Story Starters and Science Notebooking: Developing Student Thinking Through Literacy and Inquiry - Softcover

"This intriguing way of teaching science will appeal to both boys and girls. . . . Recommended." - Library Media Connection "This book shows how to use the power of story and inquiry to promote student thinking in science in grades 3-6. Although the stories in the book are original, the instructional approach is grounded in classroom practice and educational research on activation of prior knowledge, organization of information, and metacognition." - Reference & Research Book News

Story Starters and Science Notebooking: Developing Student Thinking Through Literacy and Inquiry is designed to provide a meaningful, comfortable framework in which teachers and parents can encourage elementary children to explore scientific ideas in an inquiry-oriented format. * Introduction * Notebooking activities * Problems to solve * Background information for teachers * 60 illustrations and halftones * 24 figures * Appendix