
642 Vivarium
650 Equipment for Collecting
651 Collections
INDEX GUIDE
INDEX
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