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100 1 _aWashburne, Carleton,
_d1889-1968
245 1 0 _aCommon Science
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-08-28
508 _aProduced by David Garcia, Simon Gardner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Common Science" by Carleton W. Washburne is an educational science textbook written in the early 20th century. It aims to make scientific principles accessible to elementary school students by addressing the questions they have about the world around them. The text covers fundamental scientific concepts through engaging narratives, experiments, and hands-on activities that promote curiosity and understanding. The opening portion introduces the book's premise of understanding science through the perspective of children's inquiries. It establishes that the curriculum is grounded in approximately 2000 questions collected from students, reflecting their interests in various scientific topics, including physics, chemistry, and biology. The author emphasizes the importance of captivating the students with imaginative scenarios and experiments to make learning enjoyable and relevant. This engaging approach sets the stage for a series of scientifically-informed chapters aimed at demystifying complex topics such as gravity, buoyancy, and the nature of matter in a captivating way for young learners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience
700 1 _aRitchie, John W.
_q(John Woodside),
_d1871-1943
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29838
999 _c70686
_d70686