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Ancient Science: 40 Time-Traveling, World-Exploring, History-Making Activities for Kids (edition 2003)

by Jim Wiese (Author), Ed Shems (Illustrator)

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Dig into the science of ancient times and unearth amazingdiscoveries! * Have you ever wondered where paper comes from, who made the firstknown maps, or how the ancient Egyptians were able to build thepyramids? * Would you like to make your own sundial, discover how to detectearthquakes, or learn to write in hieroglyphics? * Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fairproject? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then AncientScience is for you! From Greek lighthouses and Roman bridges toChinese kites and Mesopotamian soap, you'll investigate some of thegreatest scientific discoveries and the people who introduced themto the world. Dozens of fun-packed activities help you see foryourself how the earliest humans cultivated plants, why instrumentsmake different sounds, how fireworks get their explosive power, andmuch more. All of the projects are safe and easy to do, and all youneed is everyday stuff from around the house. So step back in timeand take an amazing journey with Ancient Science!… (more)
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Title:Ancient Science: 40 Time-Traveling, World-Exploring, History-Making Activities for Kids
Authors:Jim Wiese (Author)
Other authors:Ed Shems (Illustrator)
Info:Wiley (2003), Edition: 1, 122 pages
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Ancient Science: 40 Time-Traveling, World-Exploring, History-Making Activities for Kids by Jim Wiese

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Jim Wiese creates a great way to teach students how the ancient cultures did their own experiments in Ancient Science. The book does not have a story line. It is more of a learning experience through doing activities and experiments done by the ancients.

The book is divided into the different cultures. Each different culture has different experiments that help to tell the stories of how they saw things. Each section of the book starts with a brief description of the culture and then goes into the different activities that tie into that culture.

I feel that this book is an excellent learning tool for a classroom. I am very excited to get my own classroom and use it with my students. From my experience in the different classrooms I could see that the children are more into hands on activities and Wiese creates a book that gets the students learning through using their own hands and brains.

Wiese has created two other books that follow the same ideas of Ancient Science. He wrote a book called Sports Science and another called Weird Science. All of Wiese’s books teach the children how to use the different cultures and areas through the use of activities and little experiments for the children to try.

I feel Wiese’s books would be best in an upper elementary level, 3rd-5th grade. The children would have a better understanding of what an ancient culture is. The children would also be able to handle most of the experiments done throughout the book.

I love his idea of not having the children sit down and listen to a story. I feel they learn a lot more when you get their hands in it. The children learn how the ancient cultures did everything by doing the same processes themselves. ( )
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Dig into the science of ancient times and unearth amazingdiscoveries! * Have you ever wondered where paper comes from, who made the firstknown maps, or how the ancient Egyptians were able to build thepyramids? * Would you like to make your own sundial, discover how to detectearthquakes, or learn to write in hieroglyphics? * Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fairproject? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then AncientScience is for you! From Greek lighthouses and Roman bridges toChinese kites and Mesopotamian soap, you'll investigate some of thegreatest scientific discoveries and the people who introduced themto the world. Dozens of fun-packed activities help you see foryourself how the earliest humans cultivated plants, why instrumentsmake different sounds, how fireworks get their explosive power, andmuch more. All of the projects are safe and easy to do, and all youneed is everyday stuff from around the house. So step back in timeand take an amazing journey with Ancient Science!

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