Smart Starters: Science: Motivational Exercises to Stimulate the Brain

Short on time, but not on substance, Smart Starters will wake up brains and quick-start classroom action. Activities are grouped by science strands and can be used to begin a unit, review a concept, expand into a larger lesson, or just make every moment in the classroom a learning moment! Each can be completed in a few minutes and will focus minds for further learning. Topics include: Measurement Know-How; Formula Wisdom; Osmosis is Not a Disease; At Home in a Biome; Bone Maps; Gene Check; Planetary Trivia; Weather or Not?; Spinning Eggs; Leaping Popcorn and more. Answers are included.