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Table of Contents

March 2006 Table of Contents

Science&Children
NSTA's peer-reviewed journal for elementary teachers
March 2006
Volume 43, Number 6

This issue's focus: Health, Nutrition, and the Human Body

FEATURES

Grades 4�6
22 Fat Finders
Comparing fat levels in various foods shows
students the science behind their food choices.
Kottie Christie-Blick

Grades 4�6
26 The Nervous System Game
A motor-kinesthetic activity introduces the
principles of nervous system function.
Cynthia Corbitt and Molly Carpenter

Grades 4�6
30 From Garden to Table
Rural or urban, two effective strategies that teach
students about where food really comes from
Hillary Rubenstein, Angela Calabrese Barton,
Pamela Koch, and Isobel R. Contento

Grades preK�8
34 Libros de Ciencias en Espa�ol
A selection of recent science trade books in Spanish
Isabel Schon

Grades K�12
39 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K�12
Books published in 2005
Selected by the NSTA/Children�s Book Council
Joint Book Review Panel

Grades 4�6
48 Science at Hogwarts
Harry Potter provides a clever tie-in to a study of fungi.
Tisha Beaton

Grades K�6
52 The MOON Project
An online collaboration advances cultural understanding among students while developing students� writing, technology, and inquiry skills.
Kathy Cabe Trundle, Sandra Willmore, and Walter S. Smith