March 2007 Illustrated Table of Contents

Science&Children
NSTA's peer-reviewed journal for elementary teachers
March 2007
Volume 44, Number 7
This issue's focus: Energy

FEATURES

Grades K–2
21 Spring Into Energy (free!)
Toy-based inquiry activities introduce primary students to key ideas about energy.
Stephen Van Hook and Tracy Huziak-Clark

Grades 4–6
26 A Solar Energy Cycle
A learning cycle leads sixth-grade students to discover how light converts to heat.
Gregory Childs

Grades 2–4
30 Secret Message Science Goggles
A fun unit on color filtration helps second-grade students “see” what it’s like to be a scientist.
Christina DeVita and Sarah Ruppert

Grades 4–6
36 Coffee Can Speakers: Amazing Energy Transformers
Fifth-grade students learn the science behind speakers.
Kevin Wise and Monica Haake

Grades K–12
41 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12
Books published in 2006
Selected by the NSTA/Children’s Book Council Joint Book Review Panel

Grades preK–8
49 Libros de Ciencias en Español
A selection of recent science books in Spanish
Isabel Schon

TEACHER RESOURCES

8 In the News (print only)

14 Teaching Through Trade Books
If You Build It...

18 The Early Years
The Sun’s Energy

54 Methods and Strategies
“Inquirize” Your Teaching

58 Science Shorts
Energy in Motion

62 Science 101
What exactly is energy?

66 Perspectives
Assessing for Science Learning

68 NSTA Recommends

74 Finds & Sites (print only)

Plus two center pullouts!
The NSTA St. Louis Conference on Science Education and the new season of DragonFlyTV

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 Editor’s Note

64 Call for Papers

75 Advertisers Index (print only)

76 Every Day Science Calendar
March

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