Picture-perfect science lessons : using children's books to guide inquiry, 3-6 / by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ansberry, Karen Rohrich, 1966-

Contributor:

Morgan, Emily R. (Emily Rachel), 1973-

Series:

Picture-Perfect

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Science.

Children's books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

Expanded 2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this newly revised and expanded 2nd edition of Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan, who also coach teachers through nationwide workshops, offer time-crunched elementary educators comprehensive background notes to each chapter, new reading strategies, and show how to combine science and reading in a natural way with classroom-tested lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science.

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About the Picture-Perfect Science Program; Lessons by Grade; Ch 1-Why Read Picture Books in Science Class?; Ch 2-Reading Aloud; Ch 3-Teaching Science Through Inquiry; Ch 4-BSCS 5E Instructional Model; Ch 5-National Science Education Standards; Ch 6-Earthlets; Ch 7-Name That Shell!; Ch 8-Rice Is Life; Ch 9-What's Poppin'?; Ch 10-Mystery Pellets; Ch 11-Close Encounters of the Symbiotic Kind; Ch 12-Turtle Hurdles; Ch 13-Oil Spill!; Ch 14-Sheep in a Jeep; Ch 15-Sounds of Science; Ch 16-Chemical Change Café; Ch 17-The Changing Moon

Ch 18-Day and NightCh 19-Grand Canyon; Ch 20-Brainstorms: From Idea to Invention; Ch 21-Bugs!; Ch 22-Batteries Included; Ch 23-The Secrets of Flight; Ch 24-Down the Drain; Ch 25-If I Built a Car; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781936137725

1936137720

OCLC:

747412128