Month: October 2017

STEM + Literacy Love

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

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I recently came across this blog post featuring five picture books and their connecting STEM activities (click HERE) I love it! I love the integration and the simplicity of the STEM advice, “Read them a book!” How true is that, and there are so… Continue Reading “STEM + Literacy Love”

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Featured Book: The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto”

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

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Science fans will love this mix of story biography and nonfiction details about Mike Brown’s discoveries. What I especially loved was how the telling of this story didn’t “start” when he was an adult, already with the title of “astronomer”, but as a child… Continue Reading “Featured Book: The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto””

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This site was designed to help educators find fictional stories to incorporate into their science lessons. The use of fictional stories is an effective pathway to your student's science background knowledge, interest and understanding. This site was also developed in response to a Literature Review that asked: How are females of color portrayed in science-based fictional picture books? A summary of that literature review can be found in the "About" tab.