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| fun environmental science activities: STEM Green Science At Home Susan Martineau, 2021-05-11 Save the world with these fun step-by-step science projects you can do at home! Explore the science in everyday life with these simple, step-by-step experiments to do around the home that will teach kids to be eco-conscious. Each activity takes a complex, scientific concept and environmental issue in practice and makes it easy for kids to understand. This book also include practical actions to help children make a difference and important facts to communicate the climate crisis. Young scientists will enjoy discovering the science behind the simple phenomena all around them. |
| fun environmental science activities: Earth Science Experiments Aviva Ebner, 2011 Provides ideas for experiments in earth science, including experiments involving tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and mining. |
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| fun environmental science activities: TheDadLab Sergei Urban, 2019-05-14 The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad. With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their kids. These simple projects use materials found around the house, making it easier than ever for busy moms and dads to not only spend more quality time with their children but also get them interested in science and technology. In this mind-blowing book, Sergei Urban takes the challenge off-screen with fifty step-by-step projects, including some that he has never shared online before. Each activity will go beyond the videos, featuring detailed explanations to simplify scientific concepts for parents and help answer the hows and whys of their curious children. Learn how to: explore new fun ways to paint; make slime with only two ingredients; defy gravity with a ping-pong ball; produce your own electricity, and more! With TheDadLab, parents everywhere will have an easy solution to the dreaded I'm bored complaint right at their fingertips! |
| fun environmental science activities: Environmental Studies: Experiments, Projects, Activities: Book 1 Vidhu Narayanan, Syamala Srivatsa, 2016-01-01 Environmental Studies: Experiments, Projects, Activities Book 1, includes a variety of Do-It-Yourself ideas, games, surveys, audits, projects, experiments, and nature walks. The activities are based on an array of themes, such as food chains, plants, birds, animals, endangered species, soil, water conservation, pollution, 3Rs, waste management, weather, and natural environment. These themes highlight environmental challenges, offer solutions, and aid learning in a fun way. In a nutshell, the book: Cultivates a deep understanding and awareness about environmental issues.Includes curriculum-specific concepts in a step-by-step, easy to follow format.Serves as a guide to environmental science projects and coursework during school vacation.Provides ideas, which can be modified by instructors, for project submissions, and eco-club activities.Develops cognitive and psycho-motor skills through observation, classification, inference, and experimentation.Adheres to the Integrated Approach, and follows various objectives laid down in the National Curriculum Framework 2005, NCERT. |
| fun environmental science activities: Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth Patty Selly, 2012-07-17 This resource teaches children about sustainability and environmentalism with green-oriented lesson plans, art activities, literature connections, and classroom projects. |
| fun environmental science activities: 30-Minute Edible Science Projects Anna Leigh, 2019 Through short, straightforward science activities, readers will learn how fun--and delicious--science can be.-- |
| fun environmental science activities: Oil Spill! Read, Melvin Berger, 2006-01-01 Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future. |
| fun environmental science activities: Picture-Perfect Science Lessons Karen Rohrich Ansberry, Emily Rachel Morgan, 2010 In this newly revised and expanded 2nd edition of Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan, who also coach teachers through nationwide workshops, offer time-crunched elementary educators comprehensive background notes to each chapter, new reading strategies, and show how to combine science and reading in a natural way with classroom-tested lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. |
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| fun environmental science activities: The Curious Kid's Science Book Asia Citro, 2015-09-08 What happens if you water plants with juice? Where can you find bacteria in your house? Is slug slime as strong as a glue stick? How would your child find the answers to these questions? In The Curious Kid's Science Book, your child will learn to design his or her own science investigations to determine the answers! Children will learn to ask their own scientific questions, discover value in failed experiments, and — most importantly — have a blast with science. The 100+ hands-on activities in the book use household items to playfully teach important science, technology, engineering, and math skills. Each creative activity includes age-appropriate explanations and (when possible) real life applications of the concepts covered. Adding science to your at-home schedule will make a positive impact on your child's learning. Just one experiment a week will help build children's confidence and excitement about the sciences, boost success in the classroom, and give them the tools to design and execute their own science fair projects. |
| fun environmental science activities: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids Liz Lee Heinecke, 2014-08 DIVAt-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own kitchen, it’s simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using everyday ingredients./divDIV /divDIVScience can be as easy as baking. Hands-On Family: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The experiments can be used as individual projects, for parties, or as educational activities groups./divDIV /divKitchen Science Lab for Kids will tempt families to cook up some physics, chemistry and biology in their own kitchens and back yards. Many of the experiments are safe enough for toddlers and exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science together. |
| fun environmental science activities: Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? Rita Gray, 2014 In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs. Shh. . . . |
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| fun environmental science activities: 30-Minute Rainy Day Science Projects Loren Bailey, 2019 Step-by-step instructions and photographs show readers how to create a paper rocket, an aluminum foil ship, their own secret code, and other rainy day projects that can be completed in thirty minutes or less. |
| fun environmental science activities: Explore Water! Anita Yasuda, 2011-06-01 Drip—Drop—Splash! Water is essential to all forms of life. Explore Water! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments, captures a child’s imagination with an intriguing look at the world of water. Combining hands-on activities with history and science, kids will have fun learning about the water cycle, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, water pollution and conservation, water use, water folklore and festivals, and the latest in water technology. Entertaining illustrations and fascinating sidebars illuminate the topic and bring it to life, while Words to Know highlighted and defined within the text reinforce new vocabulary. Projects include a nilometer, a rain harvester made out of plastic containers, a transpiration experiment, and a mini water wheel. Auxiliary materials include a glossary, and a list of current reference works, websites, museums, and science centers. |
| fun environmental science activities: Natural Disasters! Johannah Haney, 2020 A scientific introduction to the forces behind extreme meteorological events, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, flooding, drought, storms, wildfires, and more! Plus, learn the science behind why climate change makes these events more extreme. STEM activities, fascinating facts, essential questions, and links to online /i resources all help promote deep learning-- |
| fun environmental science activities: Outdoor Science Lab for Kids Liz Lee Heinecke, 2016-06-01 Inspire a lifelong passion for science and nature with these outdoor physics, chemistry, and biology experiments for kids! In Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, scientist and mom Liz Heinecke presents 52 family-friendly labs designed to get kids outside in every season. From playground physics to backyard bugs, this book makes it fun and easy to dig into the natural sciences and learn more about the world around you. Following clear, photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions, have fun learning about: The laws of physics by constructing and using a marshmallow catapult. Centripetal forces by swinging a sock filled with gelatin snack and marbles. Earthworms by using ground mustard seed dissolved in water to make them wriggle to the surface. Germination by sprouting a sapling from a pine cone or tree seed. Surface tension and capillary action by growing baking soda stalagmites and stalactites. And so much more! Along with the experiments, you’ll find: Tips for keeping a science journal. Suggestions for taking your experimentation to the next level with “Creative Enrichment.” Accessible explanations of “The Science Behind the Fun.” Safety tips and hints. The experiments can be used as part of a homeschool curriculum, for family fun, at parties, or as educational activities for groups. Many of the simple and inexpensive experiments are safe enough for toddlers, yet exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science and STEM education together. *Outdoor Science Lab for Kids was a 2017 Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru Prize for excellence in science books.* The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids. |
| fun environmental science activities: Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes Steve Spangler, 2010 Author, celebrity teacher and science guy Steve Spangler teaches you how to transform the ordinary into the amazing as you make everyday items ooze, bubble, fizz, pop. Make people wonder . . . How did you do that? From Flying Toilet Paper to Bin Smoke Rings, Erupting Soda to Exploding Sandwich Bags, the experiments in this book will spark imaginations and totally impress your friends. Learn how to astound kids and kids at heart with easy and inexpensive experiments like: Bubbling Lava Bottle; The Incredible Can Crusher; Eating Nails for Breakfast; The Amazing Folding Egg; Kitchen Chemistry Quicksand Goo; The Screaming Balloon; Burning Money Surprise; Flying Tea Bag Rocket. This is not your ordinary book of science experiments. This is a geek chic look at Spangler's latest collection of tricks and try-it-at-home activities that reveal the secrets of science in unexpected ways. Over 200 colour photographs accompany the step-by-step instructions, and simple explanations uncover the how-to and why for each activity. Make potatoes fly, bowling balls float, and soda explode on command. But don't try these experiments at home . . . try them at a friend's home! |
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| fun environmental science activities: Bartholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss, 2013-11-05 Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck—which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems. |
| fun environmental science activities: Water Cycle! Anita Yasuda, 2020-01-15 The Water Cycle! With 25 Science Projects for Kids invites kids ages 7 to 11 to take a deep look at the world of water. Combining hands-on activities with history and science, The Water Cycle! invites kids to have fun learning about the water cycle, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, water pollution and conservation, water use, water folklore and festivals, and the latest in water technology. |
| fun environmental science activities: Toys from Trash Arvind Gupta, 2001 Get the junk out of the trunk and fashion it into cool toys that promise endless hours of fun. Create over 50 toys- a cool stick figure from ice cream sticks, a snazzy goody bag from an old plastic bottle, a simple spoon propeller from plastic spoons and even a complicated water turbine from a water bottle and drinking straws. All out of readily available material. The step-by-step instructions and simple and clear illustrations make this a handy book to have at home to tide over long vacations. |
| fun environmental science activities: Creative Science Activities for Active Learners Robert Hoehn, 2010-09-01 Challenge your students to learn more about the scientific world around them. This book contains over 50 activities designed to be completed in 15 minutes or less and can be used as lead-in exercises for classroom discussion, homework, or extra credit assignments. The activities help strengthen students? understanding of key scientific concepts and examine thought-provoking issues such as pollution, space fragments, and parasites. Life Science, Environmental Science, and Earth/Space Science are explored as students answer questions, complete Extra Challenges, and solve problems. Creative Science Activities for Active Learners is a valuable tool that should be used in any science classroom! |
| fun environmental science activities: Wacky Wednesday Dr. Seuss, 1974-09-12 Find each and every wacky mistake in this silly book of errors with Dr. Seuss! From a shoe stuck on the ceiling to tigers at school to flying cars, this is no normal Wednesday! Kids will love counting up the crazy things they see on every page in this search-and-find activity book featuring the madcap magic of Dr. Seuss's rhyme, and hilarious illustrations from George Booth! Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are unique early readers that encourage children to read on their own, using simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for early and practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too! |
| fun environmental science activities: Laudato Si Pope Francis, 2015-07-18 “In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching. |
| fun environmental science activities: The Big Green Activity Book John Bigwood, Charlotte Pepper, Georgie Fearns, Ed Myer, Damara Strong, 2020-02-06 Perfect for budding eco-heroes, The Big Green Activity Book is packed with more than 70 puzzles and quizzes to test curious kids and teach them about our changing planet. |
| fun environmental science activities: Biodiversity Laura Perdew, 2019 It's a big world out there, and it's populated with millions of different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms! Available in paperback, Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth with Science Activities for Kids introduces middle school readers to the evolution of life on Earth, beginning with the first single-celled organisms that emerged 3.8 billion years ago to the complex multi-celled organisms that exist today and make up the tree of life. Science-minded, hands-on experiments make this a book a fully immersive learning experience! |
| fun environmental science activities: Atomic Habits James Clear, 2018-10-16 The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold! Translated into 60+ languages! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal. |
| fun environmental science activities: Understanding Marine Debris National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.), 2009-10-06 Contains an assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers and coloring activities help children understand the problem of marine debris while having fun at the same time. Suitable for all ages. |
| fun environmental science activities: Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm, 2017-01-31 Three-time Caldecott Honor Artist Molly Bang and National Science Award-winning professor Penny Chisholm present a stunning, accessible explanation of the Earth's water cycle and its global effects. With stunning artwork and compelling scientific explanation, Bang and Chisholm have brought forth a masterpiece that is critically relevant in this environmentally tumultuous time. How does the sun keep ocean currents moving and lift fresh water from the seas? What can we do to conserve one of our planet's most precious resources? In this newest book in the award-winning Sunlight Series, readers learn about the constant movement of water as it flows around the Earth. As the water changes between liquid, vapor, and ice, Sunlight powers all living things, ensuring that life can exist on Earth.Perfect for any reader--young or old!--this is an invaluable addition to all classrooms, libraries, and at-home collections. |
| fun environmental science activities: Infographics for Kids Susan Martineau, 2016-08-09 Visual fluency for the digital native In a world of fast-moving news, unwavering digital exposure, and informational memes, kids (and adults) are bombarded with infographics. Presenting information in the form of images accompanied by minimal text, infographics convey an easily understood overview of a complex subject visually. Infographics for Kids playfully instructs readers on how information can be arranged and presented in graphic format, inviting kids to add their own personal touches with fun consumable activity pages that introduce key communications skills for digital natives. |
| fun environmental science activities: Here Comes the Garbage Barge! Jonah Winter, Red Nose Studio, 2010 When a little town on Long Island is inundated with garbage, its citizens become more environmentally aware, while a garbage barge travels the North American coast in search of a dumping location. |
| fun environmental science activities: Be Amazing! Ben Newsome, 2017-02 From engaging science experiments, effective role-play scenarios and useful digital technologies through to intriguing Maker spaces, colourful science fairs and community collaboration in your school, there are so many ways that you can be the spark that ignites a passion in students for understanding how the world works. This book takes you through the practical and realistic ways you can teach the kind of science that kids care about Discover how to address students' science misconceptions, teach science with limited resources and ensure primary students can work to the scientific method in fun challenges where they can explore science in meaninfgul ways they'll remember. It's time to reinvigorate your love of teaching and bring about sustained active learning. Your classroom can become a glowing example of how to engage students in STEM and a beacon for the greater community. It's not just about 'teaching'... your job is to inspire |
| fun environmental science activities: Biomes Donna Latham, 2019 Discusses different types of biomes on Earth: forests, deserts, grasslands, tundra, mountains, oceans. Activities and projects include making a blubber mitt, a rainstick, a tornado in a bottle, a food chain flipbook, a glacier, a cone bird feeder as well as experiments with erosion, acid rain, salt and seed germination and air quality.-- |
| fun environmental science activities: Weather and Climate! Kathleen M. Reilly, 2020-02-11 Weather and Climate! With 25 Science Projects for Kids gets kids ages 7 to 10 excited about the fascinating world of meteorology! Discover all of the ways what's going on in the atmosphere above our heads affects us here on the earth, and learn how kids can help solve the problem of climate change and global warming. Science activities, fascinating facts, essential questions, and links to online resources all help promote deep learning. |
| fun environmental science activities: Garbage Donna Latham, 2019-03-12 Where does your trash go when you throw it away? Find out in Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids! Middle schoolers will track their trash as it travels from waste basket to its final resting place, whether that's a landfill, compost bin, or a new life as a different product. Essential questions, fun facts, and hands-on STEM experiments make this book a fully immersive learning experience! |
| fun environmental science activities: Environmental Science Activities Kit Michael L. Roa, 1993-05-25 Provides 32 detailed, interdisciplinary environmental science lessons with complete directions for use, including summary, introduction, materials needed, preparation and step-by-step teaching directions plus worksheets and background sheets. Organized into six topical units covering Land Use Issues ... Wildlife Issues ... Water Issues ... Atmospheric Issues ... Energy Issues ... Human Issues. |
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