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Everyday Earth and space science mysteries : stories for inquiry-based science teaching / by Richard Konicek-Moran.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Everyday Science MysteriesPublisher: Arlington, Virginia : NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association, [2013]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781938946967
  • 1938946960
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Everyday Earth and space science mysteriesDDC classification:
  • 550 23
LOC classification:
  • GE40
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 -- Theory Behind the Book; 2 -- Using the Book and the Stories; 3 -- Using This Book in Different Ways; 4 -- Science and Literacy; The Stories and Background Material forTeachers; 5 -- Moon Tricks; 6 -- What's the Moon Like Around the World?; 7 -- Daylight SavingTime; 8 -- Sunrise, Sunset; 9 -- Now Just Wait a Minute!; 10 -- What's Hiding in the Woodpile?; 11 -- Cool It, Dude!; 12 -- The New Greenhouse; 13 -- Where Did the Puddles Go?; 14 -- The Little Tent That Cried; 15 -- Where are the Acorns?; 16 -- The Coldest Time; 17 -- Frosty Morning.
18 -- Master Gardener19 -- A Day on Bare Mountain; 20 -- What are the Chances?; 21 -- Here's the Crusher; 22 -- Rotten Apples; 23 -- Is the Earth Getting Heavier?; Index.
Summary: What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 19 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on Earth and space science, including astronomy, energy, climate, and geology. ""What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries lik.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 -- Theory Behind the Book; 2 -- Using the Book and the Stories; 3 -- Using This Book in Different Ways; 4 -- Science and Literacy; The Stories and Background Material forTeachers; 5 -- Moon Tricks; 6 -- What's the Moon Like Around the World?; 7 -- Daylight SavingTime; 8 -- Sunrise, Sunset; 9 -- Now Just Wait a Minute!; 10 -- What's Hiding in the Woodpile?; 11 -- Cool It, Dude!; 12 -- The New Greenhouse; 13 -- Where Did the Puddles Go?; 14 -- The Little Tent That Cried; 15 -- Where are the Acorns?; 16 -- The Coldest Time; 17 -- Frosty Morning.

18 -- Master Gardener19 -- A Day on Bare Mountain; 20 -- What are the Chances?; 21 -- Here's the Crusher; 22 -- Rotten Apples; 23 -- Is the Earth Getting Heavier?; Index.

What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 19 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on Earth and space science, including astronomy, energy, climate, and geology. ""What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries lik.

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