From A to Z, the alphabet in this book presents an amazing variety of floral life (using this term in the broadest sense to include all members of the vegetable kingdom). The name of each flower, fruit, vegetable, plant or mushroom begins with the letter within which it appears. Test yourself—see how many you can identify before you check the answers in the key beginning on page 27. For added enjoyment, the letters together with the images inside them may be colored in any way you feel is suitable. Samples of colored-in letters are shown on the covers.

 

Grade 9 Up—Designed for dedicated students of space science and adult general readers, these books recast articles from the Britannica Online database into linear narratives that treat their respective topics systematically and in advanced detail. Observations opens with a history of astronomical observation, then goes on to describe astronomers' techniques, celestial mechanics, types of telescopes and other instruments. A biographical section introduces approximately 75 astronomers, grouped by century, and a final chapter analyzes the impact of technology on the science and vice versa. Inner Solar System opens with a look back at the solar system's origins, then describes the Sun and each of the inner planets in turn, with separate chapters on Earth's Moon and on eclipses.

 

The award-winning illustrations of 57 Caldecott Books (1938-1994) have inspired a multitude of lessons that guide students in creating art with similar qualities. Focusing on such principles and elements as line, color, texture, shape, value, and space, these classroom-tested projects have step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and detailed illustrations for teachers who have little or no art training. Various art media are explored, including pencil, crayon, marker, colored pencil, chalk, stencils, collage, watercolor, tempera, color mixing, and printmaking.

Board of Directors, NCTM Imagine handing students state-by-state data on the number of gallons of soft drinks sold per person in one year. Imagine using it to lead a vibrant problem-solving session in which students energetically pose and answer mathematical questions:
Why does it say sold instead of consumed?
What IS a soft drink? Is it the same as soda?
Who would collect this kind of data? Why would they collect it?

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