Inspire classroom discussion and student inquiry with NSTA Press® book Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching and its companions: More Everyday Science Mysteries, Even More Everyday Science Mysteries, and Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries. The familiar and appealing storytelling format engages students' attention from the start. Then, by grounding the scientific concepts in familiar life experiences, the stories pique students' curiosity and help them make real-world connections.
Each volume includes 15 mysteries that emphasize concepts from life, physical, and Earth and space sciences and provide opportunities for students to ask questions, formulate hypotheses, test their ideas, come up with explanations. Also included are content background, lists of targeted strategies for using the stories with children in grades K–4 as well as grades 5–8, and keys that map story concepts to corresponding National Science Education Standards.
NEW! In the fourth book of this award-winning series, Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily lives, including such topics as climate, sunrise and sunset, seed germination, melting and dissolving, chemical tests, and more.