BAY CITY
SCIENCE CENTER

Resources

RESOURCES

GRADE K
SIONE'S TALO by Lono Nelisi
THE TURNIP by Peter Morgan
THE STUBBORN PUMPKIN by Laura Geringer

GRADE 2
PLANTS BOOK
ONE BEAN
by Anne Rockwell
illustrated by Megan Halsey
ISBN 0-8027-7572-1
suggested retail: $5.95
Walker & Company
435 Hudson St.
New York, NY 10014

GRADE 3
EROSION RESOURCE
Cemetery Science Sleuths, a student activity with tombstone photos 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,  13, and 14, was developed by a 3rd grade teacher for the Investigating the Changing Earth kit.  Please feel free to make copies for your students!

GRADE 4

HAZARD HAMLET    A program that teaches students about electrical hazards in their everyday lives. The video is 28 minutes long and divided into 4 sections for easy classroom use. Has instructional materials that can be obtained at www.consumersenergy.com/kids  The "Brain Station" which will help students with their understanding of energy and safety as well as a Hazard Hamlet program evaluation.


SUN, EARTH & MOON AND ELECTRICITY
DELTA COLLEGE PLANETARIUM
The Delta College Planetarium & Learning Center in downtown Bay City offers a number of web-based activities.  Click on Exploring the Sky , NASA Connections , and Just for Teachers, Students, Scouts , or go and visit the Planetarium for a show.




FIELD GUIDE BOOKS
Pond Life - a Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press - ISBN 58238-130-5 $6.95
Trees of the Great Lakes Region - Joseph Illick & Steve Harrington - ISBN 0-9624629-2-6 $7.95
Wildflowers of Michigan Field Guide - Stan Tekiela - ISBN 1-885061-91-9 $16.95
Trees - Peterson Field Guides - by George Petrides - ISBN 0-395-91183-4 $5.95
Wildflowers - Peterson First Guides - by Roger Peterson - 0-395-90667-9 - $5.95
Insects - Peterson First Guides - by Christopher Leahy - 0-395-90664-4 $5.95
Critters of Michigan Pocket Guide - Wildlife Forever - l-885061-81-1 $5.95


GRADE 5
DIVERSITY OF LIFE FRESH FLOWERS FOR DISSECTION
Mary and Ed Heinlein, the owners of Squires Funeral Home, have generously offered to deliver unneeded fresh flowers to the schools.  Fifth grade students will benefit from having fresh flowers to enhance their study of plants.  The Heinleins ask that you call them at 893-1616 one week before your lesson is scheduled.  Be sure to make plans with the other teachers at your school so that Squires will only need to deliver once for each school.

GRADE 5
DIVERSITY OF LIFE PRESENTATION
Michigan Community Blood Centers
Kathy Erndt
Diane Erndt
Education Consultants
(989) 892-2551
(800)317-4729
Good presentation, video, etc.. for the Cells unit of Diversity of Life.

GRADE 5
ATMOSPHERE & WEATHER BOOKS
Tornadoes, Seymour Simon (Morrow, 1999, ISBN 0-688-14646-5)
Tornado Alley, Bluestein (Oxford Univ. Press, 1999, ISBN 0-195-10552-4)
Twister on Tuesday, Osborne (Random House, 2001, ISBN 0-679-89069-6)
Under the Whirlwind, Verkaik (Whirlwind Books, 2001, ISBN 0-668-15374-7)