Brain Juice: Science Fresh Squeezed! (Gr. 3-6).By Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Richard Thompson. Handprint hand·print n. An outline or indentation left by a hand. Books, 2003. 65 pages; $14.95. Starring off with a heartfelt letter to Miss Fullerton, her favorite science teacher, science enthusiast and poet Carol Diggory Shields acknowledges her inspiration for the ensuing "41 thirst-for-knowledge-quenching poems." In each of the four sections--earth and space science, life sciences, chemistry, and physics--is a riot of pithy pith·y adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est 1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment. 2. Consisting of or resembling pith. and punchy punch·y adj. punch·i·er, punch·i·est 1. Characterized by vigor or drive: "He speaks in short, punchy sentences, using plain, populist words that excite" verses that explain, observe, and take off on facts. At the top of each page is a captioned bit of info, including useful scientific mnemonic Pronounced "ni-mon-ic." A memory aid. In programming, it is a name assigned to a machine function. For example, COM1 is the mnemonic assigned to serial port #1 on a PC. Programming languages are almost entirely mnemonics. devices to introduce to your class. ACTIVITY: Match poems to your curriculum--the water cycle, cells, matter--or read the whole book aloud to give your students a taste of the wide range of science as a subject. Selecting an area of science that intrigues them, students can find the facts and then compose their own poems. |
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