Science Book HELP!
You can use a computer, paper or any combination of the two!
Direct Link Reading, Listen, LA, TA, TA ppt, LT, Grade Rubric

Step 1 - BrishLab Book

Each topic is presented as a downloadable Acrobat .pdf file.  Use them online if you have computers, or print them out (one page / two sides) and use paper copies.

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Step 2 - Listen to the Book

Each lesson is read into a computer and converted into mp3 files.  Listen information and tips.

Step 3 - Learn About

After completing a reading procedure, develop vocabulary by researching answers, recording page and paragraph numbers, captioning and then drawing pictures - for a 4th grader! 

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Step 4 - Teach About

After learning about the concept, students should be able to teach it.  This is the questioning stage of the learning.  Researching answers, recording page and paragraph numbers, answering the questions and then drawing pictures - for a 4th grader!

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Step 4 - Teach About PowerPoint

Identical to the TA above, but in a PowerPoint format for students to use or teachers to use as a review for the whole class.

Try Google Images for illustrations.

Step 3-4 - Learn and Teach

Core learning combining both the LA and TA into one sheet.  Use this as an immediate accommodation for special needs students or for someone that was absent to help catch them up.

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(.ppt file)

Grade Rubric

There are numbers and blanks across the bottom of the sheet.  You can use this grading Rubric - either put it on the board or print it out to let students know what is being graded.

Wordle.net Word Wall

An easy overview of the concepts taught in the lesson.  Print this jpeg picture out as a word wall or use it on your blog or website. Instant posters!

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BrishLab Book

Most topics are a two page (one page, front and back) presentation of the core material - written on a sixth grade level, in sixth grade language.

Each topic is arranged into four sections:

Did you know?  - Make a connection to prior knowledge and create a sense of interest.

So, why is this important to me? - This is obvious.

What are the big ideas I need to know? - Here is the actual content.  This is the bulk of BrishLab document.

What about? - An extension to the learning and a place to dump anything not covered. This is the last section on the back of this document.

If using a computer, students highlight key words while silently reading the material.  Once finished, they can print out the pages and listen with a highlighter in hand to pick up the items they may have missed.

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Listen

Because audio vocabulary is advanced of written vocabulary, students understand more when the book is presented orally. 

Left click and the book will be read to you. Right click on the file and save the file to your mp3 player.

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Learn About

There are ten individual vocabulary building Cloze activities to this form. 

It is a Word document that can be used either online or printed out and completed on paper - or both!  Use this free Word Processing Software to highlight and save these documents.

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Teach About

There are ten individual concepts to this form used to research and expand the concepts in the reading.  

It is a Word document that can be used either online or printed out and completed on paper - or both!  Use this free Word Processing Software to highlight and save these documents.

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TA PowerPoint

A combination of Learn About and Teach About for either special needs students or to catch up on a topic in a short amount of time.  This combines both documents in one, but includes only the major topics of the lesson.

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Learn Teach

A combination of Learn About and Teach About for either special needs students or to catch up on a topic in a short amount of time.  This combines both documents in one, but includes only the major topics of the lesson.

There are five sections to this form.  It is a Word document that can be used either online or printed out and completed on paper - or both!  Use this free Word Processing Software to highlight and save these documents.