Jumpstart! Science Outdoors
Cross-curricular games and activities for ages 5-12
- 150 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Jumpstart! Science Outdoors
Cross-curricular games and activities for ages 5-12
About This Book
This collection of engaging and simple to use activities will jumpstart students' understanding of science by taking teaching and learning outdoors and linking it to a specific area of the curriculum.
A wealth of practical activities in the book cover all areas from identifying, classifying and grouping to pattern seeking, making observations and comparative and fair testing.
This cross-curricular approach encourages teachers to develop useful links with other subjects which support and complement the science. With links to a range of online resources and over 30 motivating and engaging science activities, cross-curricular links cover the following areas of the curriculum:
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- Maths, English, Computing, History, Geography, Music, Art, P.E and Design and Technology.
Jumpstart! Science Outdoors is an essential classroom resource that will encourage the personal development of children and is the perfect solution for helping teachers, teaching assistants and students deliver effective and imaginative science lessons.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Adopt a tree: saying ‘hello’ to your tree
- 2 Adopt a tree: exploring leaves
- 3 Adopt a tree: how much can you find out about the tree bark?
- 4 Mini collections
- 5 Nature’s viewing frame
- 6 Amazing seed dispersal
- 7 Modelling seed dispersal
- 8 Prickly holly
- 9 Alphabet garden
- 10 Caterpillar camouflage
- 11 Run-around sound
- 12 Birdsong
- 13 Feed the birds
- 14 Popcorn feeders
- 15 Nest architects
- 16 It’s dinnertime!
- 17 Observing change outdoors
- 18 Natural weaving
- 19 Outdoor skeletons
- 20 Excavating bones
- 21 Dinosaur dimensions
- 22 Toilet paper timeline
- 23 Fossil hunters
- 24 Invertebrate microsafari hunt
- 25 Comparing microhabitats
- 26 Invertebrate adaptations: snails
- 27 Plant frames: quadrats
- 28 Lie down and listen
- 29 Shadow faces
- 30 Playground constellations
- 31 Windy places
- 32 Water cycle
- 33 Message magnets
- 34 Forces flingers
- 35 Kites fly high
- 36 Land yachts ahoy!
- 37 Skateboarding scientists
- 38 Splashdown!
- 39 Waterproof roof
- 40 Bubble-ology
- 41 Magic potion
- 42 Awesome snowflakes
- 43 Texture trail
- 44 Peek-a-boo toys