How the Earth Works: 60 Fun Activities for Exploring Volcanoes, Fossils, Earthquakes, and More
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Book Overview
Earth science comes alive for children 6 to 9 through 60 engrossing games, activities, and experiments. Kids "core sample" a filled cupcake and discover plate tectonics by floating graham cracker continents on a molten mantle of molasses. They learn how heat changes rocks by seeing how separate ingredients disappear when they bake Rice Krispie Treats. More activities show what causes earthquakes and what kinds of buildings resist their force. Growing sugar and salt crystals, "fossilizing" plastic insects, and modeling a variety of volcanoes add to the learning and the fun. Eight of the activities are tasty as well as informative. Silly songs help children remember new words and concepts, and a resource section gives inexpensive sources for rocks, minerals, and fossils. All the projects have been tested in homes and schools to make sure they are safe, effective, and fun.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1556524420
ISBN13:9781556524424
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:Chicago Review Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.2" x 7.0"
Age Range:7 to 9 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 4
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great book for teachers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I am a preservice teacher and I bought this book for my earth science class for a project. It was an excellent resource and had many great activities and games that teachers can do with students to teach them about volcanoes, earthquakes, fault lines, rocks and earth topics. The activities are very user friendly and easy to implement in the classroom. I am definately going to use this when I get my own classroom!
The perfect activity book for a rainy day!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Written by Michelle O'Brien-Palmer for young readers ages 6 to 9, How The Earth Works: 60 Fun Activities For Exploring Volcanoes, Fossils, Earthquakes, And More is a fact-filled book about geography and geology, packed cover to cover with exciting do-it-yourself learning projects and home experiments. How the Earth Works is a wonderful and educational reference for inquisitive young readers that is highly recommended for school and community library science activities reference collections (and ideal for home schooling curriculum development), How The Earth Works is also the perfect activity book for a rainy day, or even a sunny one.
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