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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus...
Introduction and Summary: Lord, have mercy! Ms. Frizzle is up to her old tricks again! In The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, Ms. Frizzle’s...
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Oh Say Can You Say What’s...
Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today? written by Tish Rabe and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz is another educational and entertaining addition to the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library. The Cat...
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus Blows...
Introduction and Summary Written by, Joanna Cole and illustrated by, Bruce Degen, The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top is a great book of adventure to be enjoyed by children of many ages. Ms. Frizzle...
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Rain
Rain, written by Robert Kalan and illustrated by Donald Crews, explores what rain looks like in different types of landscapes and in different types of weather. There is “rain on the red car” and...
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Discover the Planets
Discover the Planets, a Kids Can book written by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and illustrated by Bill Slavin, introduces kids to the planets in our solar system. This book is written at a level for kids to...
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Teaching Process Skills Through Children’s Literature: What’s That Sound?
What's that Sound by Mary Lawrence with illustrations by Lynn Adams combines science with literature to engage children's problem solving and reasoning skills. Tim and his older sister, Amy, are on...
View ArticleElementary Science on the Web – Guided Tour
Are you looking for great resources to help you plan and deliver science instruction at the elementary level? Boy, do I have the sites for you! Sit back, relax, and take this guided tour of some great...
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Trees, Trees, Trees….
Trees have always provided us with essentials to life: both food and oxygen. As technology has advanced trees have been used more and more, for shelter, medicine and tools. Trees improve our air...
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Cells: Fifth Grade
In fifth grade, students study cells as part of the living systems unit. Students must understand that organisms are made up of cells, which have defining characteristics that contribute to the...
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Classification of Living Things
Scientist have tried to classify living organisms into groups since Aristotle’s time. Over time this classification system has changed and evolved as we have learned more about organisms. Advances in...
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