Francine C. Coss
Apple Early Learning. (CD-ROM) Apple Computers, (1993).
This computer software package is available in most K-1 classrooms in the city of New Haven. It contains games, word processing programs, drawing programs and other electronic resources used in this unit.
Bielitz, Joan and Marilyn LaPenta. MacMillan Early Skills Program: Nature and Science. New York: MacMillan Educational Company, 1984.
This resource is found in card form with each 8.5 x 11" card containing an experiment, game or classroom activity for a specific sub-topic. The activities are easily adapted to many grade levels, however they are intended for grades Pre-K through 2.
Strickland, Dorothy, ed. The Amazing Beans. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.
The Amazing Beans is a chapter book that compares two brothers through the care of their seeds/plants. The beans planted are cared for differently between the two brothers and strange events occur because of their care habits. Good for reading aloud to younger students or reading independently for older students.
Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin, Pumpkin. New York: Scholastic Incorporated, 1999.
This book tells a simple story in a form that can be easily read by young readers. The style of the book encourages similar creative writing by students.
Walker, David. Energy, Plants and Man. Brighton, England: Oxygraphics Limited, 1992.
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This book is a textbook-style source of detailed information on photosynthesis. It contains in-depth descriptions of the chemistry of
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photosynthesis.
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