Bite-Sized Science: Activities for Children in 15 Minutes or Less

by John H. Falk and Kristi S. Rosenberg

Book Overview

Here's a fun way to get young minds discovering the wonders of the natural world by making predictions, testing them, and then evaluating the results--learning the scientific method. These short, bite-sized, deliciously fun activities like "Sounds of Chewing," "Clinks in the Kitchen," "Tangy Tongue," and "Shoe Show" take only 15 minutes to organize, do, and clean up. Many of the activities involve food, so children will learn and get a snack at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556523483
• ISBN13: 9781556523489
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fun, Hands-on-science

My 4.5yr old and almost 6yr old love this book. i love that each activity or experiment is so simply written. they don't take long. they give you the facts. the materials needed are simple and there are questions to ask your kids about the experiment. i don't have to plan much and they just have fun. We did the "Foil molding" today and my son (the almost 6yr old) kept wanting to do more! i have searched and searched and was so blessed to find this simple experiment book for when my kids want MORE science.

May take more

than 15 mins. when you include the prep and having the supplies on-hand. But all in all it's a fun book with activities for children 3-6.

Wonderful for homeschoolers with little ones

I took this out at the library and tried it first, then bought it here. My 5 year old and 3 year old loved these experiments. We had such fun learning with these easy projects you can do at home, with things around the house. Yes, you can do these in 15 minutes with little work and the kids really learn. I just read to my daughter twice the concepts and had her repeat them to me. I didn't know if she got it, but later she repeated it to dad. You will not waste your money here.

Learning from everyday activities

The book begins with an introduction to parents, discussing not only children's natural curiosity but also reminds parents that science is based on forming a hypothesis, testing your hypothesis, and then comparing the results with your predictions. Parents are encouraged to involve their children in these steps as they do the activities presented in the book and in everyday life. The activities are divided into 5 categories (In the kitchen, High Energy, Quiet Times, Bedtime, and Bigger than a bite) and each activity notes an appropriate age range (includes 3 and up). In addition, each activity has a brief discussion of what you will do then a 1 - 2 (short) paragraph discussion of scientific facts related to the activity (info for the parents). During the discussion of the activity, questions for the child are noted. These help the parent to help the child learn from the activity. Almost all of the activities are very simple, for example listening to yourself chew various types of food (soft/crunchy). This book does a good job of helping parents to bring science into everyday activities. Although some of the activities are listed as age 3 on up, I believe that generally children ages 4 or 5 and up would get more from these concepts presented.