Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Grade 2 Expanded Edition: Using Children's Books for Three-Dimensional Learning

by Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Overview

There's a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through appealing lessons that are just right for your second-grade students. Also, reading comprehension strategies are embedded in all 12 of the ready-to-teach lessons, eleven of which are updated and one brand-new. The goal is to help your young scientists learn to read and read to learn while engaging in activities that blend science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Your students will love Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Grade 2, Expanded Edition because of the captivating fiction and nonfiction books at the core of the lessons. In a brand-new lesson, your second graders can learn about the natural phenomenon that wind and water can change the shape of land by building a model inspired by Kate Tames the Wind. They explore the engineering design process by reading Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight and then designing a toy of their own. And inspired by Ada Twist, Scientist, they use science practices to solve a mystery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681408491
Publisher:	NSTA - National Science Teaching Association
Publication date:	05/08/2023
Series:	Picture-Perfect
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Karen Ansberry is a teacher, writer, and nature lover. She has a Bachelor of Science in biology from Xavier Universityand a Master of Arts in teaching from Miami University. As the co-author of the Picture-Perfect STEM and Picture-Perfect Science series for elementary teachers, she provides professional development to help teachers learn to integrate STEM and reading. Her first picture book, Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry, is a 2021 Skipping Stones Honor Awards "Outstanding Nature and Ecology Book."

Emily Morgan is a former elementary and middle school science teacher. She is the author of the Next Time You See picture book series for children and co-author of the Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons series for teachers. Her book Next Time You See a Sunset was selected for Story Time from Space where it was read by astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station and shared with children all over the globe. She has served as a science consultant for the Hamilton County Educational Service Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the science leader for the High AIMS Consortium, and Board President of iSPACE: The STEM Learning Place. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Wright State Universityand a master’s in education from the University of Dayton. 

Table of Contents

Preface............................................................................................................... v Acknowledgments............................................................................................. ix About the Authors............................................................................................ xi About the Picture-Perfect STEM Program...................................................... xiii Safety Practices for Science Activities ............................................................... xv 1 Why Use Picture Books to Teach STEM? ................................................... 1 2 Reading Aloud .......................................................................................... 13 3 Three-Dimensional Learning..................................................................... 25 4 BSCS 5E Instructional Model................................................................... 37 5 Connecting to the Standards..................................................................... 47 6 How Big Is a Foot?.................................................................................... 61 How Big Is a Foot? and How Tall, How Short, How Faraway? 7 Imaginative Inventions ............................................................................. 79 Imaginative Inventions and Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight 8 Melting and Freezing .............................................................................. 107 The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson’s Famous Frozen Treat and Melting and Freezing 9 That Magnetic Dog ................................................................................ 127 That Magnetic Dog and Is It Magnetic or Nonmagnetic? 10 Crayons .................................................................................................. 145 The Day the Crayons Came Home and The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons 11 Science Mysteries ................................................................................... 165 Ada Twist, Scientist and Matter 12 Build It! .................................................................................................. 191 Iggy Peck, Architect and Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building 13 Seeds on the Move ................................................................................. 209 Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move and Who Will Plant a Tree? 14 Flight of the Pollinators .......................................................................... 229 Flowers Are Calling and What Is Pollination? 15 If You Find a Rock ................................................................................. 247 If You Find a Rock and Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough 16 Wind and Water ..................................................................................... 269 Kate, Who Tamed the Wind and How Do Wind and Water Change Earth? 17 Our Blue Planet ..................................................................................... 295 All the Water in the World and Earth’s Landforms and Bodies of Water Index ............................................................................................................317