judy elgin jensen

Take Five! for Science transforms those first five minutes of class into engaging writing opportunities. Students will brainstorm their way through 75 topics within three main science divisions: earth, life, and physical science. All prompts are aligned with NGSS and ELA CCSS as students debate, compare, investigate, question, and design in response to 150 prompts.   Each topic is divided into a Teacher Page and a Student Page and provides the following:

• Brief background information on each topic

• Quick activities to develop Science and Engineering Practices

• NGSS and ELA CCSS correlations

• Digital and print resources to supplement science instruction

• A supply list for each prompt and practice

• Learning Setting (Individual, Pair, Collaborative)

• Two prompts: Explore (K-2) and Dig Deeper (3-5)

•  Rubics to Guide Assessment

Whether your students are working to save endangered ecosystems, investigating distant constellations, creating unusual animals, or constructing a design solution, these diverse and creative prompts will have students looking forward to each day when they're asked to "Take Five!" for Science. Begin every day of the school year with a burst of writing in the science discipline with this comprehensive and fun resource. Ready? Set? Take Five!