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Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide
SKU
083296
ISBN
9781953490094
Grade 1-6
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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Description
The Teacher Guide includes the overview, required and suggested book lists, scheduling options, materials list, reproducible templates and review pages, answers, and the teaching information. Hands-on activities use common household items. Year A covers plants, Gregor Mendel, biomes, atoms and molecules, and light and sound.
Publisher's Description of Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide
Science Chunks - Year A Teacher Guide includes the lessons and appendices from the 7 units of year A in printed form. Each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - Basher Biology, DK Children's Encyclopedia, Basher Chemistry
Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Smithsonian Super Earth Encyclopedia
All students - Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe
Category Description for Science Chunks Year A
Covers plants. Gregor Mendel, biomes, atoms and molecules, and light and sound.
Books scheduled for Younger Students (gr. 1-3) include:Biology: Life as We Know It (Basher Science), DK Children's Encyclopedia, and Chemistry: Getting A Big Reaction (Basher Science).
Scheduled books for Older Students (gr. 4-6) include: Usborne Science Encyclopedia (choose hardcover or softcover), Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, and the DK Smithsonian Super Earth Encyclopedia.
All students will read: George Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 1-6 |
| Brand: | Elemental Science |
| ISBN: | 9781953490094 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |
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