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Mixing and Making a Change: Chemical Science
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Mixing and making a change engages children in learning chemistry long before they are able to understand the atomic structure of materials. This chapter focuses on activities of mixing materials in the kitchen to help…
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This chapter focuses on early childhood science standards related to the senses. It includes learning that all organisms have external parts that the organisms use to sense and communicate information and how teachers…
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Learning About Plants and Animals: Biological Science
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This chapter focuses on learning about living organisms and how children develop this understanding by taking care of living organisms and observing, documenting, and discussing their changes as they grow. Chapters 1…
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As children explore the properties of water, they build a foundational knowledge of a material that is important in all the areas of science. This chapter focuses on activities of water play that is so common in early…
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Talking about the weather is a daily opportunity to increase children’s awareness of the natural world. This chapter highlights some of the core science ideas children can investigate about weather events and includes…
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Designing and Building to Solve a Problem: Engineering
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This chapter focuses on the engineering part of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as it is often neglected in early childhood programs. Educators are seeking to change this by focusing increased…
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This chapter highlights the need to explore electronic technology for the ways that cameras, digital microscopes, sensors, tablets, and phones can add to your students’ understanding of using tools to investigate the…
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What Can Young Children Do as Scientists?
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Scientists at Work” is to relate students’ work to the work of “real scientists” by looking at many photographs of scientists in action. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Melt Away!” is to learn that heating a solid can make a change in states called melting, which can be seen, felt, and measured. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Footprint Fun” is to explore how feet differ from animal to animal and to think about how foot structure is related to animal behavior and habitat. It includes two…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Wheel Work” is to experience the way work is made easier with the use of wheels. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book selection. Chapter 1 focuses on science…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Name That Object” is to practice asking questions and use reasoning along with the senses of touch and sound to discover the identity of a hidden object. Chapters 1 and 2…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Measuring Hands” is to introduce measuring as a tool of scientists. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book selection. Chapter 1 focuses on science inquiry and the…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Pretend Rocks” is to notice the range in grain size in sedimentary rocks and think about how such rocks are formed. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book…
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Bird Shapes” is to identify birds common to your area by shape and color and to introduce scientific illustration. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book…
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