Scientific Investigation

The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs

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Despite being completely nonfiction, this title reads with all the suspense and mystery of any great novel. The story begins in 1996, when Karen Lips travels to a high mountain forest in Panama to study the golden frogs that live there. Upon discovering a large amount of dead frogs, Karen collects a few of them and later learns that a fungus is to blame for the frogs' death. Over the next decade, Project Golden Frog is launched and put into motion in order to collect and protect Panama's golden frogs until the fungus can be understood and controlled.

Dinosaur Questions

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THIS BOOK IS PART OF THE DINOSAURS CURRICULUM KIT

Some might think there aren't any questions left to ask about dinosaurs, but there's still so much we don't know about these mysterious creatures. In a colorful, easy-to read format, dinosaur afficionado Bernard Most asks and answers questions such as: Did dinosaurs have whiskers? How old did they grow to be? Fascinating questions and simple drawings make scientific inquiry fun!

Author:

Bernard Most

Pseudoscience (1996)

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It’s the “Pseudoscience” episode, and the Lab’s getting a little spooky.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:23

Snowflake Bentley

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This Caldecott Medal winning book poetically reveals the life of the photographer and farmer, Wilson Bentley. From the time he was a small boy, Willie was fascinated by snowflakes.

Author:

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:20