The topics and activities in this book are based on "A Framework for K 12 Science Education," the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards.

The activities are easy to set up, require minimal materials, and are flexible enough to use at any time of day. Charts help you select activities by title, grade level, Morning Meeting component, science content, science standards addressed, and science discipline (physical sciences; life sciences; Earth and space sciences; and engineering, technology, and applications of science).

For each of the 150 activities you will get:

Brief, easy-to-follow directions

Open-ended questions to help students reflect on their learning

Science content and standards covered

Key scientific vocabulary to reinforce

Ideas for variations and extensions (