"Explains how to use the scientific method to conduct several science experiments about electricity and magnetism. Includes ideas for science fair projects"--Provided by publisher.

Unlock the secrets of circuits, batteries, and magnets! Learn all about current, static charges, motors, and more! All you need are some common household materials. If you are interested in competing in a science fair, you can get many great ideas that will help you create a unique, award-winning science project.

"Science projects and experiments about electricity and magnetism"--Provided by publisher.

Contains simple and fun experiments that you can try using common household objects.

Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.

Take a look at how electricity works, and the forms that it takes. You will learn about electrical charges, series and parallel circuits, and materials that conduct electricity.

Using a power outage as an example, describes how electrical circuits and batteries work and what appliances and transportation systems run on electricity.

Liven up your lesson plans and energize your students! Winner of a Teacher's Choice Award!To keep your students engaged in the classroom, you have to get them excited about learning. This award-winning resource offers hundreds of creative ideas to reenergize your lesson plans for any subject across grades K-6. You’ll find inspiration to help you wake up tired book reports and make math more fun. This new edition has been fully revised to align with the Common Core Standards. There’s a host of reproducible content such as worksheets, project ideas, templates for journal pages included in the book and available online. From submarine sandwich book reports to graphic organizers to help incorporate writing into math curriculum, The Creative Teacher, Third Edition, has ideas and materials to add zing to your classroom plans as you incorporate the Common Core Standards.The Creative Teacher, Third Edition features: •Content that aligns with Common Core standards•Reproducible, ready-to-use pages in the book and online•Prompts and tools to keep students motivated and engaged•Hundreds of creative ideas to liven up your lessons, and more