I still remember the first science biography I ever read: Mendeleyev and His Periodic Table by Robin McKown. It was excellent—so good that I wanted to tell everyone about it. …
Secrets of Paul Fleisher: The Man Behind the Book by Michele Jahncke
Last summer, I had the idea to include a short biography of each author I use with my living science curriculum. So I approached Michele Jahncke to see if she …
Living Science Through the Lives of Scientists
I’m not a consistent journal keeper. I’ve started and stopped, using various methods, more times than I can count, but a year ago, I learned about a new idea from …
My Favorite Science Biographies (Some of Them)
Biographies hold so much value when teaching science. I’ve seen it over and over again with my own kids. (They have been the guinea pigs for all of my science …