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Primary Sequence M.A.S.H. Kits

To download a copy of the Teacher's Guide, click on the highlighted name of the MASH Kit and save it to your disk. Then click on the file icon to expand the file. They are self-extracting files. File format is currently Microsoft Word 97 for IBM PCs.

#1 - Main Attraction - This kit provides interdisciplinary science, math, and language arts activities designed to help students become aware of magnetic forces and how they work. Grades K-1. IBM PC

#3 - Five Senses - Allows students to focus on each of the five senses through a variety of science, math and language arts activities. Grades K-1 IBM PC

#5 - Measuresaurus - Students will perform many linear, area, weight and volume measuring activities, leading them to conclude that standards must be used when comparing measurements. Grades K- 1 IBM PC

#7 - Our Watery World - A basic oceanography unit in which students discover the properties of salt and fresh water, and are given the opportunity to hatch and observe brine shrimp. Grades K-1 IBM PC

#9 - Butterflies - This unit provides students with the fascinating experience of raising and observing an animals it goes through its total life cycle. Grades K-1 IBM PC

#11 - A Peek At Plants - Students will distinguish living from non-living things in addition to studying plant characteristics, plant variety, and the ways plants are used. Grades K-1. IBM PC

#13 - You're All Wet - Students perform fun activities that let them observe the basic properties of water. Grades K-1 IBM PC

#15 - Colorful Chemistry - A variety of simple science experiments designed to help primary students observe and predict basic chemical changes. Grades 2-3 IBM PC

#17 -Rain or Shine - A basic weather kit that has students study temperature, winds and clouds and then chart these factors to make weather forecasts. Grades 2-3 IBM PC

#19 -Good Vibrations - The science of sound is examined through a variety of student made devices, leading to an understanding of how the human ear works. Grades 2-3. IBM PC

#21 -Rocky Business - The students are given the opportunity to explore the properties of rocks using a very simple format. Grades 2-3 IBM PC

#23 -Spaceports - Students explore outer space with activities that focus on the space program as well as the structure of the heavens. Grades 2-3. IBM PC

#25 -Schoolyard Safari - This kit has the students explore their own schoolyard to learn more about preserving and protecting their environment. Grades 2-3. IBM PC

#27 -Simple Machines - Actively using levers, inclined planes, etc., leads students to understand how machines reduce work. Grades 2-3. IBM PC

#29 -We Dig Dinosaurs - the fascination of children for dinosaurs enhances their understanding of how scientists use fossils to learn about these ancient animals. Grades 2-3. IBM PC

#31 -All Trashed Out - Through a variety of hands-on activities students discover that when it comes to trash, there is no such place as "away". They will explore ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle things in our trash. Grades K-3. IBM PC

#37 -Science For Young Learners - This kit includes the Mudpies To Magnets book and many of the materials necessary to do thirty science activities with a group of 15-20 young learners. Pre-School-1. IBM PC

PA1 -Elementary H.O.T.S. - This HOTS (Hands On Tests for Science) kit provides teachers with the materials necessary to assess an entire classroom of students on their ability to perform science. Grades 3-4. IBM PC

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