Hands On Science Series

Science comes alive with these 96 page reproducible teacher books!

This captivating series covers life science, physical science, earth and space science and conforms to the latest National Science Education Standards, as well as Benchmarks for Science Literacy. With thirty engaging activities in each book, your students will enjoy learning as they expand their skills in scientific inquiry, observation, and critical-thinking. Teacher pages precede each activity and give you background information, a list of materials needed, suggested time allotment for each activity, special notes about student ability level and grouping options, and assessment rubrics.
Reproducible student pages present background information for the student, the activity, and follow-up questions.

Water
Activities covered Include: Observing the properties of water: How do ships float?, When can water carry an electric current?, How does water act like a lens?, Investigating life in a pond, How can you make your own cloud?, What makes up a water molecule?, Plus 14 more challenging activities!

Light and Color
Activities covered Include: What is the nature of light?, How can we separate pigments?, How do different materials affect the absorption of light?, How does light affect light-sensitive chemicals?, How is white light separated into colors?, How can we design and construct a fun house mirror?, Plus 14 more challenging and fun activities!

Arthropods
Open the door of discovery to the fascinating world of insects, arachnids, and other members of the phylum Arthropoda. Through this handy resource, your students will explore behavior, life cycles, and the effects of different stimulion these fascinating organisms. Not only will these easy-to-use activities capture your students’ imaginations, they will also develop and expand their skills in scientific inquiry, observation, and critical thinking.

Atmosphere and Weather
Activities covered Include: The state we're in: Air is a gas!, What is weather?, Lightning!, Convection: temperature differences and the motion of air highs, lows, and winds, The greenhouse effect, The reasons for seasons, Plus 12 more fascinating activities.

Plants
Activities covered Include: Which way will the roots grow?, Which color of light prevents chlorosis in geranium plants?, How is the glucose content of a potato related to its use? Where did the colors come from?, Which part of a celery stem carries the water upward?, Can Venus's-flytraps be grown hydroponically?, Plus 15 more engaging activities!

Nutrition, Mind and Body
Activities covered Include: Seeing can be deceiving! Parts I and II, Can eating ice cream be painful?, What parts of the body are involved in maintaining balance?, How much water does a popcorn kernel contain?, Milk, hotdogs, and nutritional math, A matter of taste–taste buds, smell, irritants, plus 10 more fascinating activities

Force and Motion
Activities covered Include: Vectors 1: Making vectors, Vectors 2: Adding vectors, Velocity and acceleration, Newton's 1st Law: Inertia, Newton's 2nd Law: F=ma, Newton's 3rd Law: Action/reaction, Friction, Earth's gravity, Electrostatic and magnetic forces, Plus 8 more challenging activities.

Our Solar System
Activities covered Include: The scale of the solar system: How big are the planets?, The scale of the solar system: How far apart are the planets?, The shape of planetary orbits, Retrograde motion: The planets move backwards?, Phases of the moon, Comets: Dirty snowballs, Meteor showers: Fireworks in the sky, Seasons on other planets, Planetary compositions: rock vs. gas, The Foucault Pendulum: Proof of the earth's rotation?, Plus 8 more intriguing activities.

Abc's of Chemistry
Activities covered Include: Measuring heat from a candle, Making soap, Making a simple battery, Factors effecting the speed of a reaction, Separating mixtures, Properties of acids, How antacids work, Plus 12 other engaging and memorable activities.

Electricity and Magnetism
Activities covered Include: Electricity, Exploring magnetic fields, Series circuits, Conductors and insulators, Creating electricity from ice water, Electroplating, Plus 10 additional activities that are sure to add excitement and interest to your lab.

Rocks and Minerals
Activities covered Include: Crystal structure of salt, Mineral tests, Hardness, Mineral identification, Rock Types, Weathering rates of rocks and minerals, Using rock to examine geologic history, Fossils, Plus 9 other fascinating activities.

Simple Machines, 2nd Edition
Activities covered include: What is force?, What is work?, What is power?, Mechanical advantages in a bicycle, How a wedge and pulley work, How much power do you have in your legs?, Harnessing the power of the wind. Plus 12 more fun and fascinating activities

Forensics
Activities covered include: Blood Pattern Analysis, Glass Fracture Patterns, Photographing a Crime Scene, Searching Through Garbage , Microscopic Fibers, Plus 15 other fascinating activities.

Introduction to Biotechnology
Activities covered include: Making Yogurt, Invasive Species, Making Kimchi, GMO Pro, GMO Con Yeast Fermentation, Antibiotics from Nature, Do You Know What You’re Eating?, Gel Electrophoresis, Building People, Running a Gel, Plus 10 more challenging activities.