AimeeM Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 This is for DS6. First grade this fall. We're doing earth/physical science this upcoming year. He REALLY loves How To Dig a Hole To The Other Side Of The World... but it's an older book (1979, I believe) and I can't find anything with that style. *I* can't stand the Magic School Bus books. In fact, I plan on hiding the many of that series that I purchased at a recent convention. Right now I have several of Gail Gibbons' books on the list (and I already own a few), and some scientist bios, but I'm not coming up with much otherwise on Amazon. Any good blogs or links for science literature for this age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Seymour Simon perhaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Seasons by Berger Hunter's Rainbow Curriculum suggestions I can relate with the Magic School Bus books. I convinced my library to purchase the DVDs. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukale Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 National Geographic Readers http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Readers-Sea-Turtles/dp/1426308531/ref=pd_bxgy_14_text_y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The Seymour Simon series about earth science topics is better than any of the Let's Read and Find Out anyway. They are a bit of a level up in understanding, but they're not too much for most kids this age. I would use those as a spine and add in library books and just see what you find. I seem to remember there were some sweet younger kid ones for earth science like If You Find a Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The Usbourne First Reader series includes a lot of non-fiction titles that ds enjoyed at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marisolstice Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 we really like Jim arnosky, Robert wells, and Jean Craighead George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 other books by Faith McNulty (How to Dig a Hole… author) Wells of Knowledge series (by Robert Wells) books by David Adler (he writes on math topics, rather than science) As far as ideas for Earth Science and Physical Science books, if you can make a list of topics you want to cover, you can more easily do a search of your library or ask here for ideas for books on those specific topics. For Earth Science, do you want to stick with just Geology, or also include Geography and Astronomy topics? Physical Science is an overview of Chemistry and Physics topics -- which topics are you most interested in covering? Life Sciences- anatomy (human body: senses; blood, heart, & circulatory system; brain & nervous system; bones, muscles, & skeletal system; respiratory system; digestive system….)- zoology (animal kingdom: habitats and food; mammals; insects; birds; reptiles; amphibians...)- botany (plant kingdom: plant parts; types of plants (tree, cactus, alga…); growth & photosynthesis; farming & gardening...)- marine biology (plants: kelp, alga, etc.; animals: plankton, mammals, fish, birds, invertebrates; habitats: tide pool, coral reef...)- ecology (conservation; recycling; food web; biomes ("climate zones"): desert, arctic, jungle, prairie, forest, mountain, pond, seashore, ocean...)Earth Sciences- geology (rocks & minerals, formations, earth layers, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, glaciers, soil, erosion mining...)- geography (physical aspects of Earth, landforms, measuring & mapping, latitude/longitude…)- meteorology (weather: sun, wind, water; storms; clouds; water cycle; observing/predicting weather; atmosphere...)- astronomy (sun and moon; planets; solar system; stars; galaxies; space exploration…)- oceanography (tides, currents, waves, coasts and coastal formations, geology of sea floor, continents...)Chemistry- matter (states, mass, density, elements, atoms & molecules, periodic table, compounds......)- reactions (thermodynamics, equilibrium, catalysts )- solutions/mixtures (water, solubility, suspensions, acid & base, pH...)- plant chemistry (photosynthesis, how people use plants, organic chemistry overview...)- biochemistry (people chemistry) (food for energy, metabolism, cycles, DNA, proteins, enzymes...)- kitchen chemistry (edible reactions, solutions, mixtures, thermodynamics, etc.)Physics- light/sound- energy/forces/motion- air (pressure) and water (adhesion & cohesion, floating & sinking, density, surface tension)- electricity/magnetism- electronics/computers- nuclear energy/forces- simple machines- rocketry/flight- building structures/engineeringShort Unit Ideas- Science Fair project- 4-H: join an animal, plant, or rocketry project- First Aid & CPR class and certification- the scientific method - famous scientists or inventors- paleontology and fossils- nutrition and health- safety and emergencies and how to respond- use of microscope- worm composting, hydroponics, horticulture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 The Seymour Simon series about earth science topics is better than any of the Let's Read and Find Out anyway. They are a bit of a level up in understanding, but they're not too much for most kids this age. I would use those as a spine and add in library books and just see what you find. I seem to remember there were some sweet younger kid ones for earth science like If You Find a Rock. I just put all the earth science related Simon books in my Amazon cart - thanks, y'all! I would prefer to buy all literature that I need. We don't care much for the library (read: I can't seem to return the book on time - EVER). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks, Lori! We want to cover everything in Earth Sciences, and touch on some physics. DH will be doing some projects with him, that are related, since physics/engineering is his field, and Earth Sciences is something he (DH) very much enjoys. I didn't notice that McNulty had any other books on Amazon. I'll head over to Abebooks and look, though. DS' geography program for the year will cover most of the mapping/longitude/latitude/measuring components that I need covered (Legends and Leagues - the first book, which is all about mapping, measuring, longitude/latitude). I did completely forget about Oceanography. Whoops! other books by Faith McNulty (How to Dig a Hole… author) Wells of Knowledge series (by Robert Wells) books by David Adler (he writes on math topics, rather than science) As far as ideas for Earth Science and Physical Science books, if you can make a list of topics you want to cover, you can more easily do a search of your library or ask here for ideas for books on those specific topics. For Earth Science, do you want to stick with just Geology, or also include Geography and Astronomy topics? Physical Science is an overview of Chemistry and Physics topics -- which topics are you most interested in covering? Life Sciences- anatomy (human body: senses; blood, heart, & circulatory system; brain & nervous system; bones, muscles, & skeletal system; respiratory system; digestive system….)- zoology (animal kingdom: habitats and food; mammals; insects; birds; reptiles; amphibians...)- botany (plant kingdom: plant parts; types of plants (tree, cactus, alga…); growth & photosynthesis; farming & gardening...)- marine biology (plants: kelp, alga, etc.; animals: plankton, mammals, fish, birds, invertebrates; habitats: tide pool, coral reef...)- ecology (conservation; recycling; food web; biomes ("climate zones"): desert, arctic, jungle, prairie, forest, mountain, pond, seashore, ocean...)Earth Sciences- geology (rocks & minerals, formations, earth layers, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, glaciers, soil, erosion mining...)- geography (physical aspects of Earth, landforms, measuring & mapping, latitude/longitude…)- meteorology (weather: sun, wind, water; storms; clouds; water cycle; observing/predicting weather; atmosphere...)- astronomy (sun and moon; planets; solar system; stars; galaxies; space exploration…)- oceanography (tides, currents, waves, coasts and coastal formations, geology of sea floor, continents...)Chemistry- matter (states, mass, density, elements, atoms & molecules, periodic table, compounds......)- reactions (thermodynamics, equilibrium, catalysts )- solutions/mixtures (water, solubility, suspensions, acid & base, pH...)- plant chemistry (photosynthesis, how people use plants, organic chemistry overview...)- biochemistry (people chemistry) (food for energy, metabolism, cycles, DNA, proteins, enzymes...)- kitchen chemistry (edible reactions, solutions, mixtures, thermodynamics, etc.)Physics- light/sound- energy/forces/motion- air (pressure) and water (adhesion & cohesion, floating & sinking, density, surface tension)- electricity/magnetism- electronics/computers- nuclear energy/forces- simple machines- rocketry/flight- building structures/engineeringShort Unit Ideas- Science Fair project- 4-H: join an animal, plant, or rocketry project- First Aid & CPR class and certification- the scientific method - famous scientists or inventors- paleontology and fossils- nutrition and health- safety and emergencies and how to respond- use of microscope- worm composting, hydroponics, horticulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Here's what we used for earth science...haven't done physical science yet. Just ignore the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out ones. http://bluehouseschool.blogspot.com/search/label/Earth%20Science 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 The Smithsonian has a series of ocean creature books that we really like. They are written as a story, but they incorporate a lot of learning into them. (We also like the Seymour Simon and Gail Gibbons books.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 The NSTA has great lists yearly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Longer and probably a higher reading level, but similar in style. My DS who LOVED How to Dig a Hole (so much that I had to buy a second copy, LOL) loved these too. How to Build a Rocket How to Split the Atom How to Build a Time Machine How to Clone a Sheep Later, consider Horrible Science. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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