Classroom
Creature Culture: Algae to AnolesClassroom
Creature Culture: Algae to Anoles
NSTA Press
Grades K–8
Living organisms are important classroom resources and require appropriate,
responsible care. This anthology of articles from NSTA's award-winning journal
Science and Children provides the basics about collecting, investigating,
and caring for plants and animals in classroom settings. From daddy longlegs
to box turtles, from duckweed to butterflies, emphasis is placed on responsible
observation, respect for living beings, and the individual needs of nature's
many creatures. Also makes an excellent complement to ecological studies.
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The
Pillbug Project: A Guide to Investigation
NSTA Recommends
Grades K–8
Help children see for themselves what science is all about with the perfect
classroom critter, the docile pillbug. Organized around 10 days of activities,
this innovative book helps students explore organisms’ life cycles and environments,
understand scientific inquiry, and have fun. You’ll like the practical lesson
plans, assessments, and reproducibles; kids will love the whimsical illustrations
and the adventures of Patricia Pillbug. An entertaining way to teach through
stories and pictures.
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Virus
and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large
NSTA Press
Grades 5–8
With this lively book of activities as their guide, students can follow seven scientists into their labs and out to the field to discover how evolution works. Meanwhile, you’ll benefit from the practical help the book provides with the twin challenges of evolution: what to teach and how to teach it.
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