Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault
Publication Information
Author:  Mortensen, Lori	Illustrator:  Allen, Raul
Title:  Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault	Date:  2010
Publisher:  Tricycle Press	City:  Berkeley
ISBN, paperback:  ISBN-13:978-1-58246-284-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| science| social studies
Summary:
A sickly child, a poor student and a medical school dropout, Leon Foucault proved that the world rotated by designed the pendulum that proves that the earth moves on its axis, a puzzle that had eluded more learned scientists for decades.
Teaching Ideas:
This book would make a really interesting readers' theater script for a science class. It would add participation, knowledge and fluency. The Cleveland Natural History Museum has a pendulum exhibit in the lobby. Wonderful book for the history of science and lots of pictures to discuss. Good introduction to the study of the earth and what scientists do.
Teaching Strategies:
Fluency Activities    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
Herringbone    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/herringbone.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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