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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Monarch and Milkweed
Monarch and Milkweed written by Helen Frost and illustrated by Leonid Gore follows the life cycle of both the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant. The book begins by focusing on the long journey the monarchs must make to arrive at the already … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?
How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?, written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, and illustrated by Jenkins, is an eye-opening book that explores the adaptations of animals all around the word, and how they learn to survive with … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: The Science Book of Gravity
The Science Book of Gravity, written by Neil Ardley, explores the gravity with 12 hands on experiments that are great for in class work. The book begins by explaing gravity and its significance to many things ranging from simple falling … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Move It! Motion, Forces, and You
Move It!: Motion, Forces, and You, written by Adrienne Mason, illustrated by Claudia Davila, is a great introduction to motion and force for students. The book is filled with concise descriptions of force in the form of pushing, pulling, throwing, … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Flick a Switch: How Electricity Gets to Your Home
You flick a switch to turn on a light or to turn on your computer. You know electricity makes it happen; but, where does the electricity come from? The path electricity takes from the power plant to homes and businesses … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science With Children’s Literature: It’s Not Magic, It’s Science!
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
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Forces and Motion
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
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: I Fall Down
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
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Teaching Physical Science With Children’s Literature: The Science Book of Energy
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
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From
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
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