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Direct linkPorter, Diana – Science and Children, 2009
Although not all teachers can invite scientists into classrooms on a regular basis, they can invite them into their students' worlds through literature. Here the author shares how she used the nonfiction selection, "Science to the Rescue" (Markle 1994), as an opportunity for students to investigate socially significant problems and empower them to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Grade 6, Reading Aloud to Others, Nonfiction
