When it comes to things that glow, bubble, change color, or do just about anything interesting, its no secret... kids love doing hands-on science outside school. With this comprehensive book, camp and club leaders can easily offer the engaging science experiences that keep kids coming back for more. Camp and Club Science Sourcebook is ideal for the middle grades and easily adaptable to other ages. 39 activities explore health- and environment-related science topics that are interesting to kids and important in their daily lives: controlling disease with clean hands, healthy drinking water, indoor air quality, and keeping skin healthy. Now, you have everything in one package for a perfect event: 1. Event planning > budgeting and scheduling planning timeline and checklist sample forms and letters 2. Camper activity notebook > self-guided instructions and explanations for young investigators reproducible pages CD-ROM with camper pages in editable format 3. Leader activity guide > introductory instructions procedure notes and tips answers to camper questions

How can Mr. Potato Head inspire students'enthusiasm for learning chemistry?With this powerful book, you will learn to use Mr. Potato Head-and many other fun items - to capture (and keep) attention in your classroom! Meaningful, motivating, and fun!... Middle and high school students will love this selection of 28 lessons designed to build understanding of important chemistry concepts and expand investigative skills. With a combination of hands-on experiences and teacher demos, Chemistry with Charisma Volume 2 helps each learner connect with ideas and information in unique ways. "Brings the real science of claims and evidence to your classroom." Dr. Brian Hand, Professor of Science Education, University of Iowa

"How are playground slides and ramps for toy cars alike?" Now, your young students can work as scientists to find out! With this action-packed book, everyday moving things like toy cars, balls, and swings become powerful learning tools for young children. Fun, but not just for fun... students from ages 3 to 8 will love this sequence of 22 hands-on activities designed to build science process skills and increase pathways for learning in all areas. Follows national education standards established by: National Association for the Education of Young Children and National Science Education Standards. Marvelous Moving Things is part of the critically-acclaimed Big Science for Little Hands series.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive![ by learning more about the water you drink. What will you discover in this book? [ Don't like water? Find water you'll enjoy with a water taste test! [ Paying more for a famous name? Find out what's really inside the bottle. [ Do you know that water can go from yuck to yum? Learn how to purify dirty water! And much more! Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning the "dos and don'ts" of skin health. What will you discover in this book? Can those who don't like the shade of their skin change it? Changing skin shade by making it lighter or darker may come with dangerous side effects, so beware Applying sunscreen is annoying, so why bother? Test sun protection products and other cover-up methods to check out their benefits. People with darker skin shades don't need to use sunscreen, right? Determine your skin type and investigate UV radiation in your area to decide what's best for you. And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning more about your indoor air. What will you discover in this book? [ Indoor pollution just comes from furnaces, right? Wrong. Tiny creatures, mold, and odorless gases are just a few of the many indoor pollutants you need to know about! [ How can you tell if your home has these pollutants? Go on a scavenger hunt to find visual clues. [ How can you get these intruders out of your home? Learn about lots of things you can do! ... And much more! Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning to use home chemicals safely. What will you discover in this book? Do you really need to read the small print on labels? Reading labels and following directions can prevent serious accidents and even keep you alive. How can this product be hazardous? I bought it at the grocery store. Nearly every home contains a variety of hazardous chemicals. Do you know what's in your house? How do hazardous chemicals get into your body? Find out how unwanted chemicals can get inside you and how to protect yourself And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Features of Curious Crayons: [Includes 19 activities that foster age-appropriate process skills, including observing, communicating, comparing, measuring, and organizing. [Includes cross-curricular activities linking science to mathematics, literature, writing, art, and creative play. [Provides useful information for teachers on the science of wax and crayons and on current research in early childhood education, such as process skills, learning cycles, inquiry-based science, and documentation.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning more about germs and cleanliness. What will you discover in this book? How do germs spread? Run some tests using glitter to represent germs A little water and maybe some soap cleans hands, right? Try different techniques to learn the correct way to clean your hands. Can you trust what people say about their handwashing habits? Find out the real story And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

With this unique book, ordinary sponges become powerful learning tools for young children. Fun, but not just for fun... students from ages 3 to 8 will love this sequence of 20 hands-on activities designed to build science process skills and increase pathways for learning in all areas. Follows national education standards established by National Association for the Education of Young Children and National Science Education Standards. NSTA Recommends says that Squishy, Squashy Sponges "models the best in inquiry education for early childhood."

Involve the whole family with the new Learning Science from A to Z series. Supplement your curriculum with fun, hands-on activities, or hold family science events for the whole school. Use each book by itself, or use the coordinating lessons in both books to reinforce key concepts at a family science night an in the classroom. Appropriate for grades K -- 6.Take your science lessons through the alphabet -- from Amazing to Zowie. This resource includes 26 complete lessons based on the National Science Education Standards. Each lesson comes with one or more science activities, follow-up ideas, activity-based assessments, cross-curricular strategies, preparation notes, and detailed science explanations. Use this book as a stand-alone resource or in conjunction with coordinating activities in Science Night Family Fun from A to Z.

Involve the whole family with the new Learning Science from A to Z series. Supplement your curriculum with fun, hands-on activities, or hold family science events for the whole school. Use each book by itself, or use the coordinating lessons in both books to reinforce key concepts at a family science night an in the classroom. Appropriate for grades K -- 6.

Would you like to hold wildly successful family science events as a way to encourage family involvement in education? This resource book contains one activity for each letter of the alphabet, and includes everything you need to organize and hold a successful family science night. Detailed shopping lists, quantity calculation sheets, setup lists, handouts and explanations, templates, and numerous tips will make your family science event run smoothly.

The fifth edition of Military Law in a Nutshell by L. Lynn Hogue has been thoroughly revised and updated. It is intended as an authoritative resource for those seeking a succinct summary of military law and justice. It is designed for use by practicing lawyers seeking a succinct overview of military law, cadets at military academies and students in college R.O.T.C. programs, and members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard Judge Advocate General's Corps. It should meet the needs of news media reporters and bloggers requiring information and background on military law and justice. Members of the armed services faced with non-judicial punishment, administrative discharge or more serious actions should also find it helpful. New to this edition is a detailed "Guide to Seeking Justice for Former Servicemembers with 'Bad Paper' Discharges." Every effort has been made to account for changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Is Spanish the primary language for some of the parents and children in your community? Teachers, Club and Community Leaders, Museum Educators: Welcome Spanish-speaking families to your next Science Night Family Fun from A to Z event! Use Spanish versions of the key items that families will read: Invitacin a la familia: Bring families to the event with the family invitation in Spanish, Tabla de signos: Guide families to activity stations with the 26 table signs in Spanish that identify each station from A to Z, and Folletos de retos cientficos para la familia: Engage families with the 26 family science challenge handouts in Spanish that provide complete activity station instructions. English versions of all documents and complete planning and setup instructions are in the separately-purchased Science Night Family Fun from A to Z book.