Teaching Science in Elementary Schools

50 Dynamic Activities That Encourage Student Interest in Science

S. Kay Gandy, Harmony Hendrick, Jessica Roberts

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2023
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781475873115
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching Science & Technology

This book provides teachers with 50 dynamic activities to teach science, through music, food, games, literature, community, environment, and everyday objects. The authors share tried and tested ideas from their collective 75 years of teaching experiences. For the busy teacher with little time to plan lessons, resources are provided that include guided worksheets for activities, pre, post and during ideas to accompany activities, and vocabulary and literature connections. With this book in hand, teachers can create opportunities for students to see science in application, and to think logically as they ask questions, test ideas, and solve problems.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Using Food to Teach Science
• Chapter 2: Using Games to Teach Science
• Chapter 3: Using Literature to Teach Science
• Chapter 4: Using Music to Teach Science
• Chapter 5: Using the Community and the Natural Environment to Teach Science
• Chapter 6: Using Everyday Objects to Teach Science
• Conclusion
• Resources
• Appendix A: Pancake Chemistry Log
• Appendix B: Edible Landfill Log
• Appendix C: How Many Ways Do You Taste? Chart
• Appendix D: Scientific Method with Bubble Gum
• Appendix E: Bird Beaks Investigation Log
• Appendix F: Birds and Worms Recording Log
• Appendix G: Pipe Cleaner Creature Log
• Appendix H: Talking Drums Chart
• Appendix I: Cooking with the Sun Pre- and Post-Questions
• Appendix J: Wildlife Scavenger Hunt
• Appendix K: Mystery Powder Table
• Appendix L: Water Drops on a Penny Log
• Summary of Activities
• Bibliography
• About the Authors and Illustrator