Conceptual scaffolding is an
extended passage that explains a complex idea or process by meeting readers
where they are and then leading them down a path to understanding. In addition
to providing pertinent background information, it may involve dispelling
preexisting misconceptions.
Here are some recent books
that make excellent use of conceptual scaffolding to explain very difficult
scientific ideas in ways that young readers can really understand:
A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
Island by Jason Chin
Zombie Makers by Rebecca L. Johnson
Can you think of others? I’m
searching for more.
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