Describes a workshop for teachers. Questions include: (1) In what ways are science, reading, and writing linked?; (2) What does it mean to focus learning on the big ideas in the sciences?; (3) Should reading precede experience or should experience precede reading?; (4) How does a teacher decide which type of book or reading to select for students?; and (5) What can students do with the written work they produce? (DLH)