Living and Nonliving in the Grasslands

Living and Nonliving in the Grasslands
Author: Rebecca Rissman
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1410953912

How can you tell if something is living or nonliving in the grasslands? Children reading this book explore a stunning grassland habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things, such as prairie dogs, snakes, and rocks. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and nonliving things.

Living and Non-living in the Grasslands

Living and Non-living in the Grasslands
Author: Rebecca Rissman
Publisher: Raintree
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1406269212

How can you tell if something is living or non-living in the grasslands? Children reading this book explore a stunning grassland habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and non-living things, such as prairie dogs, snakes, and rocks. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and non-living things.

Is It Living Or Nonliving?

Is It Living Or Nonliving?
Author: Rebecca Rissman
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432922795

Describes the differences between living and nonliving things, and discusses what living things require to grow and thrive.

New Standards-Based Lessons for the Busy Elementary School Librarian

New Standards-Based Lessons for the Busy Elementary School Librarian
Author: Joyce Keeling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2024-01-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This book provides targeted and invaluable help for the busy elementary school librarian and the science teacher as they work together to design and co-teach library-based lessons guided by the Next Generation Science Standards, English Literacy Common Core Standards, and the new AASL Standards. All standards are cited in easy-to-use reproducible lessons. Energy-packed and interactive lessons are coordinated to common elementary science curricula at the grade level indicated and are also adaptable and usable as template lessons as needed. Necessary handouts and other tools, with current lists of recommended resources, are provided. Elementary school librarians and classroom teachers as well as curriculum coordinators, elementary reading, social studies, and science instructors will find value in this collection of lessons. The highly rated materials recommended in the resource lists are valuable for aiding librarians in collection development to support new and current standards.

Life in the Grasslands (ENHANCED eBook)

Life in the Grasslands (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Edward P. Ortleb
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1998-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1429115971

The information and activities in this resource book enhance children's knowledge and awareness about the components of a grassland environment, including physical and biological characteristics. Students will discover where grasslands are located on our planet. They will find out what features grasslands have in common, what types of organisms live there, and how they are adapted to survive. As they explore grassland organism adaptations, students will discover similarities and differences between living things in grasslands and those in other ecosystems. Activities that emphasize the ecology of plants and animals, food chains and food webs, and survival will enable students to relate the structure of living things to their roles in the ecosystem. Four transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks) are included to engage students in discussion and reinforce the concepts presented in the book.

Grasslands, Systems Analysis and Man

Grasslands, Systems Analysis and Man
Author: A. I. Breymeyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 984
Release: 1980-03-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521218726

This 1980 book was a synthesis of much of the recent work on the functioning of grassland ecosystems at the time.

Grassland Biomes

Grassland Biomes
Author: Laura Perdew
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1098277287

Grasses and wildflowers cover the grasslands. Grassland Biomes explores the plants, animals, and climate that make up the biome. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Life in a Grassland

Life in a Grassland
Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822521393

Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the American tallgrass prairie.

The Science of Grasslands

The Science of Grasslands
Author: Louise Spilsbury
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1538252244

There's much more to grasslands than grass. This fascinating book introduces readers to the intriguing plant and animal life that call grasslands home. They'll learn about the weird adaptations of the baobab tree, clever animal camouflage, and the many other plants and animals of grasslands that rely on each other for their very survival. Accessible flowcharts further explain essential and surprising concepts such as why wildfires can actually be helpful for grasslands. This visually appealing book and its vivid photographs offer the most important information about this vital ecosystem in connection with the elementary science curriculum.

Life in the Grasslands

Life in the Grasslands
Author: Edward Paul Ortleb
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Grassland animals
ISBN: 9780787703486

Color Overheads Included! The information and activities in this resource book enhance children's knowledge and awareness about the components of a grassland environment, including physical and biological characteristics. Students will discover where grasslands are located on our planet. They will find out what features grasslands have in common, what types of organisms live there, and how they are adapted to survive. As they explore grassland organism adaptations, students will discover similarities and differences between living things in grasslands and those in other ecosystems. Activities that emphasize the ecology of plants and animals, food chains and food webs, and survival will enable students to relate the structure of living things to their roles in the ecosystem. Students will also begin to understand how they themselves are dependent on grainsthe seeds of grasses.