When Robo is asked to name his favorite place, he can't decide. There is school, where he learns new ideas. The park, with the great climbing equipment. The swimming pool on hot days, and the skating rink in winter. The library, where Robo reads after school. The science museum with its interesting exhibits. How can he possibly decide?
Learn a lot about science as you make models showing how things work! A spectacular model of an active volcano . . . a fascinating representation of the solar system . . . scale reproductions of atoms and molecules . . . In Janice VanCleave's Super Science Models, America's favorite science teacher shows you how to make these and other eye-catching science models that will help you show what you know in class or at a science fair!
Education: 1998 - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Houston 2001 - Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas 2005 - Masters of Science in Physics, Univ. of Houston at Clear Lake
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Learning from the Land - Teaching Ecology Through Stories and Activities
Travel through time and space entering the worlds of molecules and woolly mammoths through engaging stories that whether used for read-alouds or silent reading make abstract scientific concepts concrete and palpable. Hands-on science and creative-writing lesson plans deepen understanding of science concepts.
