Science Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain

Best-selling author and renowned educator Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark practicality to teachers seeking the latest brain-compatible tools for engaging students and bringing science to life in the classroom. Co-authored with award-winning science teacher Warren G. Phillips, this must-have resource includes 20 proven brain-compatible strategies and 250 activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national science content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including:

Music, rhythm, rhyme, and rap;
Storytelling and humor;
Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs;
Manipulatives, experiments, labs, and models;
Internet and Excel projects.