Itsy Bitsy S Science Adventure

When Itsy-Bitsy goes for a walk, it becomes a science adventure. Along the way, Itsy discovers what type of animal each of his new friends is ... and has a great day, even when his feet get cold! Join Itsy and his new friends as they learn how they are the same and how they are different.

When Itsy-Bitsy goes for a walk, it becomes a science adventure. Along the way, Itsy discovers what type of animal each of his new friends is ... and has a great day, even when his feet get cold! Join Itsy and his new friends as they learn how they are the same and how they are different.

As soon as you open this book, YOU become the protagonist!You will be catapulted to CERN, one of the most famous laboratories in the world — a real scientific wonderland of underground tunnels, massive experiments and technological marvels.You can choose to play the role of a researcher, a student or a tourist, but keep your eyes open for a threatening dinosaur... Is it coming from the nearby Jura Mountains, the same place that gave Jurassic its name?Prepare yourself for a rather bizarre adventure filled with loads of brain-tickling facts about particles and science wonders. Unfold the story, explore the unsolved mysteries of the Universe, and most importantly, have fun with the games and quizzes!Are you ready to face the huge prehistoric beast and discover the secrets of tiny particles?

From the bestselling author of Oh, Yuck! and Oh, Yikes!, with over 1.25 million copies in print, here is an A-Z compendium of hands-on grossness. Featuring 114 interactive experiments and ick-tivities, Oh, Ick! delves into the science behind everything disgusting. Stage an Ooze Olympics to demonstrate viscosity and the nature of slime. Observe how fungi grow by making a Mold Zoo. Embark on an Insect Safari to get to know the creepy crawlies around your home. And learn what causes that embarrassing acne on your face by baking a Pimple Cake to pop—and eat. Eww!

An alien disease. A cryptic bloodline. An ancient feud between worlds. Well. It's nothing a little swagger can't handle. Damian Riddle's sick of bouncing around the known galaxy in search of a cure for the alien disease that's been plaguing him for months. He hasn't felt up to robbing a single pirate ship, or breaking into any cartel supply stashes. It's inconvenient, at best. Also, he's got a feeling the illness just might be fatal. The only solution? To start searching the unknown galaxy for a cure. And Damian knows how to do it. But when a nosy reporter stows away in his smuggling compartment, throwing off his calculations, the ship slingshots them both to an unknown location–where political maneuvering is the status quo and sinister mysteries cast shadows over the crystalline beauty of the alien city. If Damian can't figure out where the heck they are–and whether these aliens can help him with a cure–his ailment is sure to kill him. And with his symptoms growing worse, he fears the fallout may not be contained to one man…

This book provides real-world examples of incorporating gamified learning into elementary school classrooms. Scaffolded by relevant research on gamification, literacy, and pedagogy support, this book focuses on how to seamlessly integrate and gamify literacy instruction in a fun, engaging, and unique way. Each chapter is tied to a specific genre, supported by national standards, and represented through developed lesson plans. The gamified activities and tasks provide a framework for meeting standards-based learning objectives. Chapters consist of: · genre specific adventure quests to guide students through lessons; · project-based activities focused on art, listening, speaking, and writing; · anchor texts and text sets centered on the chapter’s theme; · material lists, resource materials, and graphic images to support understanding; · teaching tips and differentiation strategies to support novice and career teachers alike. This book is aimed at preservice teachers, university faculty, practicing teachers, instructional coaches, and administrative instructional leaders.

The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available—includes online teacher's guide The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide at http://sfanthology.site.wesleyan.edu/ accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting. The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.