Extreme Scientists

Extreme Scientists
Title Extreme Scientists PDF eBook
Author Donna M. Jackson
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages 88
Release 2009
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780618777068

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Profiles three extreme scientists who risk their lives to conduct research in some of the world's most intense environments, describing the experiences of scientists studying hurricanes, cave microbes, and forest canopies.




Books That Teach Kids to Write

Books That Teach Kids to Write
Title Books That Teach Kids to Write PDF eBook
Author Marianne Saccardi
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 200
Release 2011-05-05
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1598844520

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This book provides a wealth of read-aloud titles and related activities that provide busy teachers with the tools to help students in grades K–12 become successful writers. Teachers can always benefit from new techniques that allow them to teach writing in a more engaging and enjoyable manner, and a resource that identifies a plethora of excellent children's books that help students become successful writers would also be helpful. Books That Teach Kids to Write introduces busy educators to the finest in children's literature in all genres, appropriate for readers in grades K through 12; and provides effective ideas for using those books to stimulate and improve student writing. This book discusses language use and other critical components of good writing, showcasing the children's books and specific activities that can help both primary and secondary school students. Included reproducibles for the writing exercises make lesson planning simple, while the sheer number of titles discussed and the extensive bibliographies provided minimize the time teachers must spend researching books to use with their students. An appendix includes more writing instruction resources, such as children's books, websites, and professional texts.




Gotcha Again for Guys!

Gotcha Again for Guys!
Title Gotcha Again for Guys! PDF eBook
Author Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 264
Release 2010-10-19
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 159884377X

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Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.




Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards

Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards
Title Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards PDF eBook
Author Paul Fleisher
Publisher Lerner Publications
Pages 52
Release 2010-08-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0822575361

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Explains the science behind lightning, hurricanes, blizzards, and thunder.




Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists

Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists
Title Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists PDF eBook
Author Jennifer L. Hopwood
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 291
Release 2015-06-30
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1610697227

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Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming. A versatile and multi-faceted guide, Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists: The Essential Selection and User's Guide serves as a readers' advisory and collection development resource for youth services and school librarians seeking to bring STEM-related titles into their collections and introduce teachers and young readers to them. This book not only guides readers to hundreds of the best STEM-related titles—fiction and non-fiction printed materials as well as apps, DVDs, websites, and games—it also includes related activities or programming ideas to help promote the use of the collection to patrons or students in storytime, afterschool programs, or passive library programs. After a detailed discussion of the importance of STEM and the opportunities librarians have for involvement, the book lists and describes best STEM resources for young learners. Resources are organized according to the reading audiences for which they are intended, from toddlers through teens, and the book includes annotated lists of both fiction and nonfiction STEM titles as well as graphic novels, digital products, and online resources. In addition, the author offers a selection of professional readings for librarians and media specialists who wish to further expand their knowledge.




Expect More: Children Can Do Remarkable Things

Expect More: Children Can Do Remarkable Things
Title Expect More: Children Can Do Remarkable Things PDF eBook
Author Anne Grall Reichel, Ed.D.
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 102
Release 2010-09-22
Genre Science
ISBN 1452076324

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This book encourages teachers, parents, grandparents, and volunteers who work with children to expect more. It focuses on the skills children will need to compete in a highly competitive global economy. From systems thinking, to interpreting complex visual images, to integrative thinking our children need a whole new skill set. For too long science and social studies have been moved to the back burner. Ironically these subjects hold great interest and opportunity to investigate concepts in depth. We need to bring them to center stage. Throughout the book the author provides many concrete examples of ways for teachers and parents to engage children in meaningful conversation and problem solving. Somewhere along the way we seem to have stopped challenging children and started enabling them instead. Perhaps this is through no fault of our own? As teachers and parents we genuinely care about children. We feel for them when they are sick, when they are bullied or when they are struggling. Quite simply it is our nature to protect. With the best of intentions we tend to try and eliminate the struggle. But the struggle is essential to growth and a personal sense of accomplishment. As children work their way through challenges they build the confidence and habits of mind needed to embrace the next challenge that comes along. This book is an invitation to adults to expect more of themselves and of the children they care about. The invitation is yours to accept!




Urban Biologist Danielle Lee

Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
Title Urban Biologist Danielle Lee PDF eBook
Author Kari Cornell
Publisher Lerner Publications
Pages 36
Release 2016-01-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1467797200

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After earning degrees studying animal behavior, Danielle Lee wanted to share her love of science with young people. Through urban outreach she has brought budding scientists into professional labs. She's walked them through the steps of the scientific method. And she's shown them that science doesn't have to be intimidating. In her popular Urban Scientist blog, Lee shares backyard science and outreach work. She also writes about her own research and other women and people of color. Discover what this influential scientist is doing to encourage the next generation of scientists.