Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Grade 2 Expanded: Using Children's Books for Three-Dimensional Learning - Softcover

Ansberry, Karen; Morgan, Emily

Softcover

ISBN 10: 168140849X ISBN 13: 9781681408491

Verlag: National Science Teaching Association, 2023

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There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through appealing 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, eleven of which are updated and one brand-new. 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. Your students will love Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Grade 2, Expanded Edition because of the captivating fiction and nonfiction books at the core of the lessons. In a brand-new lesson, your second graders can learn about the natural phenomenon that wind and water can change the shape of land by building a model inspired by Kate Tames the Wind. They explore the engineering design process by reading Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight and then designing a toy of their own. And inspired by Ada Twist, Scientist, they use science practices to solve a mystery.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Karen Ansberry is a teacher, writer, and nature lover. She has a Bachelor of Science in biology from Xavier University and a Master of Arts in teaching from Miami University. As the co-author of the Picture-Perfect STEM and Picture-Perfect Science series for elementary teachers, she provides professional development to help teachers learn to integrate STEM and reading. Her first picture book, Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry, is a 2021 Skipping Stones Honor Awards "Outstanding Nature and Ecology Book."

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 Educational Service 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. 

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• Verlag: National Science Teaching Association
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 168140849X
• ISBN 13: 9781681408491
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 330
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