Monthly Archives: September 2009

It’s Not Magic, It’s Science! by Hope Buttitta, illustrated by Tom LaBaff and Orrin Lundgren is a great book told from the perspective of a boy named Tim. Tim loves showing off his magic in front of his friends and he begins … Continue reading →

Forces and Motion  by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn, is a book introducing readers to contact forces, forces at work, simple machines, motion and gravity, etc. When you are sitting still in a chair, what forces are at work?  What … Continue reading →

I Fall Down, written by  Vicki Cobb and illustrated by Julia Gorton, is an interactive picture book that allows students to make important discoveries about the force of gravity. Throughout the book, students are asked to perform various tasks as they … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered how objects move or change? Or even pondered how electricity or sound travel through the air? From the literal sense of how energy is part of our everyday to how to build a battery from scratch, … Continue reading →

  So where does light come from any way?  Teach your students about the properties of light and its source of heat in a fun and easy way.  Day Light, Night Light:  Where Light Comes From by Franklyn M. Branley & illustrated by Stacey Schuett  beautifully … Continue reading →

The periodic table??? Are you kidding me?  I never in a million years would have told someone I thought the periodic table could  be interesting, much less FUN!  The Periodic Table, Elements with Style! created by Basher and written by … Continue reading →

Forces Make Things Move, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and illustrated by Paul Meisel, is from the “Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out” series (stage 2) which explores more challenging concepts for kids in the primary grades. The idea of invisible forces (such as friction … Continue reading →

If you’re searching for a traditional picture book (not too technical or difficult to read aloud) to incorporate into a science lesson, Arthur Dorros’s Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean is worth looking into.  This “Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out” book uses simple … Continue reading →

  What Is the World Made Of? (All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases) by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, and illustrated by Paul Meisel, is a great resource to use when exploring matter.  The book begins by explaining what matter is in terms children … Continue reading →