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Fun with Chemistry: A Guidebook of K-12 Activities. Vol. 1
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Fundamentals of Physical Science.
2nd ed. Janet Z. Tarino, with Iona R. Shawver. Science Is Fun series. Mansfield, Ohio: The Ohio State University Research Foundation, 1994.
Recommended grade level:
5-7.
The 40 simple experiments in Fundamentals of Physical Science introduce students to the nature of scientific investigation; the classification and identification of matter; and the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. During the first few experiments, which introduce science as a process, students calculate the number of beans in a jar as an introduction to sampling and variability in measurement; they develop an understanding of a grid or coordinate system; they collect data and prepare a graph, and interpret the data and the graph in order to determine the relationships between variables; and they design an experiment to find out how many drops of water can fit on a penny. These introductory experiments are freestanding and could be used by all science teachers regardless of program content.
In the book's 35 physical science experiments, which are designed to be performed in sequence, students do a series of simple activities to discover that air is a substance which takes up space, and they use air pressure to implode a metal can. They also investigate surface tension and capillary action in liquids, and they compare the crystalline patterns of solids. Other experiments teach students how scientists separate and identify substances in mixtures with techniques such as paper chromatography or through knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of substances.
Each activity includes numbered teaching steps, teaching hints, questions for the students, and extensions.
Price:
$20.
Publisher/supplier:
The Ohio State University at Mansfield.
Materials:
Available locally.
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Physical properties, Physical Sciences: Food Chemistry, ~ Changes in Matter, ~ Oobleck: What Do Scientists Do?, Fun with Chemistry: A Guidebook of K-12 Activities. Vol. 2, Environmental Sciences: Chemicals, Health, Environment, and Me (CHEM 2: Enhanced Program), Earth Sciences: Earth's Solid Crust, Multi & Applied Sciences: Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, ~ Science Interactions: Course 1.
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