{"product_id":"whats-up-in-science-puzzles-and-problem-solving-activities-to-build-science-literacy-grades-6-10-paperback-softback-9780787970031","title":"What's Up in Science?; Puzzles and Problem-Solving Activities to Build Science Literacy, Grades 6-10 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787970031","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat's Up in Science?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePuzzles and Problem-Solving Activities to Build Science Literacy, Grades 6-10\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“For a secondary-school science teacher, looking for a source of paper-pencil activities and puzzles, this book will be a gold mine. The activities involve spelling, vocabulary, and mathematics, related to a variety of biological and earth science topics.”\u003cbr\u003e --Jacqueline V. Mallinson, associate professor of science, retired, Western Michigan University  \u003cp\u003e“This is effortless learning that will turn on the quirky minds of upper elementary through high school explorers. A book that puts thinking back into the science curriculum. It will awaken the true scientists put off by years of pat answers. This book shows students that there really is a lot new to learn out there.”\u003cbr\u003e --Kate Carr, Discovery Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert G. Hoehn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787970031, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.715 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePacked with fun-filled word scrambles, categorization tasks, and writing activities, \u003ci\u003eWhat’s Up in Science?\u003c\/i\u003e will develop critical thinking and analytical skills in your students. While solutions are provided for the puzzle exercises, some of the problems are open-ended and have no definitive answers, showing that scientific inquiry generates tough questions and that knowledge changes as new evidence becomes available.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author iii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Preserved Evidence of Past Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Fossils Have to Say Fossil secrets 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Long-Ago Life Forms Multicellular organisms 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Footprints from the Past Fossil imprints 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Early Wings Bird-dinosaur–link mystery 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Two Steps Ahead of the Rest New lizard discovery 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dinosaur-Snacking Crocodile Super Croc 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Awesome Dinosaur The Apatosaurus 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Even More Dinosaurs Two massive ancient reptiles 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Mast from the Past Protecting fossil bones 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 North American Mammal Mystery Disappearing mammals 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Fossils on Hold Fossils alive and well 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Let’s Ban Man Human causes of extinction 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (10 items) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Early Human Life on Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 New Face from an Old Skull Oldest human ancestor(?) 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Who Ate My Kangaroo? Early human appetites 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Early Artists Show Their Skill Art from the start 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Egyptian Cave Art Real or fake? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Early Man Appears Iceman and Kennewick Man 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Keeping the Past Alive Ancient ruins’ preservation 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (7 items) 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Getting to Know the Lithosphere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Leaving the Lava Behind 1 Mayon volcano (Philippines) 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Leaving the Lava Behind 2 Mt. Nyiragongo (Rwanda) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Volcano Secrets Volcanics (Baja California) 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Earthquakes 1 Earthquake news 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Earthquakes 2 More earthquake data 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Nature’s Quake Predictors Geyser mystery 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Glacier Alert 1 All about glaciers 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Glacier Alert 2 More glacier information 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Inner Space Travel From erosion to caves 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Mapping in Outer and Inner Space Mapping techniques 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Global Positioning System Satellite Navigation Network 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (11 items) 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Listening to the Environment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Chromium 6 on Trial A most harmful chemical 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Mercury Menace Mercury poisoning 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Global Warming Warning 1 Global warming trends 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Global Warming Warning 2 Global warming trends 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Ocean Currents and Weather El Niño\/La Niña 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Pollution Problem Air pollution 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Pollution Solution Technology advancements 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Forever Organisms Preventing extinction 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (9 items) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: Ocean Features and Related Creatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Save the Coral Coral reef restoration 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Lost City Found Hydrothermal vents 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Island Under Water Submerged island 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Don’t Go Near the Water Beach pollution 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Fate of the Fish Pollution\/Overfishing 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Microbes from Across the Sea Ballast water microbes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Cormorants Under Siege A fisheries pest 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 The No-Wimp Shrimp Mantis shrimp 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Jellyfish on the Rocks Fossilized jellyfish 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Anemone by the Sea Sea anemone 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Squid Freak from Down Deep New discovery 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Stingless Stingrays De-barbing stingrays 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Plight of the Sturgeon Sturgeon problem 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Predator Challenge Predator cautions 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 The Sea Otter’s Dilemma Endangered species 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Sea Lions Take Charge Nuisance at sea 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 A Whale of a Tale Ancient swimmers 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (11 items) 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 6: What’s Happening in Space?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Taking on the Universe Examining the universe 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 New Planets in Town Recent finds 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Mars: A Watery World? Search for water 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Asteroid Probes Coming Up Asteroid data 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Eros: Space Mountain Asteroid Asteroid study 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Paranoid Rhymes with Asteroid Asteroid fears 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Twenty-Two and Counting Saturn surprise 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 The Moons of Jupiter Recent discoveries 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Meteor Trails and Comet Tales Meteors\/Comets 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Meteorite Mysteries Meteorite information 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 From Stars to Galaxies Star data 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Telescopes and Beyond MAXIM\/SOFIA 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (12 items) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 7: Life on Land and Water\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 As the Worm Turns Worm discoveries 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 It’s All About Ants Ant stories 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Insects Two Grasshopper\/Cricket 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Where Have All the Froggies Gone? 1 Vanishing amphibians 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Where Have All the Froggies Gone? 2 Vanishing amphibians 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 The California Condor Comeback 1 Condor rescue 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 The California Condor Comeback 2 Condor rescue 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Rodent Roundup 1 Mostly rats 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Rodent Roundup 2 Meet meadow mouse 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 The Smallest of Critters Mouse lemurs 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Activities (10 items) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 8: What’s Up in Genetic Science?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 Genetic Review Genetic terms 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78 From One Gene to Another 1 A look at genes 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79 From One Gene to Another 2 A look at genes 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 Designer Catfish “Customized” catfish 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81 Biotech Foods Genetically modified organisms 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82 Human Stem Cells Stem cell concerns 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e83 Human Genome A chromosome gathering 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84 What About Cloning? 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