Science learning in the early years : activities for PreK-2 / Peggy Ashbrook.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Science inquiry and the use of the early years column to support science and engineering learning -- Assessment -- Nature of science and science process skills -- Objects in motion -- What are things made of? -- Mixing and making a change : chemical science -- Exploring our senses -- Learning about plants and animals : biological science -- Water play -- Weather -- Designing and building to solve a problem : engineering -- Technology -- Introduction to the early years column and companion blog -- What can young children do as scientists? -- The matter of melting -- Feet first -- Roll with it -- Young questioners -- Learning measurement -- Rocks tell a story -- Birds in winter -- The sun's energy -- Collards and caterpillars -- Water works -- Counting a culture of mealworms -- Observing with magnifiers -- Objects in motion -- An invertebrate garden -- Air is not nothing -- Bring on spring : planting peas -- Does Light go through it? -- Hear that? -- Adding up the rain -- Planting before winter -- Safe smelling -- Helper hats -- Building with sand -- Inquiry at play -- Developing observation skills -- Investigable questions -- Ongoing inquiry -- Sharing research results -- Measuring learning -- A sense of place -- Reading stories and making predictions -- Seeing the moon -- Circle time -- Drawing movement -- Please touch museum -- The wonders of weather -- "Life" science -- Water leaves "footprints" -- The STEM of inquiry -- Are they getting it? -- Now we're cooking -- Inviting parents to school -- The nature of science in early childhood.

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This book provides teachers with 40-plus classroom activities and an understanding of how to use them with young students.

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