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  • Rainwater Analysis, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)

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    What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater recycling systems to provide water for a fictional community garden? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! …

  • Next Time You See a Bee (Book Sample)

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    This book will get young readers buzzing about bees! Next Time You See a Bee reveals the big impact these little insects have on the world. It shows how the physical features of bees make them pros at collecting and…

  • Never Stop Wondering (Book Sample)

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    Never stop wondering, never stop questioning. Never stop trying to figure things out. Always keep searching, always keep asking. That’s what science is all about. This colorful book…

  • Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12 (Book Sample)

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    Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be practical and accessible. It provides both extensive background and step-…

  • Discovery Engineering in Physical Science: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 (Book Sample)

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    Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro? Discovery Engineering in Physical Science uses these and other surprising cases…

  • Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3: 32 New Matter and Energy Formative Assessment Probes (Book Sample)

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    Have you been wanting to probe your students’ thinking about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? Then this is the book you’ve been…

  • A Head Start on Science, Second Edition: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder (Book Sample)

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    Imagine what fun it could be for 3- to 7-year-olds to engage in a game of Prism Play or Magnetic Scavenger Hunt or Where Did the Shadows Go? Then imagine how convenient it would be for you if such activities came with…

  • Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School (Book Sample)

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    What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!br>…

  • Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, Grades 7–12 (Book Sample)

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    Many middle and high school teachers are educated to teach science content—they don’t anticipate that one day they may be teaching it to students who need to learn both content and English. If the day has come when you’…

  • An Eagle's View

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    In this lesson, students help a comic book publisher create the scenery and story lines that include real geologic formations in different locations on Earth. Key words and concepts covered are landforms, geologic…

  • Diving With Dolphino

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    In this lesson, students help a comic book publisher develop scenes and images of landforms found below the surface of the ocean. Key words and concepts covered are landforms, geologic forces, and plate tectonics.…

  • Water, Water, Everywhere

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    In this lesson, students help a comic book publisher understand the path of a drop of water traveling through the water cycle. Key words and concepts covered are water cycle, erosion, gravity, heating, and cooling.…

  • Keweenaw Rocks

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    In this lesson, a girl wonders how volcanic rocks and sedimentary rocks ended up in the same area of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Key words and concepts covered are rock cycle, formation of rocks, plate tectonics,…

  • Lassens Lessons

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    Lassen Volcanic National Park has several types of rocks in one location. It is an unusual mix of all three (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic). What does each rock type tell us about the area’s geologic history?…

  • San Andreas

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    Southern California is affected by the San Andreas Fault. The geologic features and rock types along this fault tell of a history very different from the region just a short distance to the north. Two cousins try to…

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