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 Science
/ Math School Resource Suppliers
Integrative science and mathematics requires that teachers actively
engage children with science and mathematics resources. To learn the
content and processes of science and mathematics together children
must do hands-on, minds-on activities. To learn about magnets
children must investigate magnets, measure their strength, classify
objects as attracted and not attracted, and display data in charts
and graphs. To learn about the effect of boat shapes on the amount
of cargo they can carry, children must construct boats, predict
numbers of pennies they can carry, and calculate the difference
between predicted number and actual number of pennies the boat held.
To study white light separated into the visible colors of the
spectrum, students will need prisms. To measure the effect of color
on human peripheral vision, students will need colored objects of
uniform size and shape, plus protractor measurers to determine
degrees of visibility. To formulate the relationship between the
dependent and independent variable in an experiment, students will
collect and record data from bouncing balls. To understand the
flight of rockets, students will construct and launch rockets,
predicting and measuring their trajectory and height.
Interacting with materials and supplies like magnets, foil, prisms,
protractors, balls, and rockets is at the heart of learning science,
mathematics, inquiry, experimentation and design technology. Just as
we would never teach reading without books, we should never teach
integrative science/math or design technology without supplies.
Materials, supplies, and equipment that kids can get their hands on
are absolutely essential for learning integrative science/math.
Although many classroom-usable science/math resources may be
obtained locally, following is a list of suppliers of science and
mathematics materials and equipment. All include resources for K-6
science/math and all will ship to American overseas schools.
Catalogs may be found online or secured by contacting these
suppliers:
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