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LitLinks: Icky & sweet – how to build a science key…with words

LitLinks: Icky & sweet – how to build a science key…with words

Oct 7, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Scientists use language skills all the time, but students rarely...

LitLinks: Surprise! Video game story elements improve student writing

LitLinks: Surprise! Video game story elements improve student writing

Sep 23, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER LINDA ZAJAC A surprising place to find story elements Minecraft, a popular computer...

LitLinks: Happy birthday to a computer called Katherine

LitLinks: Happy birthday to a computer called Katherine

Aug 26, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE From a computer called Katherine to NASA hero Today, August 26,...

LitLinks: Point of view puts HEART in kids’ writing

LitLinks: Point of view puts HEART in kids’ writing

Aug 19, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ANITA SANCHEZ When you read a story, or write a story, the first...

LitLinks: How Elephants Can Make Your Sound Unit ROAR!

LitLinks: How Elephants Can Make Your Sound Unit ROAR!

Aug 12, 2020

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN What is sound? Most physics teachers would define sound as vibration in...

LitLinks: Use this not that–making eco-friendly choices

LitLinks: Use this not that–making eco-friendly choices

Jul 22, 2020

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN It’s summer! Time to play on the beach or stroll by the...

LitLinks: Trash Team Litter-ature for Waste Litter-acy

LitLinks: Trash Team Litter-ature for Waste Litter-acy

Jul 15, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER SUSAN DEBRECENI The power of stories is one that can inspire a young...

LitLinks: Learning from birds

LitLinks: Learning from birds

Jul 8, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER SNEED B. COLLARD III Like most people, I grew up admiring mowed lawns...

LitLinks: Using poetry to investigate engineering structure, function & design

LitLinks: Using poetry to investigate engineering structure, function & design

Jul 1, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER RANDI SONENSHINE Structure: From cells to skyscrapers An atom. An oak tree. A...

LitLinks: #ShutDownSTEM

LitLinks: #ShutDownSTEM

Jun 10, 2020

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    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
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    • 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
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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