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Energy Island
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Author: Allan Drummond
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9780374321840
Grade Level: 3-5
Reviewer: CBC Reviewer
Review: "Hold on to your hats!" warn the reviewers. This light–hearted story of windy Samso, an island in Denmark, carries significant and memorable lessons in energy conservation.
Realizing the potential of the island's windy location, the farming communities on Samso use their natural sources of energy to achieve great things. The story of cooperation can easily become a model for other ...
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Butterflies
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Author: Seymour Simon
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9780061914935
Grade Level: 3-5
Reviewer: CBC Reviewer
Review: Seymour Simon's longstanding record of excellence in children's publishing is confirmed again in this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Book. Large, detailed photographs both support the middle–level text and provide opportunities for observation and inquiry.
The book's detail makes it appropriate not only for browsing but also detailed and guided observations. Sequential illustrations li...
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Biological and Earth Systems Science
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Author: M&R Digital Texts, LLC
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9780982951422
Grade Level: 9-12
Reviewer: Eloise Farmer
Review: This DVD program covers the topics found in a typical high school biology course with significant added value. It does have a great deal of text. However, it becomes much more than a textbook. The program includes a learning system; after each reading it actively involves the viewer in assessments that check for understanding of each concept before moving to the next section. These assessments are...
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Spring
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592346578
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: Tracy Alley
Review: The seasons come to life on DVD! Children and adults will enjoy the short but powerful videos of fall, winter, spring, and summer. Since seasonal changes are often included within early elementary standards, these movies will be the perfect fit into the curriculum.
Each movie is ten to twelve minutes in length.The useful teacher’s guide for each movie is packed full of wonderful r...
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Summer
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592346608
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: Tracy Alley
Review: The seasons come to life on DVD! Children and adults will enjoy the short
but powerful videos of fall, winter, spring, and summer. Since seasonal changes are often included within early elementary standards, these movies will be the perfect fit for the curriculum.
Each movie is ten to twelve minutes in length.The useful teacher’s guide for each
movie is packed full of wonderful r...
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Fall
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592346639
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: Tracy Alley
Review: The seasons come to life on DVD! Children and adults will enjoy the short but powerful videos of fall, winter, spring, and summer. Since seasonal changes are often included within early elementary standards, these movies will be the perfect fit into the curriculum.
Each movie is ten to twelve minutes in length.The useful teacher’s guide for each movie is packed full of wonderful re...
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Winter
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592346660
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: Tracy Alley
Review: The seasons come to life on DVD! Children and adults will enjoy the short but powerful videos in this series on fall, winter, spring, and summer. Because seasonal changes are often included within early elementary standards, these movies will be the perfect fit for such curricula.
Each movie is 10 to 12 minutes in length.The useful teacher’s guide for each movie is packed full of w...
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Observing Weather
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592347230
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: David Tumbarello
Review: This DVD and teacher’s packet work together as a perfect complement to classroom textbooks or science kits devoted to weather. The short 12–minute video introduces students to observations that can be made about weather and the tools used to help us measure these observations. Students will learn about the thermometer, barometer, anemometer, and weather vane while observing the weather which can b...
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Weather Safety
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Author: Visual Learning Company
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9781592347292
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: David Tumbarello
Review: This short, 12–minute video teaches early elementary students about several types of severe weather and what they should do if they encounter one of these situations. Students will learn about sunburn, heat exhaustion, frostbite, lightning, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, as well as safety measures they should take with each situation. The introduction to these topics is basic, but it is...
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Teaching Science Lab Safety
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Author: Erin Colfax
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9780977688402
Grade Level: K-12
Reviewer: Ralph Peterson
Review: What a resource this book is! I found it well organized and very interesting to read. I wish I had obtained a copy of this book when I first began teaching, over 30 years ago. This is a book for all science teachers. Many of us have taught safety in the lab, but not in an organized way such as this. The lessons are simple to implement, yet flexible enough to allow the teacher to apply them to thei...
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