Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs | NSTA

Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

Science and Children—April/May 2016

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s column, students learn through observation and investigation how a pill bug senses and reacts to its environment.

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