Science+Fiction+Reading

Titles for booktalks for 7th grade Science Fiction

RJH -
 * City of Ember/DuPrau
 * Life as we knew it/Pfeffer
 * Last book inthe universe/Philbrick
 * Journey to the center of the earth/Verne
 * 20,000 leagues under the sea/Verne
 * War of the worlds/Wells
 * Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy/Adams
 * Z for Zachariah/O'Brien
 * The house of the scorpion/Farmer
 * Invisible Man/Wells
 * Found (series)/Haddix
 * Shadow Children (series)/Haddix

I love this list Mary. Here is a list I compiled using student recommendations, Booklist and NoveList summaries:



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309083700.htm
 * Here are some links that address some of the latest scientific research and cutting edge technologies. Good references for story writing later in the unit.**
 * Solar Maximum**

http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/
 * Various Predictions from Ray Kurzweil**

http://www.kurzweilai.net/globa-global-state-by-2050
 * Accelerating technologies and a global state**

http://www.sciencedaily.com/
 * Science Daily: Today's top Science news**

http://oblong.com/
 * A video about the G-Speak program: The interactive screen from the Minority Report**