At the start of this module, students are given a mysterious gray object: an owl pellet. They examine it and find many small bones inside. Three questions, "What are bones?", "Whose bones are they?", and "Where do they come from?" focus the investigations.
Learning experiences that explore human bone groups, teeth, and joints, as well as the skeletons of other animals help students develop an understanding of bone structure and its relationship to function.
A Step-by-Step Guide to School Turnaround describes how to turn around a failing school. The authors have had remarkable success in turning around numerous low performing schools, and they use their extensive knowledge of "what works" to lay out clear expectations for instruction, assessment, data collection analysis, and provision of additional support for struggling students. Using their easy-to-implement Six Step Process for Increasing Reading and Math Performance, educators will have the resource needed to structure the school turnaround process to signifi
It was a quiet day for retired Intergalactic Space Commander and Defender of the Cosmos, Norma Gnarly aka Cosmic Granny. She was having a pleasant time at home preparing for a fun weekend with her grandchildren Ashton and Ashley, aka the Astrokids. The day took a drastic turn when Cosmic Granny arrived to pick up the twins from school and discovers they are missing. Cosmic Granny soon learns, her former BFF turned archenemy Meteor Molly has an evil plan to ruin her life and take everything from her including th