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    Everyday life science mysteries : stories for inquiry-based science teaching / Richard Konicek-Moran ; botanical illustrations by Kathleen Konicek-Moran.

    • Title:Everyday life science mysteries : stories for inquiry-based science teaching / Richard Konicek-Moran ; botanical illustrations by Kathleen Konicek-Moran.
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    • Author/Creator:Konicek-Moran, Richard.
    • Published/Created:Arlington, Virginia : NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association, [2013]
      ©2013
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Biology--Study and teaching.
      Life sciences--Study and teaching.
      Storytelling in education.
      Inquiry-based learning.
      Induction (Logic) in children.
    • Description:xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781936959303
      1936959305
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Theory Behind the Book
      ch. 2 Using the Book and the Stories
      ch. 3 Using this Book in Different Ways
      ch. 4 Science and Literacy
      Stories And Background Materials For Teachers
      ch. 5 Trees From Helicopters
      (Botany: tree flowers)
      ch. 6 Trees From Helicopters, Continued
      (Botany)
      ch. 7 Flowers: More Than Just Pretty
      (Botany)
      ch. 8 Looking at Lichens
      (Botany: symbiosis)
      ch. 9 Seedlings in a Jar
      (Botany: plant physiology)
      ch. 10 Seed Bargains
      (Botany: needs of seeds)
      ch. 11 Springtime in the Greenhouse
      (Botany: needs of seeds)
      ch. 12 Dried Apples
      (Botany: water for life)
      ch. 13 Plunk, Plunk
      (Botany: imbibition, water)
      ch. 14 Hitchhikers
      (Botany: how seeds travel)
      ch. 15 Halloween Science
      (Pumpkin science)
      ch. 16 In a Heartbeat
      (Human physiology: circulation)
      ch. 17 Trouble With Bubble Gum
      (Health, nutrition)
      ch. 18 About Me
      (Human physiology: genetics and inheritance)
      ch. 19 Tasteful Story
      (Human biology: taste, bad science)
      ch. 20 Reaction Time
      (Human physiology: human reaction tests)
      ch. 21 Worms Are for More Than Bait
      (Zoology: value of worms)
      ch. 22 What Did That Owl Eat?
      (Zoology: exploring owl pellets)
      ch. 23 Baking Bread
      (Life science: yeast and leavening)
      ch. 24 Oatmeal Bugs
      (Entomology: life cycles of insects).
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