Exploring Science through Young Adult Literature

Paula Greathouse; Melanie Hundley; Stephanie Wendt

doi:10.5771/9781475866384

Summary

Giving students opportunities to read like scientists has the potential to move their thinking and understanding of scientific concepts in monumental ways. Each chapter presented in this volume provides readers with approaches and activities for pairing a young adult novel with specific science concepts. Chapters include instructional activities for before, during, and after reading as well as extension activities that move beyond the text. Through the reading and study of the spotlighted young adult novels in this volume, students are guided to a deeper understanding of science while increasing their literacy practices.

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6636-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6638-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 184
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. 1. The Collection—Purpose and Organization No access
  2. References No access
1. Dry by Neil and Jarrod Shusterman No access
2. 1. Familiarizing Students with the Setting No access
  2. Survival in the Desert No access
  3. How Humans Deal with Crises and Natural Disasters No access
3. 1. Interactive Notebooks No access
4. 1. Creating Rain Barrels No access
  2. Charting Locations No access
  3. FEMA No access
  4. Exploration of Ethics No access
5. 1. Water-Zombies No access
  2. Desalination Machines No access
  3. Exploring Martial Law No access
  4. Exploring Ethical Dilemmas No access
6. 1. Dysentery No access
  2. Water Conservation Laws No access
  3. Moral Implications No access
  4. Aqueducts No access
7. 1. Topographic Mapping No access
  2. The Science of Wildfires No access
8. 1. Water Conservation No access
  2. Debate No access
9. 1. Children’s Book Project No access
  2. Service-Learning Project No access
  3. How Water Is Used No access
10. 1. Service-Learning Activities—Children’s Literacy and Water Conservation No access
  2. Surviving the Wilderness No access
  3. Classroom/Community Garden No access
  4. Advocating for Water Conservation No access
11. Conclusion No access
12. References No access
1. A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World by Jeff Fleischer No access
2. 1. Engaging with the Climate Crisis through a Gallery Walk No access
  2. Brainstorm and Word Cloud No access
3. 1. 1. Introduction (pp. 6–13) No access
    2. Chapter 1: Climate Change 101 (pp. 14–43) No access
    3. Chapter 2: A Change in the Weather (pp. 44–63) No access
    4. Chapter 3: Fire and Other Alarms (pp. 64–87) No access
    5. Chapter 4: The Tide Is High (pp. 88–109) No access
    6. Chapter 5: Life during Warming Time (pp. 110–129) No access
    7. Chapter 6: A Changing Social Climate (pp. 130–151) No access
    8. Chapter 7: So, What Can We Do about It? (pp. 152–175) No access
  2. 1. Comparing Data No access
    2. Data Patterns No access
  3. Sea-Level Rise No access
4. 1. Infographic Explaining Climate Change No access
5. 1. Climate Showcase Poster No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. Bloom by Kenneth Oppel No access
2. 1. What’s in a Word? No access
  2. Judging a Book by Its Cover No access
  3. Thinking Like a Botanist No access
  4. Creating a Lab Notebook No access
3. 1. How Pollen Gets Dispersed No access
  2. How Berries Look and Function No access
  3. 1. Photosynthesis No access
    2. Seed Dispersal No access
    3. Fast Growth No access
4. 1. Building from Expertise—Synthesizing Data to Answer New Questions No access
  2. Are Plants Intelligent? Podcast Project No access
  3. “Terraformed” Hallway No access
5. 1. Exploring Your Own Backyard No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron No access
2. 1. Botanical Terms and a Guided Dissection No access
  2. Applying Terminology No access
  3. Plant Awareness Disparity No access
  4. What’s in a Name? No access
3. 1. 1. Part 1. Card-Sort No access
    2. Part 2. Initial Class Discussion No access
    3. Part 3. Collecting Information No access
    4. Part 4. Class Discussion after Information Gathering No access
4. 1. Origin of the Absyrtus Heart: Making an Argument No access
  2. Examining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in This Poison Heart No access
5. 1. Nature vs. Nurture No access
  2. Plant Chemistry No access
  3. In Their Own Words No access
  4. Botanical History No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. 1. Note to Readers No access
  2. Place-Based Education Tasks and Connection No access
2. 1. Scientific Observation No access
  2. First Lines No access
  3. While Reading The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate No access
  4. Paired Texts: Layering in Non-Fictional Readings and Other Instructional Materials No access
  5. Naturalist Notebooks and I See, I Think, I Wonder No access
  6. Road Map for Reading the Text No access
  7. Create a Graphic Novel of Callie’s Journey and Discoveries No access
3. 1. Mapping the Schoolyard No access
4. 1. Create a Children’s Guide No access
  2. “Explainer” Creator No access
  3. Teaching Younger Students/Connecting with Community Members No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. References No access
1. A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier No access
2. 1. Assessing Prior Knowledge No access
3. 1. Part I: The Spread of Diseases (pp. 1–50, and revisited later) No access
  2. 1. What External Defenses Does the Human Body Use to Defend Itself from Pathogens? No access
    2. What Internal Defenses Does the Human Body Use to Defend Itself from Pathogens? No access
    3. How Do These Mechanisms Connect to Symptoms We Experience When Sick? No access
    4. How Do We Eventually Achieve Immunity? No access
    5. How Does Vaccination Work? No access
4. After Reading A Death-Struck Year No access
5. 1. Vaccines and the Spread of Disease No access
  2. Exploring the Human Element No access
  3. First Responders No access
  4. Education Campaign No access
  5. What Makes Science Research Rigorous? No access
  6. Pandemics as Social and Biological Phenomena No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. Ringside, 1925 by Jen Bryant No access
2. 1. Concept Development No access
  2. Knowledge Ratings and Vocabulary Instruction No access
  3. Story Impressions No access
  4. Hands-on Activity: Using “Beaks” to Pick Up “Food” No access
  5. Inventorying Adaptations No access
3. 1. Court Reporter Character List No access
  2. 1. Part One No access
    2. Part Two No access
    3. Part Three No access
    4. Part Four No access
    5. Part Five No access
    6. Part Six No access
    7. Part Seven No access
    8. Part Eight No access
    9. Epilogue No access
  3. Identifying Reliable Sources No access
4. 1. Exploring Analogous and Homologous Structures No access
  2. Important Word No access
  3. Unsent Letters No access
5. 1. Creating Organisms with Adaptations for Surviving Specific Environments No access
  2. Annotated List for Further Reading No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. The Gardener by S. A. Boden No access
2. 1. Introducing Ethics No access
  2. Formative Probe No access
  3. Wondering No access
3. 1. DNA Extraction No access
  2. Is It Ethical? No access
  3. DNA Structure and Coding No access
4. 1. Baby Monsters No access
  2. Question Ball Toss No access
5. 1. Revisiting the Formative Probe No access
  2. Let’s Talk No access
6. 1. Working with Drosophila No access
  2. Bird Beak Lab No access
  3. Lab Experiment No access
  4. Social Action Projects No access
  5. Ethics Research Topics No access
  6. Community Book Club No access
  7. Creating a Podcast No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins No access
2. 1. Developing Student Opinions about Bioethics, Genetics, and Ecology No access
  2. Using Vocabulary to Make Predictions No access
3. 1. Exploring Biotic and Abiotic Resources within Panem No access
  2. Guiding Discussion of Ecological Concepts No access
4. 1. Connecting Content and Crosscutting Concepts No access
5. 1. Creating with Engineering Design (ED) Activities No access
  2. Choosing Creative Challenges No access
  3. Extending Science Content beyond Life Science with The Hunger Games No access
  4. Genetic Engineering Paired Texts No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
Index No access Pages 175 - 176
About the Contributors No access Pages 177 - 182
About the Editors No access Pages 183 - 184