Bite-Sized Science: Activities for Children in 15 Minutes or Less

by John H. Falk, Kristi S. Rosenberg

Overview

Here’s a fun way to get young minds discovering the wonders of the natural world by making predictions, testing them, and then evaluating the results—learning the scientific method. These short, bite-sized, deliciously fun activities like "Sounds of Chewing," "Clinks in the Kitchen," "Tangy Tongue," and "Shoe Show" take only 15 minutes to organize, do, and clean up. Many of the activities involve food, so children will learn and get a snack at the same time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556523489
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/1999
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

John H. Falk is the director of the Institute for Learning Innovation. Kristi Rosenberg is a senior associate at the Institute for Learning Innovation. They are two of the authors of Bubble Monster and Other Science Fun.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
1	In the Kitchen	1
	Cupboard Talk	2
	Foil Molds	4
	Hear It Again	6
	How Many Seeds?	9
	Clinks in the Kitchen	12
	So Much Popcorn!	14
	Soften It	17
	Chewing Sounds	19
	Tangy Tongue	21
2	High Energy	25
	Bridge It	26
	Eye Can Catch It, Maybe	29
	Flex Those Muscles	31
	Floor Textures	32
	Light Weight	35
	Look, No Hands!	38
	Shoebox Sounds	40
	Toss It!	42
	Walk This Way	44
	What Makes a Foot?	48
3	Quiet Times	51
	Can You Hear It?	52
	Hidden Message	54
	How Much Can You See?	56
	Magnify It	59
	Mirror Images	61
	Mirror Me	63
	Shoe Show	65
	Tea Time	68
	Tooth Talk	71
	What Color Is It?	73
	Without a Sound	75
4	Bedtime	77
	One, Two, Pick Up My Room	78
	Making Waves	80
	Shower Sounds	83
	Water Levels	85
	What's on the Wall?	87
5	Bigger than a Bite	89
	Hot Sweaty Trees	90
	Let the Sun Shine In	93
	Pet Play	96
	Pint-Sized Playground	99
	Vanishing Colors	101
	Bibliography	105
	Acknowledgments	107

Editorial Reviews

"The perfect book for busy parents with a desire to help their children enjoy science projects at home."  —Barbara Youngblood, Children’s Literature

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