(#71) Primary Lentil Science

Finally! A TOPS Learning System designed especially for primary folk, K-3! Keep your students happily sciencing all year long (and for years to come) with Lentil Science, a hearty, hands-on blend of science, math, social studies, language and art. We've come up with delightfully integrated activities to exercise imaginations and observation skills, to develop language and number sense. Everything is organized around a box of dry lentils! Set up a learning station in the corner of your room, or integrate this program class-wide. There is plenty of individualized exploration for students at every ability level. Topics include Pour, Search, Compare, Design, Measure, Divide, and Calibrate. Who would have thought you could teach such a range of lessons with these humble seeds?

(#71) Primary LENTIL SCIENCE is part of our developmental, fully individualized, Job Box Series. It's a 136 page soft-bound book with flexible binding for easy photocopying. Teach a whole year of integrated science, math, social studies, language and art with a box of lentils and other simple things. Comprehensive, detailed notes make your job easier. You'll find:

PREPARATION AND SUPPORT
* Doing Stuff: A Developmental Approach * Testing the Waters: Beginning with Confidence * A Glossary of Basic Materials and Procedures * Dear Family Members… * How to Organize Work Space and Materials * Seven Easy Rules * Structuring Free and Independent Learning *Borrowing Card * Fill Your Class with Famous Scientists

REPRODUCIBLE STUDENT MATERIALS (58 Job Cards)
A/ POUR:
* pour a mountain * pour and stop halfway * build a tower * pour the same amounts * look, touch, listen * divide equally * set up a still life * make an hourglass * on your own (no hands)

B/ SEARCH:
* lost and found pintos * hide the rabbits * blind search * screen beans by size * fish for paper clips * bulldoze for paper clips * what can you do with 30 BBs? * on your own (sharks!)

C/ COMPARE:
* name and fill * match, label, draw, write * please fill my cup * overfill, underfill * solve the puzzle books (1) * more puzzle books (2) * solve the puzzle books (3) * on your own (lentil cookies)

D/ DESIGN:
* write and save * draw it small, medium, and large * create a landscape * hide treasure and draw a map * design a town * welcome to Planet Lentil! * on your own (lentil hockey)

E/ MEASURE:
* pour cups * funny cups * count whole cups * arrange cup equalities * count half cups * arrange half cup equalities * draw and pour * on your own (a handful)

F/ DIVIDE:
* count fair and full * solve the puzzle books * arrange equalities * prediction tube * divide and shade * label, pour, measure, draw * how much all together? * on your own (keep dividing!)

G/ CALIBRATE:
* calibrate in cups * decode the hieroglyphics * calibrate in fractions * measure the height of one cup * calibrate a craft stick * calibrate a paper strip * calibrate a masking tape strip * on your own (all-in-one bottle)

(#71) Primary LENTIL SCIENCE requires preparation and labeling of a fairly lengthy list of materials, tasks which can be done in stages for each section of activities. Photocopying the 56 Job Cards and the supporting Job Sheets can also be done as the need arises. Because your time and energy are worth a great deal, we strongly recommend that you order our NEWLY REVISED KIT, now simplified to provide only the hardest-to-find materials. We have worked diligently to find an optimal balance between your budget and your convenience. But if you are determined to scrounge your own materials, we do still offer you the option of purchasing print materials
alone.

Our BASIC KIT supplies a corrugated job box, all assorted plastic vials cut to size (you will label), sifting screens, bottle connector, magnets, bottle caps, BB's, craft sticks, scoop and funnel. (You will supply lentils, soup mix, assorted beverage containers, baby food jars, liter bottles, plus other recyclables and simple materials. You may purchase some of these materials in quantity, below, for teaching larger groups.)

GRADE RANGE: K-3

ORIGINS: written by Ron Marson / illustrated by PegMarson / copyrighted in 1999 
by TOPS Learning Systems / ISBN0-941008-51-7 

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