Once Upon a Life Science Book
12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
Published on 13. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-1-935155-09-6 (ISBN)
Description
Reading skills and life science come together in this engaging new book for middle school teachers. The reading passages on science content are more student friendly and easier to follow than typical textbooks. With this interdisciplinary volume, teachers can help students learn the science in a straightforward manner and develop strategies to improve their reading.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Arlington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935155-09-6 (9781935155096)
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Additional editions
Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
Once Upon a Life Science Book
12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
E-Book
04/2010
NSTA - National Science Teaching Association
€19.49
Available for download
Person
Jodi Wheeler-Toppen is a teacher and science writer whose book topics range from extreme insects to exciting and explosive experiments. Her science articles have appeared in children's magazines such as Highlights, Cricket, Spider, and Ask.
She holds a Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Georgia, where her dissertation addressed integrating literacy and science instruction. When she's not writing or doing author visits, she conducts staff development for teachers.