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Earth at Hand: A Collection of Articles from NSTA's Journals.
Washington, D.C.: National Science Teachers Association, 1993.
Recommended grade level:
6-8+.
Earth at Hand contains 72 articles on earth science published between 1982 and 1991 in the following journals of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): Journal of College Science Teaching, The Science Teacher, Science Scope, and Science and Children. The articles, selected from among hundreds published during the 10-year period, feature teaching ideas and/or hands-on activities that require minimal or no background material and little, if any, further research before being used in the classroom. Other articles provide instructions for making cheap, usable alternatives to expensive equipment.
The articles are organized in 3 broad subject categories: (1) earth's features and properties; (2) water, weather, and the environment; and (3) earth in space. Examples of activities in the volume include developing a 365-day calendar to use as an analogy for earth's 4.5-billion-year history, experimenting with a half-life model in which M&M candies represent radioactive atoms, and participating in an oil spill simulation. In other activities, students build a barometer with an Erlenmeyer flask, watch a demonstration to learn why the sky is blue, and work with a large balloon to see that the earth can look flat even though it is not.
Most articles were originally written for students in a specific age range and may need to be adapted for use at other grade levels. Earth at Hand includes a bibliography of all earth science articles published in the NSTA journals between January 1982 and May 1991.
Price:
$19.95 (ISBN 0-87355-112-5).
Publisher/supplier:
National Science Teachers Association.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
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Barometer, Physical Sciences: Sound and Light, Earth Sciences: Exploring Earth's Weather, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, ~ The Amateur Meteorologist: Explorations and Investigations,
Earth science, Physical Sciences: Glencoe Physical Science, Earth Sciences: River Cutters, ~ Blue Planet, Earth Science Investigations, ~ On the Rocks: Earth Science Activities for Grades 1-8, ~ Science Experiments: Earth Science, ~ Water, Stones, and Fossil Bones, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book One.
Environment, Physical Sciences: "The Best of Edison" Science Teaching Kits, Life Sciences: Middle School Life Science, ~ Parade of Life: Animals, ~ The Interrelationships of Soil, Water and Fertilizers and How They Affect Plant Growth, ~ Mapping Fish Habitats, Environmental Sciences: Acid Rain, ~ Changes in Ecosystems, ~ Chemicals: Choosing Wisely, ~ Chemical Survey and Solutions and Pollution, ~ Earth's Ecosystems, ~ Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades, ~ Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions: Skill Development Program, ~ Living Lightly on the Planet: A Global Environmental Education Guidebook, ~ Pollution, ~ Chemicals, Health, Environment, and Me (CHEM 2: Enhanced Program), ~ Environmental Issues: Intermediate, ~ Investigating Your Environment: The MINI Edition, ~ Our Wonderful World: Solutions for Math + Science, Earth Sciences: Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Blue Planet, On the Rocks: Earth Science Activities for Grades 1-8, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book One, ~ Integrated Science: Book Two, ~ The Local Environment, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Eighth Grade, ~ SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Red, ~ Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Climate and Farming, ~ Investigating Chemical Processes: Your Island Factory, ~ Minds-on Science: For the Sake of the Nation, ~ Science Is . . , ~ Science on a Shoestring, ~ Thematic Applications: Sciences II, ~ Transformations: Science, Technology and Society.
Half-life, Multi & Applied Sciences: Evolution: Change over Time.
Oil spill, Physical Sciences: Energy Bridges to Science, Technology and Society, Environmental Sciences: Oil Spill!,
Space science, Earth Sciences: Activities for the School Planetarium,
Water, Physical Sciences: Hard As Ice, ~ Science Investigations for Intermediate Students, Life Sciences: Living in Water: An Aquatic Science Curriculum for Grades 5-7, Environmental Sciences: Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies, ~ California Smith, Water Investigator: Water Education Program, ~ Investigating Your Environment: The MINI Edition, ~ Our Wonderful World: Solutions for Math + Science, ~ Outlook: The Earth, ~ STV: Water, ~ Water Wisdom: A Curriculum for Grades Four Through Eight, Earth Sciences: Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Arid Lands, Sacred Waters, Earth: The Water Planet, ~ On the Rocks: Earth Science Activities for Grades 1-8, ~ Water, Stones, and Fossil Bones, Multi & Applied Sciences: Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Sixth Grade.
Weather, Physical Sciences: Sound and Light, Environmental Sciences: Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Exploring Earth Science, ~ Exploring Earth's Weather, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Hurricane!, ~ Project Earth Science: Meteorology, ~ Weather and Health, ~ Weather Forecasting, ~ The Amateur Meteorologist: Explorations and Investigations, ~ Arid Lands, Sacred Waters, ~ Atmospheric Dynamics, Earth Science Investigations, ~ Global Climates--Past, Present, and Future: Activities for Integrated Science Education, ~ Science Projects about Weather, ~ Student Activities in Meteorology (SAM), ~ Thematic Applications: Sciences I, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book Two, ~ Investigating Patterns of Change, ~ The Local Environment, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, ~ Prime Science: Level C, ~ Science Interactions: Course 3, ~ Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Earth and Physical Science: Content and Learning Strategies, ~ Everyday Science: Real-Life Activities, ~ Science Is . . .
