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Common Sense Science: Tools e-book

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Grade 1-6
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Product Overview

  • Hands-on learning through easy-to-do lab activities and graphic organizers
  • Topical one-semester course that is multi-age friendly
  • Course requires this Student Book, Student Materials Packet (sold separately), and some household supplies
  • You have 14 days to download the item once you receive the email
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Common Sense Science: Tools e-book

Description

Common Sense Science: Tools e-Book from Common Sense Press is a printable PDF format of the student book. It includes an introduction to the program and teaching through a multilevel approach with all the lessons, vocabulary, teaching information, and lab & activity instructions. Hands-on labs are easy to do at home and require only household items. Activities help students conceptualize, analyze, review, and apply the content learned. Each lesson has at least one activity that involves the construction of 3D Graphic Organizers, a sort of cut-and-create method to create individual booklets.

This one-semester course is organized into 18 weeks of science, three days per week. Graphic Organizer templates are found in the required Student Materials Packet, sold separately in print or digital format. Topics include work, friction, inclined planes, wedges, screws, levers, wheels, axels, pulleys, gears, springs, and much more.

Access to the e-book comes in an email with download information that is sent 1-2 business days after the order is processed. You will have 14 days to download the book, which does not expire from your computer. (Access will come from the following email address: orders@commonsensepress.com.)

Publisher's Description of Common Sense Science: Tools e-book
In Common Sense Science – Tools, students will learn the definition of work and how friction impacts work. They will build and do activities with the six basic tools:
  • Incline Plane
  • Wedge
  • Screw
  • Lever
  • Wheel and Axle
  • Pulley

Students will also learn about:

  • Gears
  • Cams
  • Cranks
  • Springs
  • Ball Bearings
The study ends with learning about power tools and complex machines. Complete directions are included for making 3D Graphic Organizers that allow students to see and touch content, increasing understanding and retention.
Category Description for Common Sense Tools

Common Sense Science: Tools covers a variety of useful topics any engineer would love! Students learn about work, friction, inclined planes, wedges, screws, levers, wheels, axels, pulleys, gears, springs, and much more. The course is one semester, organized into 18 weeks of science at a pace of three days per week. You will need the Student Book and Student Materials Packet.

The Student Book includes an introduction to the program and teaching through a multilevel approach, lessons with vocabulary and teaching information, and the lab and activity instructions. The hands-on labs are easy to do at home and require household items. To help students conceptualize, analyze, review, and apply the knowledge gleaned, the lessons each have at least one activity that involves the construction of 3D Graphic Organizers, a sort of cut-and-create method to create individual booklets. Graphic Organizer templates are found in the Student Materials Packet. The Student Book and reproducible Student Materials Packet are both required and available individually or as a package in both print and e-book format.

Additionally, students will need index cards, pencils, scissors, glue, colored pencils or crayons, letter-size manila file folders (or 12” x 18” cardstock), multicolored 8.5” x 11” paper, and a large zip-close plastic bag. Parents/teachers are encouraged to include topical library books, videos, or supplemental teaching tools from the internet to enrich student learning.

This type of learning requires more from the parent, but the payoff is great! When your students look forward to their science lessons and ask for related books to learn more, that is a homeschool win! Retention is high for hands-on learning and well worth the effort. 

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Product Format:Other
Grades:1-6
Brand:Common Sense Press
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