SilverMoon Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 What are your must-reads for biology/life science? :001_smile: We've settled on Hoagland's The Way Life Works for a spine. DD has read books like The Periodic Kingdom, Uncle Tungsten, Itch, and such for chemistry this year. She is not squeamish in the slightest. Rising 6th grader. Strong reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 These are some books we've read and enjoyed. They may or may not be too much for your 6th grader. I think my olders read them in about 8th grade, maybe? My rising 6th grader will do physical science next year, so I'll save these for 7th or 8th grade for her to read along with life science topics. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=henrietta+lacks&sprefix=henrietta+lacks%2Caps%2C154 http://www.amazon.com/Genome-Autobiography-Species-23-Chapters/dp/0060894083/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458762806&sr=1-1&keywords=genome+the+autobiography+of+a+species+in+23+chapters http://www.amazon.com/Your-Inner-Fish-Journey-3-5-Billion-Year/dp/0307277453also available in a terrific PBS video series: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Inner-Fish/dp/B00IAR2CHY/ref=pd_sim_14_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=15YR9C6FA56ZV9B0KX1W http://www.amazon.com/The-Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution/dp/067973337X/ref=pd_sim_14_12?ie=UTF8&refRID=15YR9C6FA56ZV9B0KX1W(My girls found this one boring, but I enjoyed it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thanks! i want to read some of those. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Have you seen Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Middle School Biology? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastweedpuller Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 DD did RSO Biology 2 in 5th grade and it assigned "extra" reading, so she tackled these by herself or as read-alouds with me. Most have female protagonists, a must for her at the time. We're secular if that matters. Peter Dickinson's novels The Kin and Bone from a Dry Sea Small Steps: the Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate & The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier We also watched Yuval Harari's lectures Sapiens on Coursera (there's a book on it now too) and listened to an audiobook of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Here are a few we've enjoyed. Wild Season Allan W. Eckert (narrative on the food chain) Summer World by Bernd Heinrich Winter World by Bernd Heinrich Trees in My Forest by Bernd Heinrich The Frog Book by Mary K. Dickerson Moths and Butterflies by Mary K. Dickerson (vintage) Adventures in Nature by Edwin Way Teale (mostly insects) According to Season by Mrs. William Starr Dana (wildflowers, vintage) Life in the Soil by James B. Nardi Nature Discoveries with a Hand Lens by Richard Headstrom (vintage) Adventures with Freshwater Animals by Richard Headstrom Discovering Amphibians by John Himmelman Discovering Moths by John Himmelman The Living Year by Richard Headstrom Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy (plants and insects) Swampwalker’s Journal by David M. Carroll The Year of the Turtle by David M. Carroll Following the Water by David M. Carroll The Edge of the Sea Rachel Carson Noah’s Garden by Sara Stein (native plants) Planting Noah’s Garden by Sara Stein (native plants) Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer (moss) Broadsides from Other Orders by Sue Hubbell (insect) Waiting for Aphrodite by Sue Hubbell (invertebrate sea life) Chasing Monarchs Robert Michael Pyle The Thunder Tree Robert Michael Pyle (butterflies and childhood) Walking the High Ridge Robert Michael Pyle (butterflies) Suburban Safai by Hannah Holmes The Life of an Oak by Glenn Keator Near Horizons Edwin Way Teale (insects) Life Cycles of Butterflies by Burris and Richards Whisper in the Pines by Joanna Burger (pine barrens ecology) * A Guide to Night Sounds CD by Lang Elliot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I'm leading my bio class through a bioethics discussion on Jekyll and Hyde and Frankenstein 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chrysalis Academy Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Our absolutely top reads have been: The Forest Unseen - David George Haskell The Year of the Turtle - David Caroll Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 chapters - Matt Ridley A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson The Third Chimpanzee for Young People - Jared Diamond The Omnivore's Dilemma - Young Reader's Edition - Michael Pollan Watersheds: A Practical Approach for Healthy Water - Clive Dobson For science-related lit, we enjoyed Jekyll & Hyde and Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, Time Machine, Invisible Man, Ender's Game, Enchantress from the Stars 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Invincible Microbe by Russell Freedman The Race to Save The Lord God Bird Circulating Life Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster Search for the Golden Moon Bear by Sy Montgomery Decoding Life: Unraveling Mysteries of the Genome The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair A Life in The Wild by Pamela Turner Sniffer Dogs by Nancy Castaldo Guinea Pig Scientists by Mel Boring Plants on the Trail With Lewis and Clark Some shorter titles include: Exploding Ants by Settell The Truth About Poop by Susan Goodman No Monkeys, No Chocolate Cell Wars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks! Lots I haven't heard of. :001_smile: If anyone else is watching, while chasing the bioethics trail I came across Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature by Stripling. It juxtaposes ten stories with five modern bioethical situations. It's aimed at high school, but DD could handle some of them. Frankenstein, Rappaccini's Daughter, and such. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks! Lots I haven't heard of. :001_smile: If anyone else is watching, while chasing the bioethics trail I came across Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature by Stripling. It juxtaposes ten stories with five modern bioethical situations. It's aimed at high school, but DD could handle some of them. Frankenstein, Rappaccini's Daughter, and such. Where??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Where??? I bought this edition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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