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 \n0084LECK:What o8cientists O9  \nTEACHER's GUIDE  \nGrades 4-8  \n(can be adapted for many grade levels)  \nSkills  \nRecording Data,Experimenting,Engineering,Critical Discussion,Communicating,CooperatingGroup Brainstorming,Decision Making  \nConcepts  \nScientific Methods,Solids and Liquids,Properties,Space Probes  \nThemes  \nSystems and Interactions,Models and Simulations,Patterns of Change,Matter,Stability,Structure,Scale  \nMathematics Strands  \nLogic and Language  \nNature of Science and Mathematics  \nScientific Community,Interdisciplinary,Cooperative Efforts,Creativity and Constraints,Theory-Based and Testable,Changing Nature of Facts and Theories,Real-Life Applications,Science and Technology  \nTime  \nFive or six 20-to 45-minute periods  \nby  \nCary I.Sneider  \nGreat Explorations in Math and Science(GEMS)Lawrence Hall of ScienceUniversity of California at Berkeley  \nLawrence Hall of Science  \nIllustrationsLisa Haderlie BakerAdria Mortellito Peterson  \nPhotographs  \nCary Sneider  \nLawrence Hall of Science,University of CaliforniaBerkeley,CA94720.Chairman:Glenn T.Seaborg;Director:Marian C.Diamond  \nPublication was made possible by grants from the A.W.Mellon Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of NewYork.This support does not imply responsibility forstatements or views expressed in publications of the GEMSprogram.GEMS also gratefully acknowledges the contri-bution of word processing equipment from Apple Com-puter,Inc.Under a grant from the National ScienceFoundation,GEMS Leader's Workshops have been heldacross the country.For further information on GEMSleadership opportunities,please contact GEMS at theaddress and phone number below.  \nC1985 by The Regents of the University of California.Allrights reserved.Printed in the United States of America.Reprinted with revisions,1988,1991,1993,1994,1996.  \nInternational Standard Book Number:0-912511-64-8  \nCOMMENTS WELCOME  \nGreat Explorations in Math and Science(GEMS)is anongoing curriculum development project.GEMSguides are revised periodically,to incorporate teachercomments and new approaches.We welcome yourcriticisms,suggestions,helpful hints,and anyanecdotes about your experience presenting GEMSactivities.Your suggestions will be reviewed eachtime a GEMS guide is revised.Please send yourcomments to:GEMS Revisions,c/o Lawrence Hallof Science,University of California,Berkeley,CA94720.The phone number is (510)64","cbCaisKcodm7GZB3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKcodm7GZB3","pdf",6336651,46,"English","# Skills\n## Concepts\n## Themes\n## Mathematics Strands\n## Time\n# Program Background","[{\"question\":\"What grade levels is the teacher guide designed for?\",\"answer\":\"The guide is for grades 4–8, and it can be adapted for many grade levels.\"},{\"question\":\"Which main skills are emphasized in the guide?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes recording data, experimenting, engineering, critical discussion, communicating, cooperating, group brainstorming, and decision making.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes and mathematics strands does the guide include?\",\"answer\":\"Themes include systems and interactions, models and simulations, patterns of change, matter, stability, structure, and scale. 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