• Science Month by Month, Grades 3 - 8: Practical Ideas and Activities for Teachers and Homeschoolers

Science Month by Month, Grades 3 - 8: Practical Ideas and Activities for Teachers and Homeschoolers

Author(s) Julia Farish Spencer
ISBN10 0471729019
ISBN13 9780471729013
Format Paperback
Pages 368
Year Publish 2006 September

Synopsis

If you want your students to think scientifically and have fun while they are doing it, Science Month by Month is the book for you. This collection of lessons, activities, calendars of historic science events, vocabulary word lists, and reproducible worksheets will help you develop seasonal science-theme units for your classrooms. The more than 80 activities are designed for flexibility and can be used in any sequence, any time during the school year. The activities are interdisciplinary, cover all areas of the science curriculum, complement other science programs and textbooks, and are easy to implement without special equipment or materials.

About the Author:

Julia Farish Spencer, Ph.D., has taught science in grades 3 through 8 in Knoxville, Tennessee and West Hartford, Connecticut, public school systems. Spencer is the president of Literary Workshops and Publications, a publisher and certified Connecticut CEU provider of seminars and workshops for educators. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut in Hartford.