Judy Elgin Jensen's love of science took root as she watched her mother prepare foods harvested on the family's farm. So it was inevitable that she became a biology teacher instead of the journalism major her mother thought she would be. In the classroom during a time of declining enrollments and more teachers than positions, she learned that textbooks were developed by ex-teachers who brought practical experience to the world of academia. Thirty-plus years of collaborating with authors and educators to create scientifically accurate materials that support teachers in their work ensued. Judy has authored and edited science texts and resources for pre-K through high school for the National Science Teachers Association, the National Science Foundation, and National Geographic Learning, among others.
...a highly recommended curriculum supplement for incorporating
unique science prompts to help transform five minutes of class time
into engaging writing opportunities. . . .Thoroughly 'user
friendly' in composition, organization, and presentation...--
"Midwest Book Review, The Education Shelf"
Take 5! for Science integrates science and writing in the
elementary grade levels. . . .The authors have provided an
introduction which outlines how to get started using the prompts in
the classroom. They have included a sample rubric and suggestions
for assessments. Each science topic includes two prompts, a science
teacher background page, and alignment with Next Generation Science
Standards, Common Core, suggested activities based on science and
engineering practices, materials needed, and assessment ideas.--
"NSTA Recommends"
Take 5! for Science will prove to be a valuable tool for teachers
and home-schooling parents who want to motivate and engage their
students in learning and writing about science topics. The science
throughout is sound, and all disciplines of science are
represented. In addition, the content is keyed to Next Generation
Science Standards and to the Common Core State Standards in
Language Arts. Each section gives basic information for the teacher
or parent before delving into the prompts for students.-- "Science
Books & Films"
Take 5! is a handy science resource targeted for elementary
teachers, including grades 4 and 5. The book provides enough
prompts to use throughout the entire school year with the goal of
helping students to tie science, writing and critical thinking
together early in their careers. . . .Each topic addressed in the
book has a section for the teacher that includes information to
help them refresh their knowledge of the topic with interesting
(and sometimes little known) data, common misconceptions and links
to topics in other content areas and the real world. . . .The
prompts could also easily be used for transitions, for
introductions to the topics, or as "Do Now"/Bell work because they
are designed to take 5 to 10 minutes. Very useful resource.--
"Middle Web"
The correlations between these prompts and the Common Core and the
NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) are well done - each
prompt is set up such that there is instant connection to a
goal/learning outcome. Fun way to increase changes for students to
think and write.-- "Teacher Librarian, Resources for Teacher
Librarians"
This teacher resource provides 150 writing prompts to build
critical thinking and writing on earth, physical, and life science
topics. This well-organized book includes ideas for setting up
science notebooks, along with accompanying student and teacher
rubrics. . . .I found this book to be a wonderful resource that
would provide everything needed to easily teach a science concept
and integrate writing and critical thinking into the lesson in a
way that would be exciting to elementary students.-- "School
Library Connection"
Transform the first five minutes of class into writing
opportunities. This book will have students debating, comparing,
investigating, questioning, and designing in response to 150
prompts covering earth, life, and physical science.-- "Learning
Magazine"
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