The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning
This compilation is a must-have for every library, providing a multitude of methods for developing easy, interesting activities for children. Projects across cultures, recipes for healthy snacks, and intriguing science experiments are among the hundreds of ideas connecting learning and creativity for students of all ages.

Here's a book to help students create cross-disciplinary projects by using materials they make themselves. From clays and dough, to compounds and crystals, to healthy treats and snacks, children can access the formulas and recipes to make them all! This updated resource combines everything from the former two volumes into one comprehensive edition and features even more recipes, additional relevant content, and expanded connections between activities and curriculum.

Every activity provides you with easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions. Each tried-and-true, safe concoction uses easily obtainable ingredients and provides suggestions for determining why and when each formula can be used. The book contains recommendations for linking projects to curriculum to help make each activity relevant and educational. Organized into 33 chapters, projects include making musical instruments, growing and using plants, conducting science experiments, and preparing food for ourselves and other creatures.
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The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning
This compilation is a must-have for every library, providing a multitude of methods for developing easy, interesting activities for children. Projects across cultures, recipes for healthy snacks, and intriguing science experiments are among the hundreds of ideas connecting learning and creativity for students of all ages.

Here's a book to help students create cross-disciplinary projects by using materials they make themselves. From clays and dough, to compounds and crystals, to healthy treats and snacks, children can access the formulas and recipes to make them all! This updated resource combines everything from the former two volumes into one comprehensive edition and features even more recipes, additional relevant content, and expanded connections between activities and curriculum.

Every activity provides you with easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions. Each tried-and-true, safe concoction uses easily obtainable ingredients and provides suggestions for determining why and when each formula can be used. The book contains recommendations for linking projects to curriculum to help make each activity relevant and educational. Organized into 33 chapters, projects include making musical instruments, growing and using plants, conducting science experiments, and preparing food for ourselves and other creatures.
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The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning

The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning

The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning

The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos: 500+ Kid-Tested Recipes and Formulas for Hands-On Learning

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This compilation is a must-have for every library, providing a multitude of methods for developing easy, interesting activities for children. Projects across cultures, recipes for healthy snacks, and intriguing science experiments are among the hundreds of ideas connecting learning and creativity for students of all ages.

Here's a book to help students create cross-disciplinary projects by using materials they make themselves. From clays and dough, to compounds and crystals, to healthy treats and snacks, children can access the formulas and recipes to make them all! This updated resource combines everything from the former two volumes into one comprehensive edition and features even more recipes, additional relevant content, and expanded connections between activities and curriculum.

Every activity provides you with easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions. Each tried-and-true, safe concoction uses easily obtainable ingredients and provides suggestions for determining why and when each formula can be used. The book contains recommendations for linking projects to curriculum to help make each activity relevant and educational. Organized into 33 chapters, projects include making musical instruments, growing and using plants, conducting science experiments, and preparing food for ourselves and other creatures.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216053309
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 12/02/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 440
File size: 4 MB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Diana F. Marks consults with teachers, parents, children, and school districts to help enhance learning and develop curricula. Previously, she was a teacher for gifted students.
Diana F. Marks is author of six books and has been an educator, tutor, and consultant to the School District of Philadelphia, USA. She has contributed to numerous journals and to the University of Wisconsin's video series Teaching for Thinking: Creativity in the Classroom. Marks is the owner of celebrateandlearn.com. She earned an M. Ed. in student personnel services from the College of New Jersey and is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Table of Contents

Contents



Acknowledgments

Introduction

Tips



Chapter 1: Clays and Doughs

Chapter 2: Salt Map Mixtures

Chapter 3: Papier-Mâché

Chapter 4: Plaster of Paris

Chapter 5: Glues and Pastes

Chapter 6: Paints

Chapter 7: Face and Body Paints

Chapter 8: Natural Dyes

Chapter 9: Bird Food and Bird Feeders

Chapter 10: For the Bugs

Chapter 11: Growing Plants

Chapter 12: Dried Flowers, Potpourri, and Pomanders

Chapter 13: Crystals and Crystal Gardens

Chapter 14: Non-Newtonian Fluids and Goos

Chapter 15: Bubble Solutions and Bubble Frames

Chapter 16: Volcanic Actions and Science Projects

Chapter 17: Geology Fun

Chapter 18: Making Musical Instruments

Chapter 19: Invisible Inks

Chapter 20: Activities from Other Times and Other Cultures

Chapter 21: Colonial Times Projects

Chapter 22: Soaps

Chapter 23: Candles

Chapter 24: Make Your Own Paper and Paper Projects

Chapter 25: Snow Globes

Chapter 26: Breads and Baked Goods

Chapter 27: Edible Art

Chapter 28: Dairy Products

Chapter 29: Treats that Children Can Make

Chapter 30: Fruit Preserves

Chapter 31: Syrups

Chapter 32: Pickles, Sauerkraut, Mustards and Horseradish

Chapter 33: Miscellaneous



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