Life Sciences

Amy Bain, Janet Richer, Janet Weckman

ISBN 10: 1563086794 / ISBN 13: 9781563086793

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2001

About this Item

Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781563086793

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life Sciences
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563086794
• ISBN 13: 9781563086793
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.

About the Author

AMY BAIN is a teacher, Miami Elementary School, Milford, Ohio, and president of Solomon Publishing.

JANET RICHER has worked extensively writing and presenting training workshops and videos for homeschooling families throughout the Midwest.

JANET WECKMAN is a teacher at Blanche Moore Elementary School, Corpus Christi, Texas, with more than 20 years of teaching experience, including work with hearing-impaired students.