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New 2007! Available February! See how to combine best practices in science and in literacy. Learning Through Inquiry: Weaving Science with Thinking and Literature Caryn M. King and Stephen R. Mattox, both of Grand Valley State University Here, grade 3-4 teachers get a ready-resource for engaging students in hands-on science using Bybee's inquiry based 5E framework, children's literature, and literacy and thinking tools. Using a cognitive, constructivist perspective, this book shows how to involve students in the scientific processes of Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation, which foster learning through discovery and parallel the processes literate individuals use. Specific thinking tools are used to further enhance learning. 2007 Available February Paperbound 288pp est. ISBN 1-933760-08-7 978-1-933760-08-7 Order #4050 $38.95

This book shows teachers how to combine best practices in science with best practices in literacy. Introductory chapters explain what those best practices are and how they align with national standards. Because the book advocates using children's literature as one means to support science learning, specific techniques are provided to help teachers find and evaluate appropriate texts for their classrooms. Each content chapter contains: an Introduction using examples from everyday life to show teachers why this topic is important to study a Big Idea, summarizing the core concept of the chapter a Key Science Question, for focusing students' attention on the core concept an appropriate national science standard addressed in the chapter an appropriate national language arts standard addressed in the chapter estimated time to teach the entire unit an advanced organizer providing an overview of the chapter; a Teacher Background section, providing factual information explaining the core concept a list of materials needed to teach the unit a suggested procedure to follow, including classroom management tips a Teacher Resources section containing a bibliography of associated trade books, websites, videos, and reproducible student pages

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