Picture-perfect STEM lessons, grade 2 : using children's books for three-dimensional learning / by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ansberry, Karen Rohrich, 1966- author.

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

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Science.

Technology--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Technology.

Children's books.

Picture books for children--Educational aspects.

Picture books for children.

Reading comprehension--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Reading comprehension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : National Science Teaching Association, [2023]

Summary:

"There's a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series. You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your second-grade students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embedded in all 12 of the ready-to-teach lessons. The goal is to help your young scientists learn to read and read to learn while engaging in activities that blend science, technology, engineering, and mathematics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Why use picture books to teach STEM?

2. Reading aloud

3. Three-dimensional learning

4. BSCS 5E instructional model

5. Connecting to the standards

6. How big is a foot?

7. Imaginative inventions

8. Melting and freezing

9. That magnetic dog

10. Crayons

11. Science mysteries

12. Build it!

13. Seeds on the move

14. Flight of the pollinators

15. If you find a rock

16. Wind and water

17. Our blue planet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781681409993

1681409992

OCLC:

1345518654