This book will encourage children to explore the properties of materials such as paper, metal, wood and plastic in a variety of practical activities. Children will have the opportunities to look for similarities and differences in materials, to consider their properties and how they can change, for example by stretching, twisting or melting. All the activities will draw on materials readily found in any nursery or reception class, such as play-dough, wood shavings, foil, buttons and fabric scraps. The child-centred activities will provide an excellent foundation for later learning in the National Curriculum and Scottish 5-14 National Guidelines. Carole Creary and Gay Wilson also wrote "Science from Stories", "Simply Space" and "Environmental Activities".

 

 

This book features in the following series: Early Years Essentials, Essentials For Science .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 1996 by Scholastic .

Carole Creary has recently retired from Northamptonshire Inspection and Advisory Service. She is an experienced author and early years science education adviser. Gay Wilson has recently retired from Northamptonshire Inspection and Advisory Service. She is an