Classroom Critters and the Scientific Method by Sally Kneidel Teaching the scientific method is a lively and fun process with classroom pets! Do goldfish hide? Are kittens lefthanded? Do anolis lizards prefer mealworms or crickets? These and many other questions will be answered when students use the behavioral experiments found in this innovative resource. Using commonly found classroom pets, each experiment explores the five steps of the scientific method: Question, Hypothesis, Methods, Result, and Conclusion. ISBN 1-55591-969-3    grades 3 - 8 81/2 x 11, 176 pages 40 B/W photographs $17.95   paperback This classroomtested resource is adaptable for younger and older students. Parents, teachers, scientists, and youth leaders will find this an ideal source for fun and educational scientific experiments. American Association for the Advancement of Science 1999 Award Science Books & Films "Best Books for Children" Award Classroom Critters and the Scientific Method is a collection of 37 extremely well-structured and carefully conceived experimental tasks in the classroom study of animal behavior. ... The utility of the text lies in the accessibility of its content. For elementary and middle school science teachers, who may (and often do) lack science degrees or teach across disciplines, the book offers excellent examples of behavioral science experiments that appeal to young scientists. The author provides explicit experimental procedures and guidelines, practical advice on the handling of classroom specimens, information on the coherent use and definition of key scientific terms, and, impressively, opportunities for extended knowledge that are well suited to a classroom of diverse learners. Classroom Critters and the Scientific Method is an excellent resource. Science students whose teachers offer the caliber of instruction modeled in this text should find themselves further along the road to science literacy, and they should enjoy the voyage as well. Daniel J. Mennelly Science Books & Films Precise explanations and detailed directions, reproducible worksheets, photographs, a table of contents, and an index of all the experiments make this a splendid activity book for upper elementary and middle school science classes. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's InfoTech Thanks for the terrific book on classroom critters. My fourth graders thank you, too! Catherine Ramirez