"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school day. We are so excited to do more of the same with these Picture-Perfect STEM books!"
—Chris Gibler, elementary instructional coach, Blue Springs School District in Missouri
"This lively mix of picture books and engaging, standards-based STEM content will be a powerful tool to inspire STEM learning."
—Andrea Beaty, author of Ada Twist, Scientist; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Iggy Peck, Architect
For teachers eager to integrate STEM into their school day, Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons is an exciting development. This book’s 15 kid-friendly lessons convey how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics intersect in the real world. They embed reading-comprehension strategies that integrate the STEM subjects and English language arts through high-quality picture books. You’ll help your K–2 students engage in STEM activities while learning to read and reading to learn.
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, K–2 draws on diverse and attention-grabbing books such as The Handiest Things in the World, The Day the Crayons Came Home, and I Wanna Iguana. The lessons will lead your students to ask questions and define problems; obtain, evaluate, and communicate information; and engage in argument from evidence. Along the way, students invent a handy backpack, design their own process for recycling crayons, and build a model habitat for an imaginary pet. Through these lessons and activities, all young students, including reluctant scientists and struggling readers, will quickly find themselves absorbed in STEM-related discovery.
Along with these new lessons come the easy-to-use features that have made Picture-Perfect a bestselling series for more than a dozen years:
. - Fiction and nonfiction book pairs
. - Background reading, materials lists, student pages, and assessments for each lesson
. - Connections to science standards and the Common Core State Standards for both English language arts and mathematics.
Picture-Perfect STEM is a powerful tool for guiding instruction. You’ll love how effective this book is, and your students will love learning about STEM.
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Grade Levels
Elementary
Topics
Assessment
Biology
CCC1: Patterns
CCC2: Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
CCC3: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
CCC4: Systems and System Models
CCC5: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation
CCC6: Structure and Function
Chemistry
Curriculum
Earth & Space Science
Earth in the solar system
Earth processes
Earth system structure
Earth's water
Ecosystems
Energy
Environmental Science
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology
ETS2.B: Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World
Forces and motion
Informal Education
Inquiry
Instructional Materials
Interdisciplinary
Kindergarten
Lesson Plans
Life Science
Literacy
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Physical Science
Physics
Postsecondary
Preservice Science Education
Properties of materials
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
PS2.A: Forces and Motion
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
PS4.A: Wave Properties
PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation
Science process skills
SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
SEP2: Developing and Using Models
SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
SEP5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
SEP6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
SEP7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
SEP8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
States of matter
STEM
Structure of matter
Teacher Preparation
Teaching Strategies
Details
Type NSTA Press BookPub Date 4/3/2017Pages 345ISBN 978-1-68140-328-1Stock # PB422X1