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LitLinks: Full STEAM ahead with lessons from the Titanic

June 23, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER KELLY MILNER HALLS Want to prove STEM matters? Study the R.M.S. Titanic. Kids […]

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LitLinks: How to engage diverse learners with STEAM + social emotional learning

June 16, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER JOLENE GUTIÉRREZ Combining STEAM and social emotional learning As a teacher librarian at […]

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LitLinks: Establishing rules, recognizing patterns – the fundamentals of A.I.

June 9, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DARCY PATTISON Welcome to today’s A. I. smackdown! It’s man versus machine. In […]

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LitLinks: STEAMing up 8 ways to octopus art

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GUEST BLOGGER LORI MORTENSEN When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time […]

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LitLinks: Un-bee-lievable STEAM activities to make students wild about insects

June 2, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson and illustrated by […]

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LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

May 26, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER NELL CROSS BECKERMAN Insiration for urban nature poems Being in nature connects us […]

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May 19, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DEBRA KEMPF SHUMAKER Freaky, Funky Fish: Odd Facts About Fascinating Fish celebrates the […]

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LitLinks: Nature journals can make your students expert observers

May 16, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MARY KAY CARSON Animal Watching is a book built for the outdoors. Its […]

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LitLinks: Ocean secrets revealed — where did the first animals come from?

May 12, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH SHREEVE Kids love animals, right? But do your students know that all […]

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LitLinks: Why do some robots look like animals?

May 5, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HENRY HERZ Helpful robots What does 2 pirates + 1 robot equal? Tons […]

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
    • 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
    • Teach the Hope
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
    • Teacher Guides
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • 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
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive