{"id":2220,"date":"2010-01-23T15:52:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2220"},"modified":"2010-01-23T15:52:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T20:52:06","slug":"teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-the-solid-truth-about-states-of-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/01\/23\/teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-the-solid-truth-about-states-of-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: The Solid Truth about States of Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Solid Truth about States of Matter<\/em>, written by Agnieszka Biskup,\u00a0contains four distinct chapters.\u00a0 In the first chapter, Max describes how everything is made of matter.\u00a0 He describes that matter can be hard or soft, any color, and any texture.\u00a0 He discusses the difference between mass and weight.\u00a0 The book reviews that atoms and molecules are always moving; and how fast they move depends on their form.\u00a0\u00a0 The second chapter describes the differences between solids, liquids, and gases.\u00a0\u00a0 In the third chapter, Max discusses melting, boiling, and freezing.\u00a0 The final section describes the difference between evaporation and condensation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Max presents how the different states of matter are important in our everyday lives.\u00a0 This book contains a glossary and index in the back and additional book resources.\u00a0 This book is written in a cartoon format that kids may find enjoyable.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong>
\nThis book can be used in the classroom to understand the properties of solid, liquids and gases.\u00a0 It contains useful picture examples of how water can be a solid, liquid, or gas.\u00a0 It also describes how molecules in a solid barely move at all, and when you heat a solid, the molecules move around more\u00a0 (VA SOL 2.3a and b). Additionally, the processes of evaporation and condensation are described.\u00a0 This book provides real life examples that children can use to understand the concepts more clearly.\u00a0 It reviews why you would feel cold when you leave a swimming pool, as water evaporating on your skin draws heat from your body.\u00a0 Additionally, it explains that when you sweat your body cools itself off through this\u00a0evaporation (VA SOL 2.3c).\u00a0\u00a0 This book contains examples that will help young children understand these processes and how they can apply them in their day to day activities.<\/p>\n

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