With Measuring Time Kits, students conduct activities clustered around the following major focuses on tracking time through the movement of the sun and moon, experimenting with the variables that influence the sinking rate of water clocks, determining and experimenting with the variables that affect the motion of pendulums, building clock escapement mechanisms and troubleshooting their operation.
The STC Program™ is a basal, inquiry-based science curriculum for grades K–10 that covers life, earth, and physical sciences with technology. STC™ was developed by the National Science Resources Center based on research into how students learn best. The NSRC was established by the National Academies and the Smithsonian Institution.
Benefits of using this kit:
STC kits contain all of the materials you’ll
need to teach the unit
Inquiry science is a proven alternative to textbook programs
Supplemental literacy pieces in the Teacher’s
Guide, STC BOOKS™, and KIDS DISCOVER connect
classroom content to the real world
2-use kits and refurbishment sets provide enough
materials for a second non-concurrent use
By the end of the unit your students will understand
that:
The
cyclic periods of natural phenomena may be used
to monitor time
Mechanical devices that change at a constant
rate may be used to measure time
The
uniform period of a swinging pendulum may be
used to measure time
In the Kit:
Teacher’s Guide with lesson
instructions, unit overview with background
information, and sections on assessment,
notebooking, literacy, and more
Enough materials to lead a class of 30 students
through all lessons in the unit
Premium Content access for teachers
8 copies of STC BOOKS Measuring Time
8 issues of Sun KIDS DISCOVER
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Measuring Time Unit
Kit The Unit Kit comes with a Teacher's
Guide, a Teacher's Tools CD, 16
reusable Student Guides, and the
materials needed for a class of 32.
Measuring Time 2-Use Kit
The 2-Use Kit comes with all of the
materials needed for a second, non-concurrent use.
Measuring Time
Refurbishment Set
This set replenishes the consumable
materials in the Unit Kit.
Measuring Time Replacement
Parts
We offer individual replacement
parts for your Unit Kits.
Additional Measuring Time
Student Investigations
We offer additional re-usable Student Investigations Guides
for your convenience.
Measuring Time (STC Literacy
Series),
Pack of 8 Measuring Time covers the history of time measurement and the evolution of timekeeping.
KIDS DISCOVER: Sun,
Pack of 8
This KIDS DISCOVER magazine
stimulates students' imaginations,
connects science in the classroom to
the real world, and makes learning
fun!
Literacy Enhancement:
Sun Each Literacy Enhancement contains
24 KIDS DISCOVER readers and 30 student notebooks.
