by Emily Starr | Nov 12, 2024 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips, Phenomenon Examples
This week, I published a blog post on The Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors blog. I’m a contributing author, thrilled to be joined by a group of talented, generous middle-grade writers. In that post, I shared a pre-reading strategy – using phenomena – that helps...
by Emily Starr | Aug 17, 2023 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips, Phenomenon Examples
I visited the Maquoketa Caves, located just outside Maquoketa, Iowa, with my family yesterday as part of our effort to prolong the summer fun as the beginning of the school year looms – 6 days left in the countdown for us as I type this! I hadn’t visited the caves...
by Emily Starr | Feb 16, 2021 | Phenomenon Examples
4-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking for phenomena ideas, you’ve come to the right...
by Emily Starr | Dec 8, 2020 | Phenomenon Examples
3-LS4-4 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change. If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking for phenomena ideas,...
by Emily Starr | Nov 14, 2020 | Phenomenon Examples
1-ESS1-2 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking for phenomena ideas, you’ve come to the right place! I like to think about...
by Emily Starr | Aug 12, 2020 | Phenomenon Examples
5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking...
