Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science: Easy Ways to Make Teaching Effective and Learning Fun »

JANICE VANCLEAVE is a former award-winning science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of over forty books with sales totaling over 2 million copies.

Make Learning Science Fun with this Essential Guide from Everyone's Favorite Science Teacher!
Now you can introduce children to the wonders of science in a way that's exhilarating and lasting. In Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science, the award-winning teacher and popular children's author provides key tools to help you effectively teach the physical, life, and Earth and space sciences and encourage kids to become enthusiastic, independent investigators. Each science concept is presented with hands-on activities, teacher tips, key terms, and much more, including:
* reproducible sheets of experiments and patterns
* lists of expectations based on National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks
* advice on preparing materials and presenting each topic
* dozens of suggestions for extensions
As with all of Janice VanCleave's books, the format is easy to follow and the required materials are inexpensive and easy to find. With Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science you can inspire, challenge, and help your students to develop a lively and lifelong interest in science.
"Janice VanCleave's books are so popular that they are some of the books we check out most often. . . . Our student teachers and new teachers often comment about how useful the VanCleave books are."-Janet Jordon, Purdue University
"Ms. VanCleave's presentation of the application of the scientific process is truly beyond compare. . . . She is able to set high standards for children without mystifying the subject. . . . [A] talented author and spectacular teacher."-Kristen Parks, Education Director, The Discovery Science Place
"People often tell me how great myscience lessons are. I always admit that the lessons come straight from Janice VanCleave's books. . . . Everyone in my class gets excited when it's science time!"-Laura Roberts, elementary school teacher, Louisville, KY

Children's Literature

This science information book is a compilation of classroom activities or investigations in Physical Science, Life Science and Earth and Space Sciences, with useful pages for the teacher identified as "Teaching Tips for the Investigation." It is on these pages that benchmarks or National Science Education Standards are identified, with guidance for teachers about preparing for and presenting the investigation. Efficiency of content is the approach, with one-page descriptions of investigations. The purpose, materials, procedure, results and a "why?" section make up the page, often with an accompanying line drawing for illustration. The length and thoroughness of the glossary and index are commendable. 2001, John Wiley & Sons, $19.95. Ages 8 to 12. Reviewer: Jacki Vawter