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Presenters. Karen Ansberry. Emily Morgan. Authors, Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry. Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan NSTA Web Seminar December 14, 2005. Reading Strategies. Making Connections Questioning
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Presenters Karen Ansberry Emily Morgan Authors, Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry
Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan NSTA Web Seminar December 14, 2005
Reading Strategies • Making Connections • Questioning • Visualizing • Inferring • Determining Importance • Synthesizing Harvey and Goudvis, 2000
Brainstorms: From Idea to Invention Lesson ObjectivesConnecting to the Standards • Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry • Content Standard E: Science and Technology • Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives • Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science
Draw an Inventor Draw what you think an inventor looks like in the box below:
Imaginative Inventions Problem or Need Solution Name of Invention Fried potatoes too thick Cut fries up super thin Potato chips ? ? ?
Guiding Questions • What were the trade-offs you were forced to make while designing the drink holder? • What were the constraints you dealt with while designing the drink holder?
Mistakes That Worked Question: What was this invention? a. Tums b. Coca-Cola c. Alka-Seltzer d. Head and Shoulders
Mistakes That Worked Question: What was this invention? a. Play-Doh b. Bubble Gum c. Super Ball d. Silly Putty
Mistakes That Worked Question: What was this invention? a. Hydrocortisone b. Ibuprofen c. Aspirin d. Penicillin
NSTA Web Seminar Evaluation http://institute.nsta.org/survey/PPSsurvey1.asp
Upcoming NSTA Web Seminars: • Picture-Perfect Science Lessons II • January 11, 2006 • NASA: Preparing for the Journey to Space II • January 19, 2006 • Investigating Safely • January 25, 2006 • 6:30 PM Eastern Time