This activity focuses on comparing objects using a balance. Introduce children to the balance by putting identical objects of equal weight on the two sides of the balance. Then give children time to explore by putting different objects on the balance. Encourage children to add or subtract weight from one side and to predict what will happen when they do. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity focuses on comparing objects using a balance. Introduce children to the balance by putting identical objects of equal weight on the two sides of the balance. Then give children time to explore by putting different objects on the balance. Encourage children to add or subtract weight from one side and to predict what will happen when they do. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity is about exploring rocks. Put out a box of rocks and let children explore, observe, and compare rocks, matching them by shape, size, and color. Encourage children to use magnifiers as they observe. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is about exploring rocks. Put out a box of rocks and let children explore, observe, and compare rocks, matching them by shape, size, and color. Encourage children to use magnifiers as they observe. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is about collecting rocks. Take the children on a rock hunt and ask them to select three rocks to put in their bags. Once back inside, have each child choose one rock to show to the others and describe what they like about the rock. As a follow-up activity, it works well with leaves, shells, seedpods, twigs, or other natural materials. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity is about collecting rocks. Take the children on a rock hunt and ask them to select three rocks to put in their bags. Once back inside, have each child choose one rock to show to the others and describe what they like about the rock. As a follow-up activity, it works well with leaves, shells, seedpods, twigs, or other natural materials. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity is for testing the strength of different magnets. Use a pile of paper clips for children to explore with. As they begin picking up paper clips with their magnets, they will see that some magnets can pick up more than others. Encourage children to discuss the strength of each magnet. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is for testing the strength of different magnets. Use a pile of paper clips for children to explore with. As they begin picking up paper clips with their magnets, they will see that some magnets can pick up more than others. Encourage children to discuss the strength of each magnet. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity uses a magnet to push another magnet through a maze. Discuss how a magnet can pull or push another magnet and give each child a “Magnet Maze” sheet and two magnets. Briefly demonstrate using one magnet to push another through the maze and then let the children try on their own. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity uses a magnet to push another magnet through a maze. Discuss how a magnet can pull or push another magnet and give each child a “Magnet Maze” sheet and two magnets. Briefly demonstrate using one magnet to push another through the maze and then let the children try on their own. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity focuses on exploring the magnetic force through objects by placing magnets in a small box. Slowly move the box about a half-inch above a pile of paper clips and watch the paper clips attach to the bottom of the box. This activity could be done again with different objects to help the students discover the objects a magnetic force goes through and the objects it does not. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity focuses on exploring the magnetic force through objects by placing magnets in a small box. Slowly move the box about a half-inch above a pile of paper clips and watch the paper clips attach to the bottom of the box. This activity could be done again with different objects to help the students discover the objects a magnetic force goes through and the objects it does not. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity focuses on the use of magnets and finding magnetic items in the classroom. Give each child a magnet and have them go around the room and find objects that are attracted by their magnet. Activity may be extended outside to discover which items on the playground are magnetic. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity focuses on the use of magnets and finding magnetic items in the classroom. Give each child a magnet and have them go around the room and find objects that are attracted by their magnet. Activity may be extended outside to discover which items on the playground are magnetic. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is for exploring magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. Give each child identical magnets and ask them to test some of the objects provided to find out which ones are attracted to magnets. This should help students to understand what the objects that attached to a magnet had in common. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is for exploring magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. Give each child identical magnets and ask them to test some of the objects provided to find out which ones are attracted to magnets. This should help students to understand what the objects that attached to a magnet had in common. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

This activity is about discovering how coats keep things warm and uses water bottles to show what coats do for us. One bottle is wrapped in a cloth or newspaper coat and the other bottle is left as is. Children will see that the wrapped bottle kept the water warmer. This will help them to better understand that coats keep us warm.. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity is about discovering how coats keep things warm and uses water bottles to show what coats do for us. One bottle is wrapped in a cloth or newspaper coat and the other bottle is left as is. Children will see that the wrapped bottle kept the water warmer. This will help them to better understand that coats keep us warm.. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity focuses on exploring the properties of snow and how snow can change into liquid water. Have the children pack snow into plastic cups so the cups are full of snow. Challenge children to try to determine how many cups of snow it takes to make one cup of water. As a follow-up activity switch the focus from melting snow to how you might keep snow from melting. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.

This activity focuses on exploring the properties of snow and how snow can change into liquid water. Have the children pack snow into plastic cups so the cups are full of snow. Challenge children to try to determine how many cups of snow it takes to make one cup of water. As a follow-up activity switch the focus from melting snow to how you might keep snow from melting. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided.