{"id":1735,"date":"2009-09-13T22:35:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T03:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1735"},"modified":"2009-09-13T22:35:19","modified_gmt":"2009-09-14T03:35:19","slug":"teaching-life-processing-with-childrens-literature-photosynthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/13\/teaching-life-processing-with-childrens-literature-photosynthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Life Processing with Children’s Literature: Photosynthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction<\/strong>
\nPhotosynthesis<\/a> by Alvin Silverstein<\/a>, Virginia Silverstein<\/a> and Laura Silverstein Nunn<\/a>is a book that provides great detail on the process of photosynthesis. This book provides good examples and illustrations of what happens during photosynthesis. Additionally, this book also gives many good activities for students to complete while learning about photosynthesis. Another important feature of this book is that it not only discusses the process of photosynthesis, but also the future of photosynthesis. This book also gives good resources for many science concepts and has a glossary as a resource.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connection
\n<\/strong>This book is geared toward helping students gain an understanding about the process of photosynthesis SOL 4.4(c). This book would be a great tool to challenge students who already have a basic understanding of photosynthesis. Some of the material in this book may be difficult for some students to understand. This book could also be used for a center because there are many good activities for students to complete. Additionally, this book can be used for students to expand on the knowledge of photosynthesis.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources
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