I am a science teacher and this book is an excellent tool to teach yourself the material
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I haven't even started nursing school (still praying I get in!) and this book gives me the basic foundation I was looking for to start studying in advance. I am a science teacher and this book is an excellent tool to teach yourself the material. Very easy to understand and I love how it doesn't bombard you with information but instead focus on key points while still giving you additional information if you choose to read the fine print (literally). Highly recommend to anyone who is wanting to go into nursing school or even in nursing school! I doubt I will even need to get a pharmacology book while in nursing school because this one is THAT good! :-)
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Great book - i use it with a teacher and have been making great progress!
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This book is an invaluable resource for all teachers, whether science or not, to put student ideas into succinct and organized form.  I am grateful Kellie wrote this, I'm just sorry I didn't think of it first!
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This is an excellent book for a science student (high school or university), science teacher or professor, or just about anyone interested in learning more about these fascinating female scientists. The pictures are wonderful, the timelines amazing, and it is a great book to read cover to cover or just to dabble in from time to time. I am a high school chemistry teacher, and I plan to bring the stories of these women into my classroom, so my students can understand and appreciate their important contributions to the field. It is well-written and interesting - a must-have for every science classroom!
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I teach science in a small, very rural school to grades 7-12.  I have been using this book for the first time this year.
I like how this book makes the benchmarks clear and specific.  It doesn't just say, "Students will understand the structure of atoms" the way my state's standards do.  It spells out exactly what the student should know about the structure of the atom.
I used to run a very textbook driven curriculum, but I found that the textbooks were woefully inadequate, but I lacked direction as to what I should be doing.  When I recently changed schools, I also discovered this book, and it presented the answer.
At my new school, my textbooks are only a reference that mostly sit on the shelf.  I have designed my curriculum more around these standards and my state standards.
This book makes it clear that there are many topics that I have taught that don't need to be taught.  For example, during the past 2 years, I taught photosynthesis and respiration from the book:  electron transport chain, pyruvate, and all.  This year, I talked more about the carbon and the energy and where all the atoms went.  My students this year can actually answer questions about these subjects.  For the most part, they understand them.  My previous students did not understand.
This book also has an excellent section on dealing with vocabulary.  Much of science education substitutes vocabulary for understanding.  I am now using many fewer technical words, and even then only introducing those words when the students understand the concepts.
I don't agree with some of the things in this book.  There are a few subjects I think are more important than the authors do.  There are also a few subjects the authors think are more important than I do.  I also dislike their emphasis on attitudes about science and the amount of time they spend on the culture and history of science.  I would like to see more emphasis on content.
Overall, however, this will make you a better teacher.  If you are a parent, it will equip you to question what your child is learning (at any level) and to get your school to start making the changes our education system needs.
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As a former science teacher, I appreciate the accuracy of the ecological information that the author shares in her book. I have seen how students in the classroom get excited about the story.  It captures their attention and makes them more aware of environmental issues. The resources in the back of the book can be a valuable resource for teachers, parents and students.
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I was given a complimentary copy of The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book by: Teresa Bondora for an honest review.

I started researching how to homeschool and curriculum when my oldest was three.  I had a calling from the Lord to be at home and educate my sons.  Almost three years later, I consider myself an expert at finding fun and noteworthy material to help teach my sons.  I received that and more with Teresa Bondora's book The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book.

When I was younger, I was taught the first thing you do when you look at a book is to turn it over on the back and see what it is about.  On the back of this amazing book, is an endorsement from the infamous Janice VanCleave, a household name for science to any homeschool Mom or educator!  I knew this book would be outstanding with an endorsement like that!

The author Teresa Bondora, is also a homeschool Mom but she was a high school science teacher for 8 years before this, and was distressed out how science was taught.  She has also worked with special education children and was able to convey her love of science to have the children understand the concept behind the Periodic Table.  She didn't understand why Chemistry was not introduced until middle or high school and why so many parents and educators were afraid to teach this subject to their children and students.

I remember starting Chemistry in the seventh grade and how much everyone dreaded it, including me.  I would have loved to have this book and have someone break it down the way Teresa does.  You can see the amount of hard work and time she put into making this book.  It's a wonderful book because it can be applied to a child of any age starting at the age of 5, to 4th and 5th graders and also middle school and high school students. There are two pages per element.  On one side is a description and facts of the element, and at the bottom is a brief history of who discovered the element and how it came to be.  I was so excited to see this!  Not only are you getting the science behind it, but she also provides a history so you can use this book for science and social studies!  On the opposite page, are illustrations by: Ty Mullery for your child to color and relate more to the element in a visual sense. The possibilities with this book are endless!  It is designed for an elementary level but it is such a powerful tool that you can use with your child or student for the length of their academic path.  Teresa has done a fantastic job of taking something as scary as the words Chemistry and Periodic Table of Elements, and making it real and teachable to students, parents, and educators alike!  I would highly recommend this book to any homeschooler or educator!
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Book works well with a science lesson on matter.
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We use Brady for teaching Intro to Soil Science - It is an excellent resource and one that I tell students they will be able to refer to with a soils question whatever their field of study.
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This is a great book for Science teachers to read to their students, it gets students excited about experiments.  I have not read it to my class yet, but I can't wait to share this book.
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Hands-down, this is the absolute best teaching tool I use with my classes in teaching library research skills.  It is fun, creative and imaginative but most importantly, it teaches the kids how to search in a fun way using a myriad of resources. There are "mysteries" for grades 3-5 and the lessons range from easy to more difficult.  The only thing I can say that is negative is that it would be wonderful to have a second book! Highly recommended!
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Excellent teaching tool for learning to do it the correct way. I also bought the book and recommend it as well.
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The best science book I have ever read.  Great ideas on how to teach science and a great resource for science history.  A must have for any science educator.
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As a school teacher, thisis one of the best tools I could have acquired for entering grades.
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If you are unsure of how to do "hands-on" inquiry based science lessons, this book is for you! The lessons are detailed and based on sound pedagogy. The resources needed to teach the lessons are basic to any classroom and thus are not costly to prepare. This is the second book published after the highly successful "Picture Perfect Science" and was much anticipated by all.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/More-Picture-Perfect-Science-Lessons/dp/1933531126/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">More Picture Perfect Science Lessons</a>
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I have ordered and used, with great student response, the other Poetry Friday book.  I was thrilled to find this new book.  As we begin to implement the common core standards and the next generation science, this will be a valuable tool.  I will share it with all of my teachers.  It is nice to have a poem that could easily be used to launch or review a science concept.  The poems would also work well as a shared reading experience for my Third Graders.  I like having K-5 in one book as it allows me to spiral up or down to meet the needs of all my learners.  The Take 5 feature is practical and easy to use.  Having the props ready will truly help to make the poem scome alive!  I know my children's will find this an engaging way to teach science.
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This book is organized extremely well and is easy to understand, for both kids and adults.  It gives a number of examples on good experiments and encourages the child to pick something he/she will enjoy.  After that, it takes you through the steps and includes EVERYTHING you need to get the project ready for the science fair.  I can't recommend this book enough!