Raham, Gary. Teaching science fact with science fiction.RAHAM, Gary. Teaching science fact with science fiction. Reed Elsevier, Teacher Ideas Press. 142p. illus. bibliogs. index. c2004. 1-56308-939-4. $21.50. Raham, a former science teacher who is now a freelance science writer and illustrator, aims to provide teachers of grades 5-10 with ideas for ways to use science fiction "to get students excited about science." He starts out by surveying both the history of science and the history of science fiction, with timelines, and discusses how to use SE in various media in the science curriculum. He goes on to offer detailed lesson plans incorporating SF in the physical sciences, earth and space sciences, and life sciences, and addresses alternate histories  This article may be too long.Please discuss this issue on the talk page and help summarize or split the content into subarticles of an article series. and SF and mathematics as well. For example, he proposes using Dune dune, mound or ridge of wind-blown sand formed in arid regions and along coasts. Dunes are common in most of the great deserts of the world. Often a dune begins to form because material is deposited by the wind as it encounters a bush, a rock, or other obstacle to in a unit on ecology, comparing sandworm sand·worm n. Any of various segmented worms, especially of the genera Nereis and Arenicola, generally inhabiting coastal mud or sand and often used as fishing bait. biology with that of Earth creatures, or using Star Trek  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. to illustrate concepts like black holes. Appendices provide resources, such as lists of science books; categories of National Science Content Standards; lists of activities and suggested grade levels; and curriculum based on the author's novel for young readers, The Deep Time Diaries. Annotated bibliographies An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that gives a summary of the research that has been done. It is still an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a brief summary or annotation. throughout will help both librarians and teachers to make good use of SF when teaching science facts. B/w illustrations augment the text. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT
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