Hands-On Earth & Physical Science Activities, Grades K-6

This set includes Marvin N. Tolman's Hands-On Earth Science Activities for Grades K-6 2e and Hands-On Physical Science for Grades K-6 2e. Like all the books in TheScience Problem-Solving Curriculum Library series, these revised editions offer compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. The books' activities follow the discovery/inquiry approach and encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on their own hands-on experiences. These new editions include expanded Teacher Information sections, inquiry-based models and complex cooperative learning projects using materials found around the home. Many of the activities easily become great science fair ideas as well as activities that correlate with the national standards. First in this set is the second edition of Hands-On Earth Science Activities for Grades K-6. The book includes easy-to-use, hands on activities and is organized into eight sections: Air, Water, Weather, The Earth, Ecology, Above the Earth, Beyond the Earth, Current Electricity. Also included in this set is the second edition of Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-6. Designed to be user friendly, the book includes 175 easy-to-use, hands on activities and is organized into eight sections: Nature of Matter, Energy, Light, Sound, Simple Machines, Magnetism, Static Electricity, Current Electricity

Marvin N. Tolman, Ed.D., is a popular presenter at national meetings of science teachers, contributes to academic journals, reviews science education materials, and edits textbook and journal series. Currently, he is professor of teacher education at Brigham Young University and author of the popular Hands-On Science series from Jossey-Bass.