Teaching STEM and Common Core with Mentor Texts

Anastasia Suen has taught grades ranging from kindergarten to college. She is a prolific author of over 150 books and founder of STEM Friday.Shirley Duke has taught science for 25 years at the elementary and secondary levels and has written over 30 science books for children.

This book is a practical resource for librarians and teachers to integrate Common Core and STEM into their instruction. . . . Recommended.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: What is STEM?Why STEM?STEM and LibrariansCommon Core and LibrariansChapter 2: Addressing Text ComplexityFigure 2-1. New Common Core Text Complexity BandsChapter 3: A Closer Look at the StandardsCommon Core State Standards for English Language ArtsCommon Core Anchor Standards for ReadingCommon Core Anchor Standards for WritingCommon Core Anchor Standards for Speaking and ListeningCommon Core Anchor Standards for LanguageCommon Core State Standards for MathematicsCommon Core Mathematical PracticesGrade K Mathematical ContentGrade 1 Mathematical ContentGrade 2 Mathematical ContentGrade 3 Mathematical ContentGrade 4 Mathematical ContentGrade 5 Mathematical ContentChapter 4: How to Use This BookA "Bonus" Demonstration Lesson: Enterprise STEM by Shirley DukeEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsScience is . . .Chapter 5: Animals and the Environment by Jennifer BoothroydEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades 4–5ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 6: Oceans and Seas by Margaret HynesEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 7: Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. GalbraithEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grade KModifications for Grades 4–5ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 8: Rocks and Minerals by Steve TomecekEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 9: The Shocking Truth about Energy by Loreen LeedyEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsTechnology is . . .Chapter 10: Forces and Motion at Work by Shirley DukeEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades 1–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 11: High-Tech Olympics by Nick HunterEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 12: Man on the Moon by Anastasia SuenEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–1ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 13: Multimedia Artist and Animator by Matt MullinsEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 14: Wired by Anastasia SuenEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsEngineering is . . .Chapter 15: Amazing Amusement Park Rides by Meish GoldishEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 16: Build It! Invent New Structures and Contraptions by Tammy EnzEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 17: Cool Engineering Activities for Girls by Heather E. SchwartzEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 18: Cranes by Amanda Doering TourvilleEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 19: Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthyEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsMathematics is . . .Chapter 20: A Very Improbable Story by Edward EinhornEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades 1–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 21: For Good Measure: The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old by Ken RobbinsEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 22: How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea MenottiEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grade 3Modifications for Grade 4Modifications for Grade 5ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 23: Infinity and Me by Kate HosfordEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades K–2ResourcesExemplar TextsChapter 24: Missing Math: A Number Mystery by Loreen LeedyEssential QuestionCommon Core State StandardsVocabularyBooktalkLibrary ActivityCollaborative Teacher ActivityExtension ActivitiesModifications for Grades 4–5ResourcesExemplar TextsPART VI: AppendixGraphic Organizers A Very Improbable StoryAmazing Amusement Park RidesAnimals and the EnvironmentBuild ItCool Engineering Activities for Girls (and Boys)Cranes: Simple MachinesCranes: Simple Machines NotesEnterprise STEMFor Good MeasureForces and Motion at WorkHigh-Tech OlympicsHow Many Jelly Beans?Infinity and MeMan on the MoonMissing MathMultimedia Artist and AnimatorOceans and SeasPlanting the Wild GardenPop! The Invention of Bubble GumRocks and MineralsThe Shocking Truth about EnergyWiredBibliographyTitle IndexSubject Index