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Everyday life science mysteries : stories for inquiry-based science teaching /

How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like-or different from-their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Konicek-Moran, Richard
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Arlington : National Science Teachers Association, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Everyday Science Mysteries.
Subjects:
Biology > Study and teaching.
Life sciences > Study and teaching.
Storytelling in education.
Inquiry-based learning.
Induction (Logic) in children.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1
  • Theory Behind the Book; 2
  • Using the Book and the Stories; 3
  • Using This Book in Different Ways; 4
  • Science and Literacy; The Stories and Background Material forTeachers; 5
  • Trees From Helicopters; 6
  • Trees From Helicopters, Continued; 7
  • Flowers: More Than Just Pretty; 8
  • Looking at Lichens; 9
  • Seedlings in a Jar; 10
  • Seed Bargains; 11
  • Springtime in the Greenhouse; 12
  • Dried Apples; 13
  • Plunk, Plunk; 14
  • Hitchhikers; 15
  • Halloween Science; 16
  • In a Heartbeat; 17
  • The Trouble With Bubble Gum; 18
  • About Me.
  • 19
  • A Tasteful Story20
  • Reaction Time; 21
  • Worms Are for More Than Bait; 22
  • What Did That Owl Eat?; 23
  • Baking Bread; 24
  • Oatmeal Bugs; Index.