"Developed by the Learning Design Group at the University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science."--Taken from inside cover of teacher guide
Contents:
Teacher's guide -- Balancing forces: investigation floating trains -- What my sister taught me about magnets / by Jacqueline Barber and John Erickson -- Explaining a bridge / by Chloë Delafield -- Handbook of forces / by Ben Schleifer and Chloë Delafield -- Forces all around / by Kirsten Letofsky and Ashley Chase -- Hoverboard / by Jonathan Curley -- Inheritance and traits: variations in wolves -- How the sparrow learned its song / by Channon Jackson, Ari Krakowski, and Ashley Chase -- Blue whales and buttercups / by Megan Goss, Jonathan Curley and Ashley Chase -- Scorpion scientist / by Chloë Delafield and Phaela Peck -- Handbook of traits / by Chloë Delafield and Jonathan Braidman -- The code / by Kevin Beals -- Environments and survival: snails, robots, and biomimicry -- Earthworms underground / by Kevin Beals -- Biomimicry handbook / by Ashley Chase -- Environmental news / by Chloë Delafield, Tessaly Jen, and Ari Krakowski -- Cockroach robots / by Ari Krakowski and Chloë Delafield -- Mystery mouths / by Jacqueline Barber -- Weather and climate: establishing and orangutan reserve -- What's going on with the weather? / by Jennifer Tilson, and P. David Pearson -- Seeing the world through numbers / by Andrew Falk -- Dangerous weather ahead / by Chloë Delafield and Ashley Chase -- World weather handbook / by Emily Gibson, Ben Schleifer, and Chloë Delafield -- Sky notebook / by Roger Lper and Suzanna Loper.
Summary:
"Amplify Science is a brand-new, engaging core curriculum designed for three-dimensional, phenomena-based learning."--Publisher's website
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.