TOPS Learning Systems : Green Thumbs: Corn and Beans #39 [Paperback]

Ron Marson (Author), Peg Marson (Illustrator)

Book Description

This unit blends science, math, language and art into a single grand learning experience. There is much to observe, to calculate, to write and to draw. Your students will grow popcorn and pinto beans (the kind you buy in any grocery store), then track plant development in their personal daily journals. Over 5 weeks your class will construct their own lab equipment, compile a complete written and visual record of growth graph daily height and weight gains study how leaves photosynthesize examine the role of cotyledons in plant development learn to distinguish monocots from dicots in flowering plants, and much more. INTRODUCTION * Getting Ready * Gathering Materials * Long Range Objectives * Gaining a Whole Perspective TEACHING NOTES (5 weeks) REPRODUCIBLE LINE MASTERS * 11 pages of Lab Instructions * 12 pages of Journal Cut-Outs * Take-Home Test ( 39) Green Thumbs: CORN AND BEANS requires no special lab equipment or unusual supplies. Just photocopy the lab pages, gather simple materials (like pop corn, pinto beans, milk cartons and paper towels), and you re ready to explore TOPS Learning Systems hands-on. Publisher: TOPS Learning Systems, Inc., 1997 Author: Ron Marson Grade: 4-12 Format: 80 pages, paperback ISBN: 0-941008-49-5

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: TOPS Learning Systems; Revised edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941008495
• ISBN-13: 978-0941008495
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #869,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic -- like all in this series!, December 30, 2004

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This review is from: TOPS Learning Systems : Green Thumbs: Corn and Beans #39 (Paperback)

This is such a wonderful series -- for classroom, home fun, or homeschool (I've used it in all 3 settings). Everything you need to help kids really understand science is right here. The authors have made apoint to provide a quality educational experience using only very simple easy to find components. As a result, kids get the real point of the experiment, instead of assuming that the results would only apply in a laboratory setting.
There are great explanations, teachers notes, help with drawing diagrams for kids' notebooks. They also give great advice on scheduling -- even how to handle weekends.