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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 3-5: Phenomenon-Based Learning

by: Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, and Jukka Kohtamaki

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What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Velocity Radar Guns, Running Parachutes, Super Solar Racer Cars, and more? The 30 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 3–5, let your elementary school students explore a variety of phenomena involved with speed, friction and air resistance, gravity, air pressure, electricity, electric circuits, magnetism, and energy.

The authors say there are three good reasons to buy this book:

1. To improve your students’ thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.
2. To get easy-to-perform experiments that engage students in the topic.
3. To make your physics lessons waaaaay more cool.

The phenomenon-based learning (PBL) approach used by the authors—two Finnish teachers and a U.S. professor—is as educational as the experiments are attention-grabbing. Instead of putting the theory before the application, PBL encourages students to first experience how the gadgets work and then grow curious enough to find out why. Working in groups, students engage in the activities not as a task to be completed but as exploration and discovery using curiosity-piquing devices and doohickeys.

The idea is to motivate young scientists to go beyond simply memorizing science facts. Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos can help them learn broader concepts, useful thinking skills, and science and engineering practices (as defined by the Next Generation Science Standards). And—thanks to those radar guns and race cars—both your students and you will have some serious fun.

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Table of Contents

About the Authors



An Introduction to Phenomenon-Based Learning


How to Use This Book


Learning Goals and Assessment


PBL in Finland


Authors’ Use of Gadgets and Gizmos


Safety Notes


References


Additional Resources



1 Speed


Speed Racer


Measuring Speed


Changing Speed


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



2 Friction and Air Resistance


Dragging the Block


Sliding the Puck


Is Running a Drag?


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



3 Gravity


Falling Balls


Propeller Puzzle


Balancing Bird


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



4 Air Pressure


Impressive Pressure


Pressure Power


Rocket!


Web Resourc
es

Relevant Standard

s

5 Electricity


Fun Fly Stick


Lightning Globe


Having a Ball


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



6 Electric Circuits


Snapping Circuits


Lighting a Lamp


Getting to Know the Switches


Learning Types of Connections


Exploring Conductivity


Measuring Electricity


Creating Voltage With a Simple Battery


Creating Voltage With a Hand Crank


Electric Circuits


Conductivity


Basic Units of Electricity


Snaptricity Setups for the Circuits in This Chapter


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



7 Magnetism


Bar Magnets


Magnetic Field


Magnetic Globe


Electromagnet


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



8 Energy


Solar Car


Melting Ice


Music Box


Hand Crank


Web Resources


Relevant Standards



Appendix: How to Order the Gadgets and Gizmos



Credits



Index

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Grade Levels

Elementary

Topics

Assessment Curriculum Informal Education Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Physical Science Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Details

Type NSTA Press BookPub Date 9/1/2014Pages 103ISBN 978-1-936959-38-9Stock # PB345X3

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