dovrar Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Hello, I have a dd in the 8th grade and am trying to prepare for high school. DD loves to read biographies and so I would love to hear what your favorite science biographies are. I'm trying to see if I can put together a high school level curriculum that would center on biographies and then have experiments that would correlate with discoveries that she'd read about in the biographies. I've found Chicago Review Press "for Kids" series, which is where I got the idea from, but need help bringing it to a high school level. Please forgive the ramblings:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I love the autobiographical books by Richard Feynman (Surely you're joking Mr Feynman and Why do you care what other people think). you may want to preread to decide if you find them appropriate for your child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I have my ds read a bio every so often. I don't want to spend *too* much time on it, but I want it to have real info about the process of science exploration. Some that ds has read in the last couple of years: - Thomas Edison, by Benge, Heroes of History series (Christian authors but doesn't mention faith that I remember, the focus is more on character traits like hard work) - George Washington Carver, by Benge - Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie (I read several on her and felt this one had the most info in a reasonable length) - Dr Jenner & the Speckled Monster, Marrin I also find little biographies on utube when we don't have time to do more Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Ds enjoyed some of the "Who Was ____" books. They were quick reads for him, which left plenty of time for other things. Have you seen this kit? http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/products/ms/ms.html You could find bios for some of the scientists in it and have correlating experiments all ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I love the autobiographical books by Richard Feynman (Surely you're joking Mr Feynman and Why do you care what other people think). you may want to preread to decide if you find them appropriate for your child. A second vote for Feynman's autobiographies. I recommend Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman and Ralph Leighton. (This copy that I've linked includes a great CD of Feynman telling stories and is an omnibus volume containing both titles that Regentrude mentioned above.) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Atoms in the Family by Fermi (about her husband Henri Fermi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalmom Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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