Cities of the Dead (24/7: Science Behind the Scenes: Mystery Files) (Library Edition) |
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Author:
| Rinaldo, Denise |
Series title: | 24/7 Science Behind the Scenes: Mystery Files Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-531-12079-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
Publisher: | Scholastic Library Publishing
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Imprint: | Franklin Watts |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $18.20USD $22.44 |
Book Description:
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- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases- Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner- Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources- Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Technology, Spy gadgets- Cool, bold, graphic design: CSI-like real-time graphic organizers- Critical...
More Description- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases- Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner- Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources- Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Technology, Spy gadgets- Cool, bold, graphic design: CSI-like real-time graphic organizers- Critical thinking and analysis: the Science behind identifying who, what, when, where, whyCurriculum Standards: Grades 5-8 and 9-12 Science StandardsScience as Inquiry- Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.- Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.- Communicate and defend a scientific argument.- Results of scientific inquiry emerge from different types of investigations and public communication among scientists.Science and Technology- Communicate the problem, process, and solution- Scientists use different methods of investigation, and accept different types of evidence to support their explanations.