February 2007 Illustrated Table of Contents

Science&Children
NSTA's peer-reviewed journal for elementary teachers
February 2007
Volume 44, Number 6
This issue's focus: Creative Integration

FEATURES

Grades 3–6
20 Cheep, Chirp, Twitter, and Whistle (free!)
Actively listening to and understanding birdsong inspires students to think like both scientists and musicians.
Emily Silverman, Margaret Coffman, and Betty Anne Younker

Grades K–6
26 Sublime Science
Through a deeper understanding of aesthetics, we can integrate science and art in a meaningful way.
Mark Girod

Grades K–3
30 An Artful Forest
A month-long integrated science project teaches primary students about animals and science inquiry.
Jennifer Possick

Grades K–6
33 Resourceful Science Integration
An annotated bibliography of Science and Children integration articles
Dwight Schuster and Kimberly Jovic

Grades 3–6
36 Simple Machine Science Centers
Learning centers are a practical way to introduce simple machines.
Debby Chessin

Grades K–6
42 Inquiring Minds Do Want to Know
A guided-inquiry experience helps a new teacher go from “ick” to “wow” about science.
Kaitlyn Hood and Jack A. Gerlovich

TEACHER RESOURCES

8 In the News

12 Teaching Through Trade Books
Science Measures Up

16 The Early Years
Birds in Winter

46 Methods and Strategies
Alternative Assessments for English Language Learners

50 Science Shorts
Making Models

54 Science 101
How much overlap is there across science disciplines?

58 Perspectives
Connecting With Other Disciplines

60 NSTA Recommends

66 Finds & Sites

Plus two special inserts from NSTA!
An excerpt from Stop Faking It! Chemistry Basics by William C. Robertson on p. 19, and a center pullout—NSTA Conference on Science Education in St. Louis.

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 Editor’s Note (free!)

49 Call for Papers

67 Advertisers Index

68 Every Day Science Calendar
February

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