The Best of WonderScience is two-volume book containing more than 600 activities that teach science concepts through hands-on activities. Intended for students in grades 3-6, all activities have been reviewed for safety and use inexpensive, easy-to-find materials. Colorful illustrations and step-by-step directions make the activities easy and fun to do. WonderScience also includes student activity sheets, science background information for teachers, and explanations of how activities support the National Science Education Standards.
With more than 600 activities grouped into 97 topics, WonderScience is sure to assist you in teaching fundamental science concepts. Refer to the following table for a list of activity topics and the teaching standards they commonly support.
| Sample Activity
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Topic Covered
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Standards
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| Vitamin C Testing
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- Acids and Bases
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chemical Reactions
- Chemistry and Color
- Chemistry in Art
- Chemistry Mystery Solvers
- Crystals
- Density
- Diffusion
- Investigating Chemical Unknowns
- Mixtures
- Plant Chemistry
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- Chemical Change
- Physical Properties
- Physical Change
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| Shake, Rattle, and Record
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- Earthquakes
- Erosion
- Rocks
- Soil Science
- Water
- Weather
- Volcanoes
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| Balloon Bath
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- Energy
- Electric Circuits
- Heat
- Magnetism
- Static Electricity
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| Foiling Spoiling
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- Additives
- Calcium
- Nutrients
- Soda Pop Science
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| There’s Air in There!
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- Aerodynamics
- Air pressure
- Architecture
- Balance
- Colors
- Echoes
- Forces
- Friction
- Hovering
- Inventing
- Levers
- Light
- Magnifiers
- Optical illusions
- Physics of baseball
- Physics of music
- Playground physics
- Reflections
- Sound and hearing
- Speed
- Structure and function
- VisionWheels
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| Give probability a chance!
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- Estimating
- Graphing
- Probability
- Symmetry
- Volume
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| Measure Yourself in Metric
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- Compass
- Measuring
- Measuring time
- Metric system
- Understanding scale
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| A WonderScience Incrediblob!
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- Adhesives
- Bubbles
- Fibers and fabrics
- Insulation
- Lubricants
- Metals
- Paper
- Plastics
- Polymers
- Recycling
- Rubber
- Soap and detergent
- Testing materials
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| Temperature Touch-o-meter
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- Classification
- Observation
- Investigating the unseen
- Smell and taste
- Touch
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| Cosmic Catch
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- Moon
- Shadows
- Solar energy
- Solar system
- Stars and constellations
- Toys in space
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| Air: It’s Really There
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- Atmosphere
- Gases
- States of matter
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| Ice of a Different Color
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- Capillarity
- Evaporation and Condensation
- Floating and Sinking
- Properties of Water
- Surface Tension
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