Picture Book Biographies and the Science and Engineering Practices
I've always been a fan of picture book biographies, and there has been a veritable explosion of titles in the past few years. I've been doing a lot of reading, both for my own classroom and in search of mentor texts for my own writing. As I've read, I've thought about how helpful it would be to have a list of STEM picture book biographies aligned to the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. So, here's my stab at such a list. For simplicity's sake, I've chosen to list each t
50 Precious Words About Perseverance
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. I've been absent here, but I've been doing a lot of writing lately. Picture books, a professional book, you name it. But I'm here to talk about a different piece of writing. Author Vivian Kirkfield runs a yearly contest called #50PreciousWords. As t
