HELAINE BECKER is an experienced educational writer currently living in Toronto, specializing in math, science, and language arts, with over 90 published works. She has written science materials for American Educational Products, spelling supplementals for Rigby, middle school level biographies for school library publisher Blackbirch Press, and math and language materials for Learning Resources.

"The useful plans and engaging strategies offered in this book will allow library media specialists to work hand in hand with subject specialists to integrate science and information-literacy skills. Lessons designed for both individual and group assignments using print and Internet resources are offered, covering such topics as public health, the human impact on the environment, microorganisms, and nutrition. Becker encourages, promotes, and provides a means to develop a culture of collaboration." - School Library Journal Curriculum Connections

• Introduction Alike or Different? Classification of Organisms Show Dog or Show Dud? A Look at Genetic Inheritance Sewers and Quarantines--Public Health at Work Do Diets Work? Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism What Causes Milk to Spoil? Microorganisms at Work The Disappearing Rainforest: The Effects of Human Action on the Environment Visiting Pompeii and San Francisco--The Effects of Geologic Processes on Human Populations Looking at Light--An Investigation into the Composition of Sunlight and Human Vision

HELAINE BECKER is an experienced educational writer currently living in Toronto, specializing in math, science, and language arts, with over 90 published works. She has written science materials for American Educational Products, spelling supplementals for Rigby, middle school level biographies for school library publisher Blackbirch Press, and math and language materials for Learning Resources.

"The useful plans and engaging strategies offered in this book will allow library media specialists to work hand in hand with subject specialists to integrate science and information-literacy skills. Lessons designed for both individual and group assignments using print and Internet resources are offered, covering such topics as public health, the human impact on the environment, microorganisms, and nutrition. Becker encourages, promotes, and provides a means to develop a culture of collaboration." - School Library Journal Curriculum Connections

• Introduction Alike or Different? Classification of Organisms Show Dog or Show Dud? A Look at Genetic Inheritance Sewers and Quarantines--Public Health at Work Do Diets Work? Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism What Causes Milk to Spoil? Microorganisms at Work The Disappearing Rainforest: The Effects of Human Action on the Environment Visiting Pompeii and San Francisco--The Effects of Geologic Processes on Human Populations Looking at Light--An Investigation into the Composition of Sunlight and Human Vision