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Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers in Middle School: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 6-8
  • 384 pages

  • Publisher: NSTA Press (October 25, 2016)

  • ISBN-10: 1681400030

  • ISBN-13: 978-1681400037

Awards and Honors

  • 2017 REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers

Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend inquiry-based science and literacy instruction to support student learning and maximize your time. This middle school resource is a follow-up to the authors’ award-winning Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers for grades 3–5, which one reviewer called “very thorough, and any science teacher’s dream to read.” The book will change the way you think about engaging your students in science and literacy.

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