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001    51266060 
003    OCoLC 
005    20040108151240.0 
008    021216s2003    mdua     b    001 0 eng   
010    2002155622 
020    0876592728 
040    DLC|cDLC|dYDX|dCUM|dCIB 
042    pcc 
049    CIBA 
050 00 LB1139.5.S35|bA84 2003 
082 00 372.3/5|221 
100 1  Ashbrook, Peggy. 
245 10 Science is simple :|bover 250 activities for preschoolers 
       /|cPeggy Ashbrook ; illustrations, Marie Ferrante-Doyle. 
260    Beltsville, Md. :|bGryphon House,|cc2003. 
300    255 p. :|bill. ;|c28 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Everyday science lessons. Using children's literature to 
       teach the scientific method : encouraging children to make
       predictions while reading a book -- Magnets and testing 
       hypotheses -- Year-round gardening -- Planting strawberry 
       plants -- What do seeds need to grow? -- Why do some tree 
       leaves change color? -- Stretch your senses on a walk to a
       nearby park -- Crickets and using magnifiers -- Compost 
       critters -- Spring-flowering bulbs : are planted in the 
       fall -- Corn and an introduction to the globe -- Winter 
       birds -- What is melting? -- What can the wind do? -- 
       Planting peas on Presidents' Day -- Waiting for mantises 
       to hatch -- A tree is nice -- Dirt, what is it? -- 
       Butterflies change as they grow -- Planting a butterfly 
       garden -- What is it? -- Rocks made of tiny pieces 
       (sedimentary rocks) -- Rocks that were melted (igneous 
       rocks) and volcanoes -- Fossil discovery -- Mirrors 
       reflect -- Working with pumps, siphons, and capillary 
       action -- Taking note of volume -- Evaporation and 
       condensation -- Sound is vibration -- Making a chemical 
       reaction to create slime -- Eating sunlight -- Objects in 
       motion -- Our sense of touch -- Mixing and separating 
       colors -- Our sense of smell -- Wheels are tools -- 
       Bubbles -- Recycling paper to use again -- Rocket ships 
       blasting off -- Making solutions -- Measuring hands -- 
       Writing additional lessons -- Appendix. 
650  0 Science|xStudy and teaching (Early childhood)|xActivity 
       programs. 
994    X0|bCIB