Diana F. Marks

The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos (eBook, ePUB)

500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning
Illustrator: Farrell, Donna L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This compilation is a must-have for every library, providing a multitude of methods for developing easy, interesting activities for children. Projects across cultures, recipes for healthy snacks, and intriguing science experiments are among the hundreds of ideas connecting learning and creativity for students of all ages. Here's a book to help students create cross-disciplinary projects by using materials they make themselves. From clays and dough, to compounds and crystals, to healthy treats and snacks, children can access the formulas and recipes to make them all! This updated resource combines everything from the former two volumes into one comprehensive edition and features even more recipes, additional relevant content, and expanded connections between activities and curriculum. Every activity provides you with easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions. Each tried-and-true, safe concoction uses easily obtainable ingredients and provides suggestions for determining why and when each formula can be used. The book contains recommendations for linking projects to curriculum to help make each activity relevant and educational. Organized into 33 chapters, projects include making musical instruments, growing and using plants, conducting science experiments, and preparing food for ourselves and other creatures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216053309
• Artikelnr.: 68164994

Autorenporträt

Diana F. Marks is author of six books and has been an educator, tutor, and consultant to the School District of Philadelphia, USA. She has contributed to numerous journals and to the University of Wisconsin's video series Teaching for Thinking: Creativity in the Classroom. Marks is the owner of celebrateandlearn.com. She earned an M. Ed. in student personnel services from the College of New Jersey and is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Tips Chapter 1: Clays and Doughs
Chapter 2: Salt Map Mixtures Chapter 3: Papier-Mâché Chapter 4: Plaster of
Paris Chapter 5: Glues and Pastes Chapter 6: Paints Chapter 7: Face and
Body Paints Chapter 8: Natural Dyes Chapter 9: Bird Food and Bird Feeders
Chapter 10: For the Bugs Chapter 11: Growing Plants Chapter 12: Dried
Flowers, Potpourri, and Pomanders Chapter 13: Crystals and Crystal Gardens
Chapter 14: Non-Newtonian Fluids and Goos Chapter 15: Bubble Solutions and
Bubble Frames Chapter 16: Volcanic Actions and Science Projects Chapter 17:
Geology Fun Chapter 18: Making Musical Instruments Chapter 19: Invisible
Inks Chapter 20: Activities from Other Times and Other Cultures Chapter 21:
Colonial Times Projects Chapter 22: Soaps Chapter 23: Candles Chapter 24:
Make Your Own Paper and Paper Projects Chapter 25: Snow Globes Chapter 26:
Breads and Baked Goods Chapter 27: Edible Art Chapter 28: Dairy Products
Chapter 29: Treats that Children Can Make Chapter 30: Fruit Preserves
Chapter 31: Syrups Chapter 32: Pickles, Sauerkraut, Mustards and
Horseradish Chapter 33: Miscellaneous Bibliography Index