Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain - Softcover

"Tate's book provides research-based strategies that will impact your students' learning. From music to graphics to technology, she shows educators how to incorporate methods that will excite students and make science memorable." (Emily Neddersen, Lead Science Teacher 2010-04-08)

Best-selling author and renowned educator Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark practicality to teachers seeking the latest brain-compatible tools for engaging students and bringing science to life in the classroom. Co-authored with award-winning science teacher Warren G. Phillips, this must-have resource includes 20 proven brain-compatible strategies and 250 activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national science content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including:

- Music, rhythm, rhyme and rap

- Storytelling and humor

- Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs

- Manipulatives, experiments, labs, and models

- Internet and Excel projects

The book covers a full range of primary and secondary science subjects, including physical, life, earth and space science, and provides brain-compatible sample lesson plans. Each chapter offers real-life examples; a what, why, and how for each strategy; activities; and note pages for brainstorming how to implement these exciting new ideas.