Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade 3 book is divided into four units:

Growth and Changes in Plants
Materials and Structures
Forces that Attract or Repel
Soils in the Environment

This new edition includes many familiar great features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)