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    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
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LitLinks: Plastic pollution offers a simple way to teach cause and effect

February 2, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER KELLY CRULL If you’re looking for cause and effect activities for students in first grade, […]

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LitLinks: Climb into the minds of scientists with biographies

January 26, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER J. CARRIE LAUNIUS AND CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE Science as a human endeavor: Biographies […]

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LitLinks: 3 easy steps for a far-out field trip to Mars

January 19, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE It seems everyone is fascinated by Mars. The exciting news about […]

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LitLinks: How a plunger on the butt of a chicken inspires an easy modeling lesson

January 12, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER S. K. WENGER How modeling spurs inquiry I love science investigations that seem […]

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LitLinks: The BEST bird lessons integrating STEM and language arts

January 5, 2022

COMPILED BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Are you looking for the BEST bird lessons for spring? You’ve […]

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LitLinks: The BEST lessons to celebrate Earth Day every day

December 29, 2021

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Happy 2022! We at LitLinks are beginning the new year with a […]

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LitLinks: Voyager’s Golden Record: An easy classroom remix for your space unit

December 22, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY The original Golden Record In 1977, NASA launched the twin Voyager […]

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LitLinks: Will our world run dry? Easy ways to help students raise their voices about water

December 15, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER NANCY CASTALDO What if, one day, you turned on the faucet and nothing […]

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LitLinks: Splashing in the puddle – how to choose the BEST verbs

December 8, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ANITA SANCHEZ Verbs do the heavy lifting The hardest kind of writing is […]

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LitLinks: Easy foldable activity to illustrate the plant cycle

December 1, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DEBBIE GONZALES The plant cycle I recently crafted a CCSS & NGSS-aligned discussion/activity […]

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
    • FAQs
    • Calendar
  • Blog
  • Educator Resources
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • Teacher Guides
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
    • How I got my start
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
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