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At your fingertips is a wealth of information to support classroom teachers as successful science educators. Investigate & Connect: Physical Science offers: In-depth information for different content areas--physics, chemistry, and technology. Annotated bibliography of children's literature for integrating trade books into an inquiry-based science curriculum. With this valuable resource, teachers can confidently select appropriate literature as a source of information for students to read or to help students connect emotionally with our scientific world. Web site addresses for further research. Students and teachers can surf the net for new scientific information or take part in interactive activities. Inquiry-based science experiments for hands-on, minds-on investigations. These guided inquiry activities can easily be adapted to challenge talented students or simplified for students who lack scientific process skills. Also included within this resource is practical information for planning both guided and open inquiry-based activities. By utilizing this information, teachers can modify the science experiments to encourage students to take more active roles in planning and conducting investigations. Cross-curricular activities for extending and applying what students are learning. Students will internalize many important science concepts when given opportunities to think critically. With this resource, students are engaged through print, media, and scientific investigations, helping them to connect with the real world of science.