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LitLinks:  Connecting nuclear physics to language arts (really!)

LitLinks: Connecting nuclear physics to language arts (really!)

Nov 20, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER TERESA ROBESON While Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the...

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...

LitLinks: To the moon! Space exporation and literacy activities

LitLinks: To the moon! Space exporation and literacy activities

Nov 6, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE SPACE EXPLORATION – A POPULAR TOPIC WITH STUDENTS Space exploration is...

LitLinks:  Exploring metaphors with black holes

LitLinks: Exploring metaphors with black holes

Sep 25, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLYN DeCRISTOFANO Metaphors in language arts AND science I’m so pleased to be...

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: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

LitLinks: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

Jul 17, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: TRACY NELSON MAURER Inspire Student Writers with STEM Biographies as Mentor Texts Picture-book...

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

Jul 3, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLYN CINAMI DeCRISTOFANO It’s likely that I would never have become an author...

LitLinks:  Bubble gum science – creativity, perseverance, and communication

LitLinks: Bubble gum science – creativity, perseverance, and communication

Jun 5, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MEGHAN McCARTHY Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum tells the story of a...

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...

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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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
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
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