DNA

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about DNA, genes, chromosomes, cloning, and much more through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Important text features like a glossary and index will improve students close reading skills.Written in code in every cell of every living thing, DNA strands are packed inside a cell's nucleus carrying genetic information. Explore DNA's role in what makes each of us unique in this engaging, NGSS-aligned science book that supports STEM Education!Wendy Conklin, M.A. Ed., is an award-winning author, editor, educational consultant, and teacher. She trains teachers in staff development workshops across the country, writes curriculum, and teaches diverse groups of children.