Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years : An Integrated Approach

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ISBN: 9780130999573 | 0130999571
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Copyright: 1/1/2000

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Updated to reflect the National Science Education Standards, this leading text, takes a hands-on approach to science learning by providing a solid theoretical foundation and many practical activities. A truly unique quality of the text is the science-concept-based units that offer teachers a way to integrate science knowledge and processes into the whole curriculum (including art, math, music, creative movement, creative thinking, community, and family relations).

PART ONE The Rationale

(52)

1 An Integrated Approach to Science Learning

(14)

The Brain, Emotions, and Learning

(4)

Curiosity and Emotions

(1)

Emotions and Learning Interest

(3)

Problem-Solving, Competence, and Self-Efficacy

(1)

Learning: Multiple Pathways

(4)

Two Ways of Thinking

(1)

Multiple Intelligences Theory

(1)

An Integrated Learning Framework

(2)

Integrating Activities

(2)

Promoting Concept Connections

(2)

References

(2)

2 Science Participants: Children, Teachers, Families, and Communities

(12)

Young Children as Thinkers

(2)

Cognition Theories

(1)

Young Children as Persons

(2)

Sense of Initiative

(2)

Sense of Industry

(1)

Respecting Personal Development Traits

(1)

The Teachers

(3)

Who Can Teach Science?

(1)

Attitude Contagion

(1)

Authentic Interest

(1)

Teaching Roles

(2)

The Families

(2)

Communities

(1)

References

(2)

3 Guiding Discovery Science

(24)

Discovery Science

(2)

Guiding Learners

(1)

Teaching Styles

(1)

Organizing Approaches

(1)

Preparation for Teaching Science to Young Children

Indirect and Direct Teaching

Learning to Question

(1)

Leading Discussions

(2)

Organizing Time and Space for Science

(1)

Introducing Science Activities

(1)

Guiding Explorations

(1)

Supporting Interest in Knowing

(2)

Dispelling Stereotypes

(2)

Adapting Experiences for Younger Children

(1)

Adapting Experiences for Children with Special Needs

(1)

Learning in the Context of Cooperation

(2)

Integrated Curriculum Themes

(2)

Objectives and Assessment

(2)

Gaining From Our Mistakes

(1)

Professional Growth

(1)

References

(2)

PART TWO Concepts, Experiences, and Integrating Activities

(266)

4 Plants

(26)

Concept: There are many kinds of plants; each has its own form

(2)

Concept: Most plants make seeds for new plants

(1)

Concept: Seeds grow into plants with roots, stems, leaves, and flowers

(4)

Concept: Most plants need water, light, minerals, warmth, and air

(2)

Concept: Some plants grow from roots

(2)

Concept: Some plantlike forms do not have seeds or roots

(1)

Concept: Many foods we eat are seeds

(2)

Integrating Activities

(8)

Math Experiences

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

(1)

Literature Links

(3)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

(1)

Fingerplays

(1)

Art Activities

(1)

Play

(1)

Creative Movement

(1)

Creative Thinking

(1)

Food Experiences

(1)

Field Trips

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

Maintaining Concepts

(1)

Connecting Concepts

(1)

Family and Community Support

Resources

5 Animals

(30)

Concept: There are many kinds of animals

(5)

Capture Techniques

(1)

Temporary Housing

(1)

Insect Pests

(2)

Concept: Animals move in different ways

(3)

Care of Earthworms

(1)

Concept: Each animal needs its own kind of food

(1)

Concept: Many animals make shelters to rear their young

(2)

Concept: Humans and animals often live together

(2)

Animals in the Classroom

(2)

Integrating Activities

(13)

Math Experiences

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

(1)

Literature Links: Animal Characteristics

(1)

Literature Links: Insects, Spiders, and Earthworms

(2)

Literature Links: Fish, Mollusks, Amphibians, and Reptiles

(2)

Literature Links: Birds

100

(1)

Literature Links: Mammals

100

(1)

Literature Links: Habitats

101

(1)

Literature Links: Baby Animals, Hatching, and Pets

102

(1)

Literature Links: The Death of Pets

103

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

103

(1)

Fingerplays

104

(1)

Art Activities

104

(1)

Play

105

(1)

Creative Movement

105

(1)

Creative Thinking

106

(1)

Food Experiences

106

(1)

Field Trips

106

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

107

(4)

Maintaining Concepts

107

(1)

Connecting Concepts

107

(1)

Family and Community Support

108

(1)

Resources

108

(1)

Videos

109

(2)

6 The Human Body: Care and Nourishment

111

(32)

Concept: Each person is unique

112

(2)

Concept: We learn through our senses

114

(2)

Concept: Bones help support our bodies

116

(2)

Concept: Muscles keep us moving, living, and breathing

118

(3)

Concept: We help ourselves stay healthy and grow strong

121

(3)

Concept: Strong, growing bodies need nourishing food

124

(7)

Integrating Activities

131

(8)

Math Experiences

131

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

132

(1)

Literature Links: Individuality

132

(1)

Literature Links: The Body

133

(1)

Literature Links: Health Care

134

(1)

Literature Links: Nutrition

135

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

136

(1)

Fingerplays

136

(1)

Art Activities

136

(1)

Play

137

(1)

Creative Thinking

137

(1)

Creative Movement

138

(1)

Field Trips

138

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

139

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

139

(1)

Connecting Concepts

139

(1)

Family and Community Support

140

(1)

Resources

140

(3)

The Human Body

140

(1)

Nutrition

141

(1)

Additional Resources

141

(2)

7 Air

143

(18)

Concept: Air is almost everywhere

143

(2)

Concept: Air is real; it takes up space

145

(3)

Concept: Air presses on everything on all sides

148

(2)

Concept Moving air pushes things

150

(1)

Concept: Air slows moving objects

151

(1)

Concept: Warm air rises

152

(1)

Integrating Activities

153

(6)

Math Experiences

153

(1)

Music

153

(1)

Literature Links

154

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

155

(1)

Fingerplays

156

(1)

Art Activities

156

(1)

Play

157

(1)

Creative Movement

158

(1)

Creative Thinking

158

(1)

Food Experiences

158

(1)

Field Trips

159

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

159

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

159

(1)

Connecting Concepts

159

(1)

Family and Community Support

160

(1)

Resources

160

(1)

8 Water

161

(20)

Concept: Water has weight

161

(1)

Concept: Water's weight and upthrust help things float

162

(1)

Concept: Water goes into the air

163

(1)

Concept: Water can change forms reversibly

164

(3)

Concept: Water is a solvent for many materials

167

(1)

Concept: Water clings to itself

168

(2)

Concept: Water clings to other materials

170

(1)

Concept: Water moves into other materials

171

(1)

Integrating Activities

172

(6)

Math Experiences

172

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

172

(1)

Literature Links

173

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

174

(1)

Fingerplays

174

(1)

Art Activities

175

(1)

Play

175

(2)

Creative Movement

177

(1)

Creative Thinking

177

(1)

Food Experiences

177

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

178

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

178

(1)

Connecting Concepts

178

(1)

Family and Community Support

179

(1)

Resources

179

(2)

9 Weather

181

(20)

Concept: The sun warms the Earth

181

(1)

Concept: Changing air temperatures make the wind

182

(2)

Concept: Evaporation and condensation cause precipitation

184

(3)

Concept: Raindrops can break up sunlight

187

(1)

Concept: Weather can be measured

188

(2)

Concept: Lightning is static electricity

190

(2)

Concept: Charged electrons make sparks when they jump

192

(1)

Integrating Activities

193

(5)

Math Experiences

193

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

194

(1)

Literature Links

194

(2)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

196

(1)

Art Activities

196

(1)

Creative Movement

197

(1)

CreativeThinking

197

(1)

Food Experiences

198

(1)

Field Trips

198

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

198

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

198

(1)

ConnectingConcepts

199

(1)

Family and Community Support

199

(1)

Resources

199

(2)

10 Rocks and Minerals

201

(16)

Concept: There are many kinds of rocks

202

(1)

Rock Formation

203

(1)

Mineral Content

204

(1)

Three Types of Rock Formation

204

(1)

Concept: Rocks slowly change by wearing away

204

(2)

Concept: Crumbled rocks and dead plants make soil

206

(1)

Concept: Old plants and animals left prints in rocks

207

(1)

Concept: Minerals form crystals

207

(2)

Integrating Activities

209

(6)

Math Experiences

209

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

209

(1)

Literature Links

210

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

211

(1)

Art Activities

212

(1)

Play

212

(1)

Creative Movement

213

(1)

Creative Thinking

213

(1)

Food Experiences

214

(1)

Field Trips

214

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

215

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

215

(1)

Connecting Concepts

215

(1)

Family and Community Support

215

(1)

Resources

216

(1)

Additional Resources

216

(1)

11 Magnetism

217

(14)

Concept: Magnets attract some things, but not others

217

(2)

Concept: Magnets vary in strength

219

(1)

Concept: Magnets pull through some materials

220

(1)

Concept: One magnet can be used to make another magnet

221

(1)

Concept: Magnets are strongest at each end

221

(1)

Concept: Each end ofa magnet acts differently

222

(1)

Integrating Activities

223

(5)

Math Experiences

223

(1)

Music

224

(1)

Literature Links

224

(1)

Storytelling with Magnets

225

(1)

Art Activities

225

(1)

Play

226

(1)

Creative Thinking

227

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

228

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

228

(1)

Connecting Concepts

228

(1)

Family and Community Support

228

(1)

Resources

229

(2)

12 The Effects of Gravity

231

(14)

Concept:Gravity pulls on everything

232

(6)

Integrating Activities

238

(4)

Math Experiences

238

(1)

Music

238

(1)

Literature Links

239

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

240

(1)

Art Activities

240

(1)

Play

240

(1)

Creative Movement

241

(1)

Creative Thinking

242

(1)

Food Experiences

242

(1)

Field Trips

242

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

242

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

242

(1)

Connecting Concepts

242

(1)

Family and CommunitySupport

243

(1)

Resources

243

(2)

13 Simple Machines

245

(20)

Concept: Friction can heat, slow, and wear away objects

245

(3)

Concept: A lever helps lift objects

248

(1)

Concept: A ramp shares the work of lifting

249

(1)

Concept: A screw is a curved ramp

250

(1)

Concept: Simple machines help move things along

251

(1)

Concept: Some wheels turn alone; some turn together

252

(2)

Concept: Single wheels can turn other wheels

254

(1)

Concept: Single wheels can help us pull down to lift up

254

(2)

Integrating Activities

256

(6)

Math Experiences

256

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

256

(1)

Literature Links

257

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

258

(1)

Fingerplays

259

(1)

Art Activities

259

(1)

Play

259

(1)

Creative Movement

260

(1)

Creative Thinking

260

(1)

Food Experiences

261

(1)

Field Trips

261

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

262

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

262

(1)

Connecting Concepts

262

(1)

Family and Community Support

263

(1)

Resources

263

(2)

Teaching Resource

263

(2)

14 Sound

265

(16)

Concept: Sounds are made when something vibrates

266

(1)

Concept:Sound travels through many things

267

(2)

Concept: Different sizes of vibrating objects make different sounds

269

(4)

Integrating Activities

273

(5)

Math Experiences

273

(1)

Music

273

(1)

Literature Links

274

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

275

(1)

Fingerplays

275

(1)

Art Activities

276

(1)

Play

276

(1)

Listening Activities

276

(1)

Creative Movement

277

(1)

Creative Thinking

278

(1)

Food Experience

278

(1)

Field Trips

278

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

278

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

278

(1)

Connecting Concepts

279

(1)

Family and Community Support

279

(1)

Resources

279

(2)

15 Light

281

(16)

Concept: Nothing can be seen without light

281

(2)

Concept: Light appears to travel in a straight line

283

(1)

Concept: Shadows are made when light beams are blocked

284

(1)

Concept: Night is Earth's shadow

285

(1)

Concept: Everything we see reflects some light

286

(1)

Concept: Light contains many colors

287

(2)

Concept: Bending light beams make things look different

289

(1)

Integrating Activities

289

(6)

Math Experiences

289

(2)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

291

(1)

Literature Links

291

(1)

Storytelling with Lights

292

(1)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

293

(1)

Art Activities

293

(1)

Play

294

(1)

Creative Movement

294

(1)

Creative Thinking

294

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

295

(1)

Maintaining Concepts

295

(1)

Connecting Concepts

295

(1)

Family and Community Support

295

(1)

Resources

296

(1)

Teaching Resource

296

(1)

16 The Environment

297

(22)

Concept: There is an interconnectedness among things: plants, animals, air, water, weather, rocks, and ourselves

298

(2)

Concept: The environment is where we are. We can study it, as well as live in it

300

(3)

Concept: We can work together to sustain the environment by restoring, reusing, repairing, and recycling

303

(3)

Integrating Activities

306

(5)

Math Experiences

306

(1)

Music (Resources in Appendix A)

307

(1)

Literature Links

307

(2)

Poems (Resources in Appendix A)

309

(1)

Art Activities

309

(1)

Play

310

(1)

Creative Thinking

310

(1)

Food Experiences

310

(1)

Field Trips

311

(1)

Promoting Concept Connections

311

(5)

Maintaining Concepts

311

(1)

Connecting Concepts

312

(1)

Family and Community Support

312

(1)

Rehabilitating Schoolyards for Children's Learning and Play

313

(3)

Resources

316

(3)

Additional Resources

318

(1)

APPENDIX A Resources for Music, Recordings, Poetry, Creative Movement, and Equipment Ordering

319

(4)

Music

319

(1)

Cassettes

319

(1)

Compact Disks

320

(1)

Music Books

320

(3)

Resources for Ordering Cassettes

320

(1)

Poetry

320

(3)

Creative Movement

321

(1)

Equipment Sources

321

(2)

APPENDIX B Exploring at Home Activities

323

(16)

Plants

323

(2)

Animals

325

(1)

Human Body

326

(1)

Air

327

(1)

Water

328

(1)

Weather

329

(1)

Rocks and Minerals

330

(1)

Magnetism

331

(1)

Gravity

332

(1)

Simple Machines

333

(1)

Sound

334

(1)

Light

335

(1)

The Environment

336

(1)

References for Families

337

(2)

Free Resource

337

(2)

APPENDIX C Relating Concepts to Established Benchmarks

339

(4)

INDEX

343

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Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years : An Integrated Approach

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