New NSTA Book Helps Middle School Students Improve Their Skills in Both Physical Science and Reading
ARLINGTON, Va.: Teachers can boost students’ skills in science concepts and literacy at the same time with Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers. This practical resource for grades 6–8 is new from NSTA Press.
Once Upon a Physical Science Book starts with advice on teaching reading comprehension strategies. Then the 12 content chapters offer
- Hands-on lessons with engaging titles such as “The Smash-Masters,” “Energy’s Wild Ride,” and “How to Not Die in Antarctica.”
- Readings that cover key concepts, including physical and chemical properties, inertia, energy, magnets, and waves. The readings support the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards.
- Writing activities to connect what students did with what they read, plus “Thinking Mathematically” activities.
- Assessment exercises to give feedback on what students are learning.
This resource is a follow-up to NSTA Press’s Once Upon a Life Science Book and Once Upon an Earth Science Book. The authors are experienced teachers who know what it’s like when students struggle with science texts. All three books emphasize the parallels between how people learn science and how they learn to become better readers.
