Download or read book Developing Science Writing Skills, Grades 5 - 8 written by Shireman and published by Mark Twain Media. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Developing Science Writing Skills. This 80-page book helps students speak and write effectively when they present scientific information. Students focus on writing clear and concise hypotheses, design experiments, and write explanations, descriptions, and summaries. In the final chapter, students write a science report, which pulls together all of the writing elements from previous chapters. The book supports National Science Education Standards.