Activities include static electricity, conductors and insulators, and circuits in series and in parallel. Suggestions, supply lists, and background information for teachers are provided, as well as references and resource lists. Activities range from sorting and classifying, symmetry and estimation to patterns and designs, capacity and volume, and ratios. Suggestions, supply lists, and background information are provided as well as a recommended book list. Topics include water and colors, shapes and designs, and motion.
Activities range from bubbles and color trays to tangrams and shadows to optical illusions.
Suggestions for developing a preschool science program, background information for the activities, and resources are provided. Topics include electricity and magnetism, our environment, and mathematics in everyday life. Bibliography and resource information are provided. Nearly all of the activities utilize inexpensive, easily obtainable materials. The activities were selected to foster problem-solving skills through data collection and analysis.