Incredible Edible Science provides everything you need to teach important science and literacy skills to children in exciting ways. Each of the more than 160 science-based activities encourage children's investigative nature while incorporating concepts in mathematics, language, and literacy. Each experience uses simple, inexpensive materials and includes suggested vocabulary words and questions to ask children to encourage their interactions and learning.
These food-based activities are developmentally appropriate and provide a hands-on tool for providing strong child-centered learning outcomes, achieving curriculum goals, and inspiring children's curiosity and learning. Incredible Edible Science also includes: -
An overview of brain development and educational theory in early childhood
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Tips on getting organized, including cooking safety and health guidelines
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Emphasis on each of the six basic science process skills-classifying, communicating, measuring, inferring, and predicting
As an added bonus, children can often eat their work after the activity is complete!
Softbound, 264 pgs.
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by Shirley Rempel
on 9/15/2011
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Super Science Resource!
I am so excited to introduce you to another fantastic resource for educating young children, and encouraging early literacy among preschoolers. Incredible Edible Science is full of wonderful activities that will introduce science, cooking and early literacy to children ages 3-6 years.
I found all the activities in Incredible Edible Science very easy to implement and move will use everyday items you will find in your home (a huge plus for budget conscious early childhood educators, like myself).
An awesome resource to incorporate the natural combination of food and science. You will be given a brief introduction to child brain development and some amazing tips regarding food safety during science activities.
I was able to perform two of these experiments and the kids LOVED them!
My favorite section was science/literacy and one activity which integrated science with the story of The Three Bears. It was very easy to prepare and implement and children learned about sizing concepts and how water affects food.
If you are looking for a great resource for homeschooling, early childhood education classrooms and early elementary classes, this is one book that I highly recommend!
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Review: California Bookwatch by the Midwest Book Review - September 1, 2010
Incredible Edible Science: Recipes for Developing Science and Literacy Skills provides nearly two hundred science-based activities encouraging kids to investigate science concepts in math, language and more. Each uses easy, readily-available materials and includes questions and vocabulary words to encourage kids to think about the food-based activities herein. Tips on cooking safety, health, and organization complete the fine ideas.
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