Science the "write" way /

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Imprint:Arlington, Va. : NSTA, c2011.
Description:xi, 291 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8855891
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Varying Form of Title:Science the write way
Other authors / contributors:Wheeler-Toppen, Jodi.
ISBN:9781936137404 (print)
1936137402 (print)
9781936959976 (e-book)
1936959976 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • On writing in science / by Sandra K. Abell
  • Science the "write" way: nonfiction writing activities help students learn science / by Valarie L. Akerson and Terrell A. Young
  • Unlocking reading comprehension with key science inquiry skills / by Roxanne Greitz Miller
  • 14 writing strategies / by Thomas Turner and Amy Broemmel
  • This isn't English class!: using writing as an assessment tool in science / by Michael Rockow
  • Making thinking visible: a method to encourage science writing in upper elementary grades / by Roxanne Greitz Miller and Robert C. Calfee
  • Writing to learn / by Brian Hand, Vaughan Prain, and Keith Vance
  • Helping students write about science without plagiarizing / by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
  • Learning to write and writing to learn in science: refutational texts and analytical rubrics / by Amy Singletary and Victor Sampson
  • Peanut butter and jelly science / by Donna Farland
  • Write it, do it / by Erin Peters
  • Comments on students' writing / by Inez Fugate Liftig
  • From speaking to writing in the structured English immersion science classroom / by Conrado Laborin Gómez and Margarita Jimenez-Silva
  • Integrated assessments for ELL: students-and teachers-benefit from incorporating writing and drawing in science / by Joan Armon and Linda J. Morris
  • What writing represents what scientists actually do? / by William C. Robertson
  • Writing through inquiry / by Paul Jablon
  • Getting students to become successful, independent investigators / by Jeffrey D. Thomas
  • Kinesthetic writing, of sorts / by Kirstin Bittel and Darrek Hernandez
  • Multigenre lab reports: connecting literacy and science / by Leonora Rochwerger, Shelley Stagg Peterson, and Theresa Calovini
  • Lab report blues / by Andrew Diaz
  • The nature of haiku: students use haiku to learn about the natural world and improve their observational skills / by Peter Rillero, Joann V. Cleland, and Karen A. Conzelman
  • Keeping science current / by Barbara Timmerman
  • Extra! extra! learn all about it / by Kristen Curry, Jerilou Moore, and William J. Sumrall
  • Science newsletters / by Melissa Nail
  • Scientific journals: a creative assessment tool / by Larissa Beckstead
  • A natural integration: student-created field guides seamlessly combine science and writing / by Tracy Coskie, Michelle Hornof, and Heidi Trudel
  • Nature detectives: first graders study yearlong changes in nature and create a school yard field guide / by Natalie Harr and Richard E. Lee Jr.
  • Students as authors: illustrated science information books created during integrated units are windows into student understanding / by Maria Varelas ... [et al.]
  • Mystery box writing / by William Straits
  • Nature's advice book: third-grade students examine their knowledge of life science by considering the lessons learned from nature / by Kathryn Mahlin and Amy Robertson
  • Ecosystem journalism: allow your students to display their understanding of life science concepts by creating an imaginative newspaper / by Amy Robertson and Kathryn Mahlin
  • Linking science and writing with two bad ants: a trade book inspires two teachers to connect their curricula in a creative way / by Ingrid Hekman Fournier and Leslie Dryer Edison
  • Partners in crime: integrating forensic science and writing / by Erik Hein
  • A reason to write / by Peggy Ashbrook
  • A key to science: a simple writing technique helps students communicate understanding of important science concepts / by Jo Ann Yockey
  • Taking a look at the moon / by Craig R. Leager
  • Creative writing and the water cycle / by Rich Young, Jyotika Virmani, and Kristen M. Kusek
  • Volcano résumés / by Sandra Rutherford and Cindy Corlett
  • Reading and writing nonfiction with children: using biographies to learn about science and scientists / by Rebecca Monhardt
  • Journals of discovery: incorporating art and creative writing into science journals leads to meaningful reflections on learning for both students and teachers / by Cathy Livingston
  • Science interactive notebooks in the classroom / by Jocelyn Young
  • Using science journals to encourage all students to write / by Joan C. Fingon and Shallon D. Fingon
  • Learning logs: writing to learn, reading to assess / by Daniel Heuser
  • Using web logs in the science classroom / by Staycle C. Duplichan
  • Interactive reflective logs: opening up science notebooks to peer and teacher feedback / by Cynthia Minchew Deaton, Benjamin E. Deaton, and Katina Leland
  • A laboratory of words: using science notebook entries as preassessment creates opportunities to adapt teaching / by Jeanne Clidas
  • The art of reviewing science journals: questions to consider when planning and assessing students' journal entries / by Daniel P. Shepardson and Susan Jane Britsch
  • The P.O.E.T.R.Y. of science: a flexible tool for assessing elementary student science journals / by Jennifer C. Mesa, Michelle L. Klosterman, and Linda L. Cronin-Jones.