Classroom Science from A to Z
Take science curriculum through the alphabet. Purchase from our partner Educational Innovation.
Price: $23.95

Science Night Family Fun from A to Z
Encourage family involvement in science education through these fun events.
  • Spanish Supplement to Science Night Family Fun from A to Z also available
  • 26 family-tested activities
  • Planning notes and shopping checklists to make setup easy
  • Family handouts with instructions, simple explanations, and ideas to try at home
  • Proven tips for conducting school or community family science events
  • 313 pages
  • Grades K–6
  • Download the table of contents.
"Are you ready to hold a hands-on science event for your classroom, school, or community? If so, be sure to pick up Science Night Family Fun from A to Z before you start. This well-organized resource provides everything you need to ensure that everyone experiences the excitement of doing science!" –NSTA Recommends
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Spanish Supplement for Science Night Family Fun from A to Z
Family science events are a wonderful way to get families involved in science education. Spanish Supplement to Science Night Family Fun from A to Z helps teachers and community organization leaders bring science events to settings where Spanish is the primary language for some of the parents and children that attend. (NOTE: The separately purchased Science Night Family Fun from A to Z book is needed for complete instructions for planning and setting up family science events.) Spanish Supplement to Science Night Family Fun from A to Z includes Spanish versions of the key items that families will read. The family materials are provided in the book and on the companion website:
  • the family invitation,
  • the 26 table tents that identify each station from A to Z, and
  • 26 family science challenge handouts that provide activity instructions.
  • Grades K–6
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Price: $12.95

Chain Gang - The Chemistry of Polymers
Explore the versatility of plastics and other polymers that we use daily.

Dirt Alert - The Chemistry of Cleaning
Examine the chemistry of home and industrial cleaning products.

Fat Chance - The Chemistry of Lipids
Shows that fats aren’t just in food by making soap and candles.

Science Fare - Chemistry at the Table
Helps students determine foods’ fat content, fool their senses of taste and smell, and more.

Teaching Physics with TOYS
Your students have inquiring minds—Help them to discover physics! The first edition of Teaching Physics with TOYS brought fun and learning to thousands of classrooms. Now, the completely revised Teaching Physics with TOYS—EASYGuide Edition provides new activities in collaboration with K’NEX® Education, along with many new features to guide and support science inquiry in your classroom.
  • 22 hands-on investigations for grades 3–9 make physics principles fun and easy to teach! Students use common toys to explore inertia, kinetic energy, laws of motion, and many more physics principles.
  • Simple step-by-step teaching notes and reproducible and customizable student pages available online save you time preparing and teaching lessons.
  • K’NEX pieces — used to build assorted levers and pulley systems, balances, crank fans, tops, cars, and more — are a fun and economical alternative to single-use equipment.
  • Download the table of contents.
  • Download a list of relevant National Science Education Standards.
    • The "Teaching Students to Be Scientists" [section] provides an outstanding model of inquiry. Each activity builds on what students already know and includes important information such as time required, key topics concepts, and the relevant National Science Education Standards....This package contains excellent information, material, and fun activities useful to teachers at many levels.—NSTA Recommends
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Exploring Energy with TOYS
Fun-filled science activities make the concept of energy come alive with a variety of exciting toys.
"This material is of high quality. Photographs, illustrations, sample data, graphs, and simple diagrams are used throughout the book to clarify and illustrate ideas. The book is easy to read and is organized in a user-friendly way with significant supporting instructions." — Horizon Research, Inc.
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Exploring Matter with TOYS: Using and Understanding the Senses
Begin to understand the science behind our senses.
"The more students explore with their senses, the more they become in touch with the world around them and how their senses enable them to interpret it. That premise is deeply evident throughout every aspect of this comprehensive book. This book is a must for any teacher’s resource library. Short of supplying the materials and presenting the lesson, it provides all of the ingredients needed for designing and delivering successful learning experiences for young learners." — NSTA Recommends
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Science Projects for Holidays Around the Year
Use holidays and other special days to engage students in fun hands-on science.
  • "Toy activities for the holidays...are the best allies a teacher ever had in the battle against the holiday crazies." Rose White, Leo Politi School, Los Angeles ,CA.
  • "Redirect(s) the energy sparked by the holidays into the fascinating world of science. What a great way to keep students actively engaged in learning." Veronica Newman, Oakdale Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH.
  • "An excellent way to tie science, social studies, and language arts together." Peggy Kulczewski, Harding elementary School, Monmouth, IL.
  • "My students will be enjoying learning science without even realizing it." Regina Bonamico, Chauncey Rose Middle School, Terre Haute, IN.
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature
Integrate science and language arts while emphasizing the process skills common to both areas.
"This...book is a veritable gold mine of valuable information for classroom teachers. Even if one were to carry out only a few of the activities, the book would be well worth its price. I highly recommend the book for the professional shelf of a school library or a teacher's personal collection." –Science Activities Magazine
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