study and teaching (middle school)

Presents guidance and tools for teaching fifth through ninth graders how to write responsively on fiction and nonfiction, providing lessons, activities, and assessments.

Presents sixty five mystery scenarios and brain-teasers for young students to solve using science and critical thinking skills.

"Focuses on the special pedagogical content knowledge that you need to teach fractions effectively in grades 3-5. The authors demonstrate how to use this multifaceted knowledge to address the big ideas and essential understanding that students must develop for success with fractions -- not only in their current work, but also in higher-level mathematics and a myriad of real-world contexts."--Provided by publisher.

"[A] guide to the information, techniques, and activities that can be put in place to make math more enjoyable and achievable for all students"--Back cover.

"... shows teachers of all content areas how to build word networks, flood the classroom environment with academic vocabulary, and incorporate the three word-solving strategies that researchers have found to be the most important--teaching students how to use context; deciphering words by breaking down prefixes, suffixes, and roots; and using reference materials in authentic ways..."--Back cover.

"Simplifies junior high science in engaging and conversational language and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--.

Looks as signigicant scientific breakthroughs, including, radioactivity, atoms, isotopes, and more.

"Simplifies middle school math curriculum and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--Provided by publisher.

"Simplifies junior high science and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--Provided by publisher.

"Simplifies middle school social studies curriculum and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--Provided by publisher.