Helen Cook

Specialty: Science education.

There are 4 included publications by Helen Cook :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Herpetologist transports Third-Graders to Frogland 2004 2577 A partnership between a university and a science and technology magnet school brings a renowned her-petologist, Dr. Meg Stewart, to involve third-graders in her studies of coqui frogs. These students prepared to meet this scientist with a series of l...
‘Hoeked’ on Science 2004 1882 Sometimes a scientist's life is as interesting, if not more so, than the science with which he or she is credited. Such is the case with the life of Anton Von Leeuwenhoek. Students at my school (a science and technology magnet school at which I am t...
Oh, Baby, What a Science Lesson! 1996 1519 How can you help first-grade students learn about human development and practice their observation, measurement, graphing, and prediction skills? Just follow Ashton Bates's lead and invite the mother (or father) of a newborn baby to bring the infant ...
Predation at the Shore 2003 1723 This article describes 10 predator/prey relationships that occur at the coast. Predators are compared to criminals and prey to their victims, and details of crime scenes are presented in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Accurate descriptions of the habits a...