Teaching Through Trade Books: Watching the Wind

by: Christine Anne Royce

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has books that help children focus on what the wind can do so they can understand that wind has power and can be used to simply blow items around or generate wind power to save a village.

Grade Levels

Elementary

Topics

5E CCC2: Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation CCC6: Structure and Function Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas in Physical Science ENCdl ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1: Engineering Design Forces and motion Friction Gravity Inertia Instructional Materials Kindergarten Mass Momentum Newton’s laws of motion Physical Science PS2.A: Forces and Motion PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Science and Engineering Practices Science and Technology Science Focus SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Simple machines Speed Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2014Stock # sc14_051_05_24Volume 051Issue 05

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Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO)
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Windy Tales

This article is unusually long compared to others in the series. This is because of the excellent lesson plans given to accompany the recommended books. The primary grade lessons have them... See More

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