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Details
| Type of Product: | NSTA Press Book (also see downloadable PDF version of this book) |
| Publication Date: | 2/20/2013 |
| Pages: | 254 |
| Stock Number: | PB333X2 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936959-30-3 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School, Middle School |
| Read Inside: | Read a sample chapter: Seedlings in a Jar |
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Description
How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 20 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on biological science, including botany, human physiology, zoology, and health. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lessons from scratch.
“What makes this book so special is the unique way science is integrated into the story line, using characters and situations children can easily identify with.”—Page Keeley, author of the NSTA Press series Uncovering Student Ideas in Science
Additional Info
| Intended User Role: | Curriculum Supervisor, Elementary-Level Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Interdisciplinary, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies |
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Teaching and Interpreting Science
Introduction: Case Studies on How to Use the Stories in the Classroom
Chapter 1: Theory Behind the Book
Chapter 2: Using the Book and the Stories
Chapter 3: Using this Book in Different Ways
Chapter 4: Science and Literacy
The Stories and Background Materials for Teachers
Chapter 5: Trees From Helicopters
(Botany: tree flowers)
Chapter 6: Trees From Helicopters, Continued
(Botany)
Chapter 7: Flowers: More Than Just Pretty
(Botany)
Chapter 8: Looking at Lichens
(Botany: symbiosis)
Chapter 9: Seedlings in a Jar
(Botany: plant physiology)
Chapter 10: Seed Bargains
(Botany: needs of seeds)
Chapter 11: Springtime in the Greenhouse
(Botany: needs of seeds)
Chapter 12: Dried Apples
(Botany: water for life)
Chapter 13: Plunk, Plunk
(Botany: imbibition, water)
Chapter 14: Hitchhikers
(Botany: how seeds travel)
Chapter 15: Halloween Science
(Pumpkin science)
Chapter 16: In a Heartbeat
(Human physiology: circulation)
Chapter 17: The Trouble With Bubble Gum
(Health, nutrition)
Chapter 18: About Me
(Human physiology: genetics and inheritance)
Chapter 19: A Tasteful Story
(Human biology: taste, bad science)
Chapter 20: Reaction Time
(Human physiology: human reaction tests)
Chapter 21: Worms Are for More Than Bait
(Zoology: value of worms)
Chapter 22: What Did That Owl Eat?
(Zoology: exploring owl pellets)
Chapter 23: Baking Bread
(Life science: yeast and leavening)
Chapter 24: Oatmeal Bugs
(Entomology: life cycles of insects)
Index
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