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Magnets - Science Experiences for Young Children
Magnets Science Experiences for Young Children Author:Rosemary Althouse Intro. inside the book: — Magnets have a particular fascination for children. They seem to have almost magical properties. For many children magnets remain a mystery. Many of their concepts about magnets have been learned only through incidental experiences, and these isolated concepts about magnets may not have been organized into a meaningfu... more »l whole.
The activities in this booklet are planned to help children focus on specific concepts about magnets. Learning centered around these concepts is developed through a combination of "hands on" experience and teacher guidance. The activities with magnets are designed to be sequential and follow a logical development of science concepts. However, the sequence of activities selected will vary with the discoveries made by the children.« less