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LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

Mar 18, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Observations and tanka Biologist Ernest Everett Just enjoyed reading and writing...

LitLinks:  Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

LitLinks: Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

Mar 11, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Up close with picture books Nonfiction trade books offer interdisciplinary opportunities...

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

Feb 26, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER TAMMY RINKENBERGER Students love to take action on global issues when they feel...

LitLinks: Engineering design challenge taps critical thinking and communication skills

LitLinks: Engineering design challenge taps critical thinking and communication skills

Feb 5, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER JOAN RAMIREZ Engineering: What is it? Engineering crosses every industry you can think...

LitLinks: Stretch students’ writing muscles with comparisons from STEM literature

LitLinks: Stretch students’ writing muscles with comparisons from STEM literature

Jan 29, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER JANET SLINGERLAND Writers often have to communicate places or things a reader may...

LitLinks: Engineering a tightrope across the mighty Niagara

LitLinks: Engineering a tightrope across the mighty Niagara

Jan 15, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER DONNA JANELL BOWMAN King of the Tightrope: When The Great Blondin Ruled Niagara...

LitLinks: What makes a STEM book a STEM book?

LitLinks: What makes a STEM book a STEM book?

Jan 8, 2020

GUEST BLOGGERS CARRIE LAUNIUS AND CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE Editor’s Note: For the last several months,...

LitLinks:  STEM heroes and the classic Hero’s Journey plot structure

LitLinks: STEM heroes and the classic Hero’s Journey plot structure

Jan 1, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER TRACY BORGMEYER We all want to believe in a hero. The kind of...

LitLinks: Hearing aid models inspire inclusion in the classroom

LitLinks: Hearing aid models inspire inclusion in the classroom

Dec 11, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER DIEUWERTJE KAST Editor’s note: I’m thrilled to introduce my LitLinks readers to DJ...

LitLinks: Use literacy skills to spread the word about women scientists

LitLinks: Use literacy skills to spread the word about women scientists

Nov 13, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER CHRISTINE EVANS When I started on my quest to find a subject for...

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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
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
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