Picture-perfect science lessons using children's books to guide inquiry, 3-6

Classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan know elementary educators are usually crunched for science instructional time and could often use refresher explanations of scientific concepts. So the authors added comprehensive background notes to each chapter and included new reading strategies....

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Main Author: Ansberry, Karen Rohrich, 1966-
Other Authors: Morgan, Emily R. (Emily Rachel), 1973-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Arlington, Va. : NSTA, c2010.
Edition:Expanded 2nd ed.
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Summary:Classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan know elementary educators are usually crunched for science instructional time and could often use refresher explanations of scientific concepts. So the authors added comprehensive background notes to each chapter and included new reading strategies. They show exactly how to combine science and reading in a natural way with classroom-tested lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. Includes 5 new lessons: "Batteries Included," "The Secrets of Flight," "Down the Drain," "If I Built a Car," and "Bugs!" --from publisher description
Physical Description:xviii, 403 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781935155164
1935155164
Author Notes:Emily Morgan is a former elementary and middle school science teacher. She is the author of the Next Time You See picture book series for children and co-author of the Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons series for teachers. Her book Next Time You See a Sunset was selected for Story Time from Space where it was read by astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station and shared with children all over the globe. She has served as a science consultant for the Hamilton County EducationalService Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the science leader for the High AIMS Consortium, and Board President of iSPACE: The STEM Learning Place. Emily holds a bachelor's degree in education from Wright State University and a master's in education from the University of Dayton.