The "greenhouse effect" is a buzz-worthy phrase today, but how it works is often misunderstood. A flowchart is the perfect way to clear the air of how the greenhouse effect keeps Earth warm, sometimes too warm! In this book, readers can find out all about Earth's atmosphere, the seasons, winds, and even extreme weather through engaging chapters on these important Earth science topics. Each colorful flowchart improves readers' understanding, particularly those who learn best using visual aids. Full-color photographs add even more interest as they correlate to the curriculum-supporting main text.
Reinforce science skills using the classroom-tested activities in this resource guide. They are designed to make children familiar with the weather and seasons by observing wind and rain, using thermometers, and exploring seasonal changes. Each activity includes a stated purpose, list of materials, step-by-step procedures, and when applicable, suggestions for adapting the activity.
What is the water cycle? What is thunder and lightning? Why is the North Pole cold? 'Investigate' encourages science enquiry with an interactive, investigative, and visual approach to a wide range of core curriculum topics. The format allows students to use scientific processes such as prediction, hypothesis, and inference in answering a series of questions on important topics throughout the book.
In this title, readers will explore the causes and effects of weather while making fun and accessible crafts. An autumn leaf wreath accompanies a section on seasons, while a snow globe, weather vane, and rain stick complement the chapters on snow, wind, and rain. The crafts will pull readers in, while the images, captions, and quick fact boxes complement the text. Readers will apply their knowledge with short quizzes and inject art into science with fun crafts.
This one-stop source for children's programs offers thematic rhymes, fingerplays, and songs about seasons, weather, and holidays. There are many books designed to help librarians and teachers come up with programming ideas, but here is one that compiles, organizes, and indexes texts and tunes thoroughly. This unparalleled collection, a follow up to the author's popular Big Book of Animal Rhymes, Fingerplays, and Songs, is organized around the four seasons, focusing on children's rhymes, fingerplays, songs, and poems relating to weather, time, and holidays. Designed as a one-stop resource to help librarians and educators find material for their programs quickly and easily, the book features approximately 300 songs, rhymes, and fingerplays, including some Spanish-language versions. Material is topically arranged and presented in a format that can easily be reproduced. There is a thematic index and generous cross-referencing, as well as age/grade levels that will help readers determine which material is best suited to a particular audience. Music for accompaniments is included, as are directions for performing the fingerplays.