Exploring Matter with Toys, Using and Understanding the Senses by Mickey Sarquis

Grade:  1-4

Summary:  This unique resource for teachers of grades 1-4 is filled with innovative ways to use ordinary toys and play materials to demonstrate how the senses work in a way that young children can understand.

No dazzling science magic tricks, no elaborate laboratory equipment, no polished science fair products here. Just good questions to ask kids, and then help them answer using everyday tools and supplies with great these hands-on activities!

This teacher resource can be used to teach students how to use their five senses to explore the properties of matter by recording, classifying, presenting, and explaining their observations. This book has 19 exciting activities, including: Feely Balloons - for exploring the sense of touch; M&M Classification - for focusing on the capabilities of sight; Big Ben - for experiencing the possibilities of hearing; Scratch-and-Sniff Challenge - for sensing via smell; Jumbled-Up Jell-O - for testing the power of taste; I Can "Sense" You Like Popcorn - for the combination of the senses.

Three sections include:

 how to incorporate activities such as cross curricular activities or kinesthetic demonstrations, supplemental activities, assessment, science process skills, further reading, etc.
background science content for the teacher
annotated list of activities that feature dozens of reproducible work sheets, handouts, and suggestions for incorporating toy-based activities into lessons.
Each activity includes grade level, key science topics, science process skills, a materials list, and more.
Book Details
Format: softcover
Condition :very good

Publisher: Learning Triangle Press