Engage students' minds in meaningful scientific inquiry! In the Inquiry Science series, the National Science Education Standards are expertly woven into easy-to-use, hands-on lessons. Improve your science teaching skills as you take students through the science learning cycle. Lessons based on the constructivist model help studnts build meaning through experimentation rather than lecture. Each lesson connects student learning to real-life applications. With Inquiry Science, your students wil explore, discover, and discover great science! This book covers: Magnetic Attraction, Making a Compass, Mapping a Magnet, Magnetizing Metals, Magnetic Fields, Are All Metals Magnetic?, Is There Really Iron in Cereals?, Exploring Electromagnets, Recycled Battery Holder, Flashing the Light, Conductors and Insulators, Make Your Own Light Bulb, Static Electricity and Bubbles, Make Your Own Lightning, and Performance-Based Assessment.
