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SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS BY THE HUNDREDS

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS BY THE HUNDREDS

Author(s): Julia H Cothron , Richard J Rezba , Ronald N Giese

Edition: 3

Copyright: 2009

Pages: 218

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Science Experiments by the Hundreds develops inquiry skills of beginning researchers. Students can turn their interests into their own original experiments. This book stresses that learning to experiment is an important part of knowing science, as well as a useful strategy for solving everyday problems.

The new edition includes nanotechnology experiments for every chapter. Students will be introduced to and develop an understanding for this revolutionary science used in many of today's products.

Through numerous experiments using materials commonly found within homes, students learn the basic parts of an experiment, strategies for writing safe procedures, methods for analyzing data, and effective ways to write about and present experimental results. Practice problems and methods of self-assessment are found throughout the book.

Science Experiments by the Hundreds is recommended for upper-elementary advanced learners and middle school students. It is effective in classrooms, home-schools, or informal science settings.

Teacher's Guide also available, click here.

Review copies are available as 60-day review only. 

Letter to Students

 
Chapter 1 Conducting Experiments
Variables, Constants, and Hypotheses

Chapter 2 Refining Experiments
Controls, Data, and Repeated Trials

Chapter 3 Analyzing Experiments
Diagrams, Flaws, and Improvements

Chapter 4 Finding Project Ideas
Interests, Labs, Books, and Magazines

Chapter 5 Brainstorming Project Ideas
Four Question Strategy

Chapter 6 Exploring a Project Idea
Libraries, Note Cards, and Interviews

Chapter 7 Writing Procedures
Materials, Steps, and Paragraphs

Chapter 8 Experimenting Safely
Organisms, Chemicals, Shocks, and Radiation

Chapter 9 Recording Data
Tables and Data Summaries

Chapter 10 Constructing Bar Graphs
Axes, Bars, Distributions, and Sentences

Chapter 11 Constructing Line Graphs Plots, Lines, and Trends

Chapter 12 Writing an Experimental Report
From Introduction to Conclusion

Chapter 13 Making Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Data Displays and Distribution Patterns

Chapter 14 Making Boxplots or Box and Whisker Diagrams
Graphic Displays, Quartiles, and Data Spread

Chapter 15 Presenting Your ExperimentRules, Displays, Posters, and Presentations

Glossary
Appendix A: Using Style Manuals
Appendix B: Conducting Interviews
Appendix C: Expanding an Introduction

Julia H Cothron
Julia H. Cothron, Ed.D. has worked with middle and high school teachers to create effective strategies for developing students’ research skills and has served as a mentor to thousands of students and teachers. During her “official career,” she taught middle and senior high students, led the Hanover County (VA) Public Schools’ science and general secondary programs, served as the Executive Director of the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, Virginia, and taught numerous workshops and courses for K-12 teachers. Now retired, she maintains her active involvement with STEM education and serves on the boards of the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition, Virginia Association of Science Teachers, and Virginia Junior Academy of Science. Her commitment to student research is based upon her high school research experience, which inspired her to become a science educator.
Richard J Rezba
Richard J. Rezba, Ph.D. is a professor emeritus of science education at Virginia Commonwealth University where he worked with elementary and secondary teachers to develop instructional strategies in science that are challenging and fun. His research interests include parental involvement, student experimentation, and assessment. Dr. Rezba directed several projects that involved the infusion of various forms of instructional technology into the teaching and learning of science.
Ronald N Giese
Ronald N. Giese, Ed.D. is a professor emeritus of science education at The College of William and Mary; he has worked with both pre-service and in-service teachers to develop strategies for generating research topics and to implement science fairs that maximize student learning. Dr. Giese has served as a consultant to Scholastic Science World, to the Naturalist Center at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and to numerous school systems, museums, and science curricular projects.

Science Experiments by the Hundreds develops inquiry skills of beginning researchers. Students can turn their interests into their own original experiments. This book stresses that learning to experiment is an important part of knowing science, as well as a useful strategy for solving everyday problems.

The new edition includes nanotechnology experiments for every chapter. Students will be introduced to and develop an understanding for this revolutionary science used in many of today's products.

Through numerous experiments using materials commonly found within homes, students learn the basic parts of an experiment, strategies for writing safe procedures, methods for analyzing data, and effective ways to write about and present experimental results. Practice problems and methods of self-assessment are found throughout the book.

Science Experiments by the Hundreds is recommended for upper-elementary advanced learners and middle school students. It is effective in classrooms, home-schools, or informal science settings.

Teacher's Guide also available, click here.

Review copies are available as 60-day review only. 

Letter to Students

 
Chapter 1 Conducting Experiments
Variables, Constants, and Hypotheses

Chapter 2 Refining Experiments
Controls, Data, and Repeated Trials

Chapter 3 Analyzing Experiments
Diagrams, Flaws, and Improvements

Chapter 4 Finding Project Ideas
Interests, Labs, Books, and Magazines

Chapter 5 Brainstorming Project Ideas
Four Question Strategy

Chapter 6 Exploring a Project Idea
Libraries, Note Cards, and Interviews

Chapter 7 Writing Procedures
Materials, Steps, and Paragraphs

Chapter 8 Experimenting Safely
Organisms, Chemicals, Shocks, and Radiation

Chapter 9 Recording Data
Tables and Data Summaries

Chapter 10 Constructing Bar Graphs
Axes, Bars, Distributions, and Sentences

Chapter 11 Constructing Line Graphs Plots, Lines, and Trends

Chapter 12 Writing an Experimental Report
From Introduction to Conclusion

Chapter 13 Making Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Data Displays and Distribution Patterns

Chapter 14 Making Boxplots or Box and Whisker Diagrams
Graphic Displays, Quartiles, and Data Spread

Chapter 15 Presenting Your ExperimentRules, Displays, Posters, and Presentations

Glossary
Appendix A: Using Style Manuals
Appendix B: Conducting Interviews
Appendix C: Expanding an Introduction

Julia H Cothron
Julia H Cothron
Julia H. Cothron, Ed.D. has worked with middle and high school teachers to create effective strategies for developing students’ research skills and has served as a mentor to thousands of students and teachers. During her “official career,” she taught middle and senior high students, led the Hanover County (VA) Public Schools’ science and general secondary programs, served as the Executive Director of the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, Virginia, and taught numerous workshops and courses for K-12 teachers. Now retired, she maintains her active involvement with STEM education and serves on the boards of the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition, Virginia Association of Science Teachers, and Virginia Junior Academy of Science. Her commitment to student research is based upon her high school research experience, which inspired her to become a science educator.
Richard J Rezba
Richard J Rezba
Richard J. Rezba, Ph.D. is a professor emeritus of science education at Virginia Commonwealth University where he worked with elementary and secondary teachers to develop instructional strategies in science that are challenging and fun. His research interests include parental involvement, student experimentation, and assessment. Dr. Rezba directed several projects that involved the infusion of various forms of instructional technology into the teaching and learning of science.
Ronald N Giese
Ronald N Giese
Ronald N. Giese, Ed.D. is a professor emeritus of science education at The College of William and Mary; he has worked with both pre-service and in-service teachers to develop strategies for generating research topics and to implement science fairs that maximize student learning. Dr. Giese has served as a consultant to Scholastic Science World, to the Naturalist Center at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and to numerous school systems, museums, and science curricular projects.