Hagler and Jensen take elementary students on a year-long journey through the three main branches of science--earth, life, and physical--with two writing prompts for each topic--one for emerging learners (kindergarten through second grade) and one for those more fluent in writing (third to fifth grades). The idea is for each prompt to set the pace for the first five to 10 minutes of instruction. Most of the prompts are for individual learners but others might be worked on in pairs or in collaboration with other students. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Use these unique science prompts to help transform five minutes of class time into engaging writing opportunities. You will also address NGSS and ELA CCSS as you explore topics in physical, life, and earth science and engineering design through writing prompts. Each topic includes a K-2 and 3-5 writing prompt, a science refresher, and strategies for developing science and engineering practices, plus digital and print resources to supplement science instruction. Students in grades K-5 exercise their mental muscles as they work individually, in pairs, or as a collaborative team on prompts that support your standards-based lessons. Whether your students are working to save endangered ecosystems, investigating distant constellations, creating unusual animals, or constructing a design solution, these diverse and creative prompts will have students look forward to the part of the day when they're asked to “Take Five!” for science. More than 180 prompts establish the learning environment each day from the minute that students step into the class. Each science topic includes: ready-to-use prompts for physical, life, and earth science and for engineering design; correlations to NGSS and ELA CCSS; science background refreshers; strategies for science and engineering practices; supply lists for prompts and practices; additional digital and print resources; assessment options; and rubrics. Begin every day of the school year with a burst of writing in the science discipline with this comprehensive and fun resource. Ready? Set? Take Five!
