Authors: Karen Worth, Ingrid Chalufour, Education Development Center, Inc.
Product Code: 409201
ISBN: 978-1-929610-85-3

Let's do real science! The first unit in the innovative Young Scientist series, Discovering Nature with Young Children guides teachers through an inquiry-based curriculum that builds on children's natural curiosity about the living world around them.

If you want to do serious science in your preschool classroom, this resource-rich curriculum gives you all the tools you need.

Authors: Ingrid Chalufour, Karen Worth, Education Development Center, Inc.
Product Code: 409301
ISBN: 978-192961050-1

From playground equipment to skyscrapers, structures have a major role in our lives. The second topic in the Young Scientist series, Building Structures with Young Childrenpresents to teachers explorations that deepen children's understanding of building block structures—including concepts such as gravity, stability, and balance.

168 pages

Authors: Ingrid Chalufour, Karen Worth, Education Development Center, Inc.
Product Code: 409601
ISBN: 978-192961051-8

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The trainer’s guide is an indispensable handbook for introducing your staff to the Building Structures with Young Children curriculum—from planning through implementation. Special sections outline the curriculum and introduce scientific reasoning to adults, and eight workshops detail the complete curriculum. The guide also covers strategies for supporting teachers through mentoring and guided discussions, and includes detailed charts, forms, and reproducible overheads for extended study and reflection.

232 pages