Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat
by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen with Carol Tennant
National Geographic, 2015
review copy provided by the publisher
This book is going to be in high demand for Genius Hour projects! How much fun will it be to do science that you can eat?!?
This will also be a great mentor text for Technical Text.
The chapters include Mixing and Unmixing (with projects like Ice Cream in a Bag and Ricotta Cheese); Solids, Liquids, and Yum! (with projects like Baked Alaska and Maple Candy); It's a Gas (with projects like the ever-popular Egg in a Bottle); Actions and Reactions (Jiggling Gelatin and Banana Bread); and Biology in Your Kitchen (Mock Apple Pie and Mealworm Brownies).
All of the instructions are clearly laid out, with the things you need, the things to watch for, the steps to take, and the science behind what happens.
Brain Games: The Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain
by Jennifer Swanson
National Geographic, 2015
review copy provided by the publisher
This is a great book for browsing. It is organized with challenges for your brain, an explanation of what is happening in your brain during the challenge, and lots of extra information on the topic in the sidebars.
I was fascinated by the sections on long and short term memory, and what happens inside your brain when you try to multi-task. Hmm...wonder why those sections popped out at me? :-)
This looks like such a great book for curious kids (and adults).
ReplyDeleteNational Geographic books are so fun for kids and create such excitement throughout the room. We use them as a way to help students recognize sight words, in our first grade classroom. The students will highlight (or write) sight words prior to a class discussion the book's content in order to help familiarize them with the text and have extra practice with sight words, writing, and highlighting skills!
ReplyDeleteAs a librarian, I have found that students love books like these, where they can choose portions of the book to read that interest them. It encourages non-readers to do more reading.
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