Main Street: Community Science
by Mayer-Johnson, LLC
Use the community to introduce and explore 10 exciting science concepts
Use science to address many functional concepts and develop community and world awareness, while working on language and literacy within this curricular content.
Students will be introduced to the fictional community centring around “Main Street.” A different concept is addressed in each of 10 community locations. For each location students will:
- Map It!
- Read About It!
- Learn It!
- Practise It!
- and Explore It!
Click here for Main Street: Community Science screenshots
The community science topics include:
- weather (radio station)
- food groups (grocery store)
- planets (school)
- your body (doctor)
- dental health (dentist)
- simple machines (construction site)
- the environment (recycling centre)
- zoo animals (zoo)
- exercising (gym)
- and plant growth (farm).
Main Street: Community Science includes print based activities for Boardmaker and onscreen activities for Boardmaker Plus! or Speaking Dynamically Pro.
Boardmaker activities include:
- a book
- an experiment on the topic
- flash cards with vocabulary words
- worksheets that help reinforce the concept and vocabulary
- and a folder activity that reinforces the key concept.
Boardmaker Plus!/Speaking Dynamically Pro activities include:
- an interactive book
- a writing activity and experiment
- an interactive dictionary
- and a variety of interactive topic games and activities.
TIPS Use Main Street: Community Science to:
- help students discover science in their own community!
- teach about the importance of recycling!
- explore exciting science concepts!
- assist in writing lab reports about discoveries!
Software Requirement
- Boardmaker, Boardmaker Plus! or Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro version 5 or higher for Windows or Mac
Main Street: Community Science is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
Main Street: Community Science is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Science
Users can access Main Street: Community Science in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
- Single Switch
- Multiple Switches
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