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Category Archives: physical science
Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: It’s Science! Solid, Liquid, or Gas?
Introduction and Summary It’s Science! Solid, Liquid, or Gas? written by Sally Hewitt, is about the different states of matter. It explores matter throughout the book with a key word on each page, such as “Gas”, followed by a description … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science With Children’s Literature: I Am Water
I Am Water, written by Jean Marzollo, is a book about the many states of water. The story is written in first person with “water” speaking to the child. “Water” explains all the things it can be. “Watch me. … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Who Said Red?
Who Said Red?, written by Mary Serfozo and illustrated by Keiko Narahashi, is a story where a young boy has lost his red kite. He and his sister frolic through the countryside landscape looking for his kite while exploring different … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: The Science Book of Motion
The Science Book of Motion by Neil Ardley is a book containing 13 experiments that show students different examples of how forces effect objects in motion. Ardley begins the book by briefly defining motion. “Motion occurs whenever something changes place.” … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Sound: Loud, Soft, High, and Low
Sound: Loud, Soft, High, and Low, written by Natalie M. Rosinksy and illustrated by Matthew John, is a colorful book about all of the different ways that sound is made. Written especially for young learners, the author gives elementary definitions … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Forces Make Things Move
Forces Make Things Move by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and Illustrated by Paul Meisel takes a concept that can be difficult to understand and explains it on a child’s level. The pushing and stopping of a toy car is used to … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: The Solid Truth about States of Matter
The Solid Truth about States of Matter, written by Agnieszka Biskup, contains four distinct chapters. In the first chapter, Max describes how everything is made of matter. He describes that matter can be hard or soft, any color, and any texture. … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science Skills with Children’s Literature: Squirts and Spurts Science Fun with Water
Squirts and Spurts Science Fun with Water was written by Vicki Cobb and illustrated by Steve Haefele. This author has written many books like this one focusing on all different areas of science. In this particular book, Ms. Cobb, details … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Switch On, Switch Off
Light switches are everywhere! They are in every house: in the kitchen, the bedroom, the office, the bathroom…but are they really magic? When it’s time for bed and mom yells “lights out,” is it truly magic within that switch that … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Springs
Introduction and Summary: Springs by David Glover is an easy to read book that explains of functions of many different types of springs. The book is filled with many pictures and illustrations and every other page provides a “fact … Continue reading
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