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K-12 Curriculum Books
Science
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Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book Imagine being there when Newton saw the apple fall, or when Galileo explored the laws of force and motion. Experience a part of scientific history first hand when you recreate 24 famous experiments and learn about the scientists who performed them
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Learn about chemistry, biology, volcanoes, crystal growing and weather with this hands-on multi-lab science set from Smithsonian and NSI that features more than 1000 experiments and activities..
Get stuck on science when you build amazing models and perform incredible experiments. This kit makes science exciting as you use the contents to create a spy periscope, race a jet-propelled car, make an acrobatic glider and perform more than 100 experiments. Use the 112 components of the kit as you
Fizzy Foamy Science
Perfume Science: The Art of Making Scents Follow your nose on a fragrant journey through the science, history and art of making perfumes.
Cool Chemistry: Great Experiments with Simple Stuff by Moje, Steven W. Fifty-five experiments with easy to find materials. Explore such basic concepts of chemistry and physics as the properties of matter, acids and bases, and food chemistry.
More Mudpies to Magnets by Williams, Robert A./ Rockwell, Robert E./ Sherwood, Elizabeth A. Develop the natural scientist in every child with 260 hands-on science activities and ideas. One of our favorite books for inspiring ideas for Family Science articles and features.
Science Experiments With A Microscope by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone Science Experiments With A Microscope is filled with hands-on science experiments that look into the amazing, microscopic world of animals, bacteria, plants, food, and other everyday objects.
Simple Optical Illusions with Everyday Materials by Michael A. DiSpezio More than 50 amazing experiments are divided into five chapters. The easy to follow directions and illustrations make it easy for kids to discover the secrets behind the science of optical illusions!
Bathtub Science by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone
Archimedes and the Door to Science
Mathematics
Cliffsnotes Parent's Crash Course Elementary School Math
Used successfully in classrooms since 1976, the Excel workbooks and audio tapes emphasize applying techniques and concepts learned to a variety of problems, extending the students understanding of the purpose and application of what has been learned. Materials available for K-6 only. Available in English or Spanish editions, teacher's guides available. Advertising "30 years in Mathematics Education", this is a great online source for concept-rich math textbooks, workbooks, teacher's guides, and award winning educational software. Very affordable. Excellent materials for teaching high school and middle school mathematics.
Emphasizing a multi-sensory approach to mathematics, this program provides textbooks, practice sheets, tapes, and manipulatives. Videos and manuals available for teachers. Curriculum available for preschool and kindergarten all the way through algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. A heavy emphasis on learning through review and repetition characterizes selections from this publisher. (A plus or a minus, depending on your child's mode of learning.) Saxon prides itself on presenting a highly structured system (including scripted instruction for teachers) that gets results. Catalog must be downloaded or ordered, rather than viewed online.
Barron's Mathematics Study Dictionary
Social Studies/History
A feast for the mind! Here you will find textbooks, maps, videos, and more -- covering a vast array of social science subtopics.
The Everyday Life Collection Designed as a resource book for writers, each volume in this collection covers a different sociological era: the Middle Ages, Colonial America, Victorian England, etc., providing an excellent introduction to the significant events, persons, and cultural features that gave the era its flavor.
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