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LitLinks:  The case for reverse engineering – Why children should dismantle broken (or even perfectly good) stuff

LitLinks: The case for reverse engineering – Why children should dismantle broken (or even perfectly good) stuff

Sep 4, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SHANA KELLER Without realizing it, we often stem the flow of a child’s...

LitLinks:  Superpower science – Engineering design + language arts

LitLinks: Superpower science – Engineering design + language arts

Aug 14, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: RANI IYER Who doesn’t have a favorite superhero? Superpowers fascinate children of all...

LitLinks: Cycles in Life Science and Language Arts

LitLinks: Cycles in Life Science and Language Arts

Aug 7, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Cycles – they’re all around us. A pattern so common...

LitLinks:  Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

Jul 31, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SUSAN LATTA True confession: I am a science rookie and have always struggled...

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

Jul 10, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: ANITA SILVEY While I was working on a biography of Jane Goodall (Untamed:...

LitLinks: Animal, Please Talk to Me – Pairing STEM and Fiction

LitLinks: Animal, Please Talk to Me – Pairing STEM and Fiction

Jun 26, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: PAMELA S. TURNER Talking animals are a big part of childhood: FROG AND...

LitLinks:  What makes a scientist? A STEM biography connects the dots

LitLinks: What makes a scientist? A STEM biography connects the dots

Jun 19, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MARY KAY CARSON How does someone become an astrophysicist, a meteorologist, an inventor,...

LitLinks: Robo Shark Challenge — engineering, design, and language arts

May 29, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CARLA BILLUPS Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the...

LitLinks: Using Media Literacy to Evaluate Conflicting Science Information

LitLinks: Using Media Literacy to Evaluate Conflicting Science Information

May 15, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CONNIE GOLDSMITH In my recent nonfiction book for teens, Pandemic: How Climate, the...

LitLinks: Beyond Hedwig – Owls as Crucial Carnivores

LitLinks: Beyond Hedwig – Owls as Crucial Carnivores

Mar 26, 2019

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    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
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    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
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