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Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers in Middle School: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy

by: Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither

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REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!
Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend inquiry-based science and literacy instruction to support student learning and maximize your time. Several unique features make Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers in Middle School a valuable resource:

Lessons integrate all aspects of literacy—reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. The texts are relevant nonfiction, including trade books, newspaper and magazine articles, online material, infographics, and even videos.
A learning-cycle framework helps students deepen their understanding with data collection and analysis before reading about a concept.
Ten investigations support current standards and encompass life, physical, and Earth and space sciences. Units range from “Chemistry, Toys, and Accidental Inventions” to “Thermal Energy: An Ice Cube’s Kryptonite!”
The authors have made sure the book is teacher-friendly. Each unit comes with scientific background, a list of common misconceptions, an annotated text list, safety considerations, differentiation strategies, reproducible student pages, and assessments.

This middle school resource is a follow-up to the authors’ award-winning Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers for grades 3–5, which one reviewer called “very thorough, and any science teacher’s dream to read.” The book will change the way you think about engaging your students in science and literacy.

Table of Contents

Contents


Contributors


Introduction





Part I: Integrating Science Instruction and Literacy


Chapter 1: Literacy in Support of Science Learning


Chapter 2: Science and Engineering Practices and the Learning Cycle


Chapter 3: Literacy in the Science Classroom


Chapter 4: Integration in Standards-Based Classrooms


Chapter 5: Getting Started With the Inquiry Units



Part II: Inquiry Units


Chapter 6: Modeling Cells


Chapter 7: The Genetic Game of Life


Chapter 8: Seriously … That’s Where the Mass of a Tree Comes From?


Chapter 9: Chemistry, Toys, and Accidental Inventions


Chapter 10: Nature’s Light Show: It’s Magnetic!


Chapter 11 Thermal Energy: An Ice Cube’s Kryptonite!


Chapter 12: Landfill Recovery


Chapter 13: Sunlight and the Seasons


Chapter 14: Getting to Know Geologic Time


Chapter 15: The Toes and Teeth of Horses



Appendix 1: Rubrics and Achievement Grading Standards


Appendix 2: Background Information: Literacy Strategies and Techniques


Appendix 3: Standards Alignment Matrices


Appendix 4: Information for Safety Data Sheets





Image Credits


Index

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Grade Levels

Middle School

Topics

5E Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Details

Type NSTA Press BookPub Date 11/30/2016Pages 355ISBN 978-1-68140-003-7Stock # PB325X2

NSTA Press produces classroom-ready activities, hands-on approaches to inquiry, relevant professional development, the latest scientific education news and research, assessment and standards-based instruction.

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