Space, Structure, and Story : Integrated Science and ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 4-6 Paperback / softback
by Tamra Stambaugh, Emily Mofield
Paperback / softback
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Winner of the 2017 NAGC Curriculum Studies AwardSpace, Structure, and Story integrates Earth and space science with science fiction and nonfiction texts, poetry, and art.
This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth, is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Students explore advanced science and ELA content through the lens of structure-its parts, purpose, and function. Mobius strips, the hero's journey, dystopian fiction, black holes, Einstein's relativity, stars, and moons are just a few of the captivating in-depth topics explored through accelerated content, engaging activities, and differentiated tasks. Ideal for gifted classrooms or gifted pull-out groups, the unit features poetry from Carl Sandburg, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and C.
S. Lewis; art from M. C. Escher, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Salvador Dali; a novel study featuring A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle; short stories from Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury; speeches from President John F.
Kennedy and President Barack Obama; and informational texts about gravity, orbits, and black holes. Grades 4-6
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- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Prufrock Press
- Publication Date:15/02/2018
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- ISBN:9781618216946
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Prufrock Press
- Publication Date:15/02/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781618216946
