Forensic Science Grades 6 8

Introduce crime scene investigation techniques familiar from popular TV programs! The high-interest science activities in this resource will grab learners' interest while improving content-area literacy and critical-thinking skills. Interlocking reading passages and lab activities will stimulate creativity with ideas for research projects and other presentations. Includes a Teacher Resource CD with reproducible fact sheets and lab activities. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports core concepts of STEM instruction.176pp.

Provides information on various aspects of forensic science appropriate for sixth through eighth grade students and includes activities and comprehension questions that reinforce each concept. Includes CD-ROM containing reproducible teacher resource materials.

Students build unmatched deductive-reasoning skills as they become crime-solving stars. Most scenarios have more than one plausible outcome, allowing individuals or groups to broadly interpret evidence. Includes interpretive handwriting, body language, fingerprinting, and many more activities. Meets NSE correlated standards

Teach scientific concepts and the inquiry process with self-contained, hands-on lab activities while improving students' critical thinking skills. Students will learn the scientific process and build content knowledge. Teacher Resource CD provides all labs as printable PDFs.

Connect students in grades 4–8 with science using Forensic Investigations: Using Science to Solve Crimes. In this 80-page book, students build deductive-reasoning skills as they become crime-solving stars. Most scenarios in the book have more than one plausible outcome, allowing individuals or groups to broadly interpret evidence. Activities include interpreting handwriting and body language and fingerprinting. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

STEM Labs for Life Science by Mark Twain includes 26 fun, integrated labs that help students understand concepts such as: -life -human body systems -ecosystems This middle school life science book encourages students to collaborate and communicate to solve real-world problems. The STEM Labs for Life Science book for sixth–eighth grades features introductory materials to explain STEM education concepts and provides materials for instruction and assessment. Correlated to meet current state standards, each lab combines the following essential STEM concepts: -communication -creativity -teamwork -critical thinking The Mark Twain Publishing Company provides classroom decorations and supplemental books for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. These products are designed by leading educators and cover science, math, behavior management, history, government, language arts, fine arts, and social studies.

Filled with 26 hands-on activities, the STEM Labs for Physical Science book challenges students to apply content knowledge, technological design, and scientific inquiry to solve problems. Topics covered include: -matter -motion -energy This physical science book correlates to current state standards. Cultivate an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math by encouraging students to collaborate and communicate for STEM success. STEM Labs for Physical Science includes lab activities to motivate students to work together, and it also provides you with materials for instruction and assessment. Labs incorporate the following components: -critical Thinking -teamwork -creativity -communication Mark Twain Media Publishing Company creates products to support success in science, math, language arts, fine arts, history, social studies, government, and character. Designed by educators for educators, the Mark Twain Publishing product line specializes in providing excellent supplemental books and content-rich décor for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms.

Comprehending Functional Text is designed to help students successfully deal with everyday reading of nonfiction materials. This dynamic book teaches students to understand purpose, gather key ideas, make inference, and evaluate the information they are reading. It is aligned to Common Core State Standards and includes practice activities, learning station ideas, assessment prep, and more!