Science Adventures with Children's Literature: A Thematic Approach
Focusing on the new NSTA standards, this activity-centered resource uses a wide variety of children's literature to integrate science across the elementary curriculum. Fredericks uses a thematic approach and features the best in science trade books; stimulating hands-on, minds-on activities and experiments in life, physical, earth, and space sciences; and a host of tips, ideas, and strategies that make teaching and learning science an adventure. Annotated bibliographies of more than 400 trade...
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Focusing on the new NSTA standards, this activity-centered resource uses a wide variety of children's literature to integrate science across the elementary curriculum. Fredericks uses a thematic approach and features the best in science trade books; stimulating hands-on, minds-on activities and experiments in life, physical, earth, and space sciences; and a host of tips, ideas, and strategies that make teaching and learning science an adventure. Annotated bibliographies of more than 400 trade books, practical ideas for authentic assessment, a variety of language arts extensions and techniques, and the best technological resources and science Web sites are also featured. Grades 1-6. Booknews Provides elementary teachers with dozens of projects and experiments that take advantage of the natural questions children ask about the world and involve them in doing and thinking science. Meant to be practical and well as useful, they explore principles in the life, physical, and space sciences. The bibliographies of children's literature are topic specific. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IExpanding the Science Curriculum1Ch. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Creative Science Instruction9Ch. 3How to Use the Thematic Units35Pt. IIThematic Units and Mini-Units39Ch. 4Life Science41Ch. 5The Human Body91Ch. 6Earth Science109Ch. 7Physical Science169Ch. 8Space Science185AppResources for Thematic Instruction209Author/Title Index217Subject Index225About the Author233
\ BooknewsProvides elementary teachers with dozens of projects and experiments that take advantage of the natural questions children ask about the world and involve them in doing and thinking science. Meant to be practical and well as useful, they explore principles in the life, physical, and space sciences. The bibliographies of children's literature are topic specific. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
