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Sunflower is designed to promote activity-based learning through a variety of group science and environmental education investigations and experiments. Sunflower activity books are available in English and Spanish in order to meet curriculum needs in a variety of informal education programs.
The colorful format of Sunflower invites children to engage in science activities and to carry out investigations in their after-school programs. The curriculum, geared toward elementary school children in grades 2-4, presents science information and experiments in stimulating graphic formats and poses interesting and relevant questions for children based on current scientific developments.
Each unit of Sunflower is presented in a full-color magazine format activity book for children with an accompanying leader's guide with complete lesson plans, extension activities and evaluation materials. The materials needed for experiments are always low-cost and easily obtainable.
Sunflower is organized by thematic units: Plants, Water, Human Body and Air. The Trash unit will be available soon. Convenient sets are available for 12 children: 12 activity books, 1 leader's guide and a materials kit. Individual copies may also be purchased. |
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The development of Sunflower was supported in part by the National Science Foundation
with additional support by the
ARCO Foundation
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Children in 50 Boston-area summer programs have been doing AXIS and Sunflower activities. See their photos here.
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Recent photos from the Boston-area afterschools for fall / winter programs. View photos here.
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Children in 50 Boston-area summer programs have been doing AXIS and Sunflower activities. See their photos here.
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