Science Activities Manual: K-8
World Wide Web Edition (1997)
Four Components For Science Education Derived from a Unique Curricular
Concept
And National Science Education Standards Based
The Science Activities Manual: K - 8 has been written to aid in the adaptation of the "Touch Science Concept" to the elementary/middle school classroom. Each terminal/content objective has been organized into a classroom connector which begins with a Set and ends with a Closure. Through the revisions that were made to the original Science Activities Manual: K - 8 as it was transformed into the World Wide Web Edition (1997) a significant content relationship was drawn with the National Science Education Standards . Specifically, the National Science Education Standards were used to define the selected content topics. In addition each classroom connector addresses one of Four Components for Science Education as identified in a unique curricular concept.
The Science Activities Manual: K-8 classroom connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating the themes necessary to raise the activity to a higher cognition level. This emphasis on both the physical and mental aspects of teaching and learning science is best described as "touch science" or "hands-on science." The major motivation is to employ instructional strategies that bring the students physically and mentally into touch with the science they are studying.
The first edition of SAM was available for use in the fall of 1986 for kindergarten through fourth grade. Grades five and six were released in January of 1987. SAM for grades seven and eight were added in 1990. SAM , second edition, was available for kindergarten through grade six in 1992. All grade level entries have been converted for the World Wide Web Edition (1997) and include classroom connectors as well as the associated concepts and content objectives.
Science Activities Manual: K-8
Curricular Emphasis By Grade Level
Curricular Emphasis By Grade Level And Content Topic
In addition to being arranged by grade level, the classroom connectors for grades K-8 have also been arranged according to the content topics. Thus, all of the classroom connectors for a particular content topic can be viewed while also having available the grade level where the classroom connectors have been assigned. Since grades K-5 and 6-8 have different content topics, two content topic presentations are necessary. Click on the button which represents the grade level grouping you are interested in researching.
Curricular Emphasis By Grade Level And Theme
There are four components and 24 themes included in the Science Activities Manual: K-8 which are identical to those identified by classroom teachers and presented in a unique curricular concept. The grade level distribution of the components and themes for grades K-8 can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
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