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Author Bracken, Bruce A.

Title How the sun makes our day : an earth and space science unit for high-ability learners in kindergarten and first grade / co-principal investigators: Bruce A. Bracken & Joyce VanTassel-Baska.

Publication Info. Waco, TX : Prufrock Press ; [Williamsburg, VA] : Center for Gifted Education, the College of William and Mary, [2010]
©2010

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 Bristol, Manross Branch - Teacher Shelf  HOMESCHOOL 621.47 BRACKEN    Check Shelf
Description v, 158 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series Project Clarion primary science units
Project Clarion science unit for primary grades
Note "Funded by the Jacob K. Javits Program, United States Department of Education."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction to the Clarion units -- Teacher's guide to content -- Unit glossary -- Teaching resources -- Lesson plans -- Overview of lessons -- Preassessment -- Lesson 1. What is a scientist? -- Lesson 2. What is change -- Lesson 3. What do scientists do : observe, question, learn more -- Lesson 4. What is a shadow? -- Lesson 5. What scientists do : experiment, create meaning, tell others -- Lesson 6. Shed a little light on me -- Lesson 7. The difference in day and night -- Lesson 8. Me and my shadow -- Lesson 9. Watching shadows grow -- Lesson 10. Temperatures in sun and shade -- Lesson 11. The greenhouse effect -- Lesson 12. It's getting hot down here -- Lesson 13. Shining with shadows -- Postassessment -- Appendix A. Concept paper on change -- Appendix B. Teaching models -- Appendix C. Basic concepts in early childhood -- Appendix D. Materials list.
Subject Sun -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Activity programs.
Earth sciences -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Activity programs.
Astronomy -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Activity programs.
Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Activity programs.
Gifted children -- Education (Early childhood)
Early childhood education -- Activity programs.
Early childhood education -- Activity programs. (OCoLC)fst00900597
Gifted children -- Education (Early childhood) (OCoLC)fst00942590
Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Activity programs. (OCoLC)fst01108435
Sun. (OCoLC)fst01245970
Added Author VanTassel-Baska, Joyce.
Prufrock Press, Inc.
College of William & Mary. Center for Gifted Education. Project Clarion.
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program (U.S.)
ISBN 9781593633929 (paperback)
1593633920 (paperback)
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