need living books for Chemistry (2nd-3rd grade)

[Michelle in TX]

I'm teaching an Intro to Chemistry class in our co-op for 2nd and 3rd graders. Does anyone know of some good books that introduce concepts like matter, atoms, molecules, density, gases, liquids, and solids? Let's Read and Find Out Science type or easy reader that explains these topics.

Thanks!

[Lori D.]

Below, I reprinted my list of chemistry resources for K-3rd graders. Also below is the link to that thread in which I responded with that list; there were lots of other great suggestions by other ladies in that thread as well. Hope that helps! Warmest regards, Lori D.

Did Your 3rd Grader Enjoy Chemistry?
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44999



WEBSITES:

- Magic School Bus (info, games, activities, printables): http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/
- Chem 4 Kids (gr. 4+ detailed text/images on chemistry topics): http://www.chem4kids.com/)
- Kids Online Resource (list of chemistry websites): http://www.kidsolr.com/science/page11.html



BOOKS (info on chemistry topics)

- What Is The World Made Of: All About Solids, Liquids and Gases (Zoehfeld)
(a Let's Read and Find Out About Science, stage 2, book) -- gr. K-3
- Rookie Read About Science: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Garrett)
- Rookie Read About Science: What Is Matter (Curry)
- It's Science: Solid, Liquid, Gas (Hewitt)
- Primary Physical Science: Touch It: Materials, Matter and You (Mason) -- gr. K-2
- Primary Physical Science: Change It: Liquids, Solids, Gases & You (Mason) -- gr. K-2
- What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room (Ross) -- gr. K-3
- Magic School Bus: Gets Baked in a Cake (kitchen chemistry) -- gr. 1-5
- Science Stories & Experiments: "Enchanted Forest" (Kitchen Chemistry 1) (McChesney)
- Chemicals in Action: Acids and Bases (Oxlade) -- gr. 3-6
- Let's Wonder About Science: Acids and Bases (Patten)
- Material Matters: Acids and Bases (Baldwin) -- gr. 3-6
- The Periodic Table: Elements with Style (Dingle)
- World of Chemistry (John Tiner) -- gr. 4-6
- DK Eyewitness Books: Chemistry (Newmark/Buller) -- 5-8



BOOKS (with chemistry experiments)

- Adventures with Atoms and Molecules -- 5 book series (Mebane)
- Usborne Science Activities: Science in the Kitchen (Meredith) -- gr. 1-4
- Usborne Book of Science Experiments (Bingham) -- gr. 3-6
- Usborne 100 Science Experiments (Andrews) -- gr. 3-6
- Cool Chemistry Concoctions: 50 Formulas That Fizz, Foam, Splatter & Ooze (Rhatigan) -- gr. 3-6
- No Sweat Science: Chemistry Experiments (Loeschnig) -- gr. 3-6
- Fizz, Bubble & Flash: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures (Brandolini) -- gr. 4-8
- Science Experiments You Can Eat (Cobb) -- gr. 4-8 -- a good kitchen chemistry book
- Janice Van Cleave's Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments (Van Cleave) -- gr. 4-8



GENERAL RESOURCES (with chemistry text and experiments)

- 175 More Science Experiments to Amuse and Amaze Your Friends (Cash/Parker/Taylor)
gr. 3-6 -- one of the 4 sections is on chemistry, short but worthwhile, text and experiments

Dempsey-Parr Science Encyclopedia -- gr. 3-6
Has a very nice section on chemistry; 2-page spreads on 15 different chemistry topics and then 6 chemistry experiments in the back



CURRICULAE (based on chemistry)

- The Elements: Ingredients of the Universe (McHenry) -- gr. 4-8 (at Rainbow Resource)
- God's Design for Chemistry: Properties of Atoms & Molecules -- gr. 3-7 (at Rainbow Resource)
- God's Design for Chemistry: Properties of Matter -- gr. 3-7 (at Rainbow Resource)
- Simple Chemistry (Evan-Moor) -- gr. 4-6
- Christian Kids Explore: Chemistry (Ridlon) -- gr. 3-5



VIDEOS (based on chemistry)

- Magic School Bus: Ready Set Dough (kitchen chemistry) -- gr. 1-5
- Magic School Bus: In A Pickle (microbes / biological chemistry) -- gr. 1-5
- Magic School Bus: Gets Planted (photosynthesis / biological chemistry) -- gr. 1-5
- Magic School Bus: Meets Molly Cule (molecules) -- gr. 1-5
- Kitchen Chemistry Science Interactive DVD ($23) -- gr. K-8

- Schlessinger Media DVDs: Physical Science For Children series -- gr. K-4
http://www.libraryvideo.com/ssl/phys...P2VR9HPMAG9GT3
** All About Solids, Liquids & Gases
** All About Properties of Matter

- Bill Nye The Science Guy -- gr. 3-6:
** Phases of Matter
** Chemical Reactions
** Do It Yourself Science
** Atoms and Molecules
** Fluids



KITS (based on chemistry)

- Bubble Builder ($25) -- gr. 3-12
- Bubbleology ($14) -- gr. 1-6
- My First Chemistry Kit ($17) -- gr. preK-adult

- Wild Goose 3-in-1 chemistry kits -- gr. 3-6:
** Slippery Slime Time
** Super Bounce Putty
** pH Fun

- Science in a Nutshell kits: http://www.delta-education.com/siang...ID=5&menuID=68
** Bubble Science -- gr. K-3
** Investigating Matter Cluster -- gr. 3-6
** Gases -- gr. 4-6
** Liquids -- gr. 4-6
** Physical and Chemical Changes -- gr. 4-6

[Trivium Academy]

This is from a post on my blog, http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-3rd-grade-chemistry.html

Chemistry: Learn about Chemical Elements and Compounds CD
(The Science Series)" Twin Sisters Production

What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?" Robert E. Wells, A+

What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?" Michael Elsohn Ross A+

Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists (level 4) (Hello Reader)" Lynda Jones A+

The Periodic Table (True Books)" Salvatore Tocci
Basic, nonfiction book.

What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)" Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld A+

Switch On, Switch Off (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)" Melvin Berger A+

The Periodic Table of Elements Magnets" SMART by Simple Memory Art
Fun and great tool for memorization if that's your goal but can be done with flashcards too.

The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals (The Best Book of)" Chris Perrault
This book was chosen to tie in the elements and chemistry of the earth which we have already learned about in earth science but I wanted to connect the two.

Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))" Jon Scieszka
Science poetry, fun.

How to Think Like a Scientist: Answering Questions by the Scientific Method" Stephen P. Kramer A+

Electric Storm, Magic School Bus Chapter Book
Independent reader

I don't know why the bottom is bold...sorry.

[Michelle in TX]

Lori D., I found this thread after I posted my question so thanks for putting it out there.

And thanks Jessica for the list too.

I'm hoping my library has most of these books. Y'all are great! :D

I can't rep either of you since apparently I've done it too recently. I'll try back in a few days.

[mcconnellboys]

Some books I've used in past are listed below. Many will be more read alouds for younger readers, although some strong readers might want to read them on their own, if interested. Some of them can be quite dry for those not really into the subject matter, so I often use those by just ad libbing from them, using their pictures to explain generalities of topics. Or I may just read excerpts from them. There are more read alones for younger children toward the end of the list.

Video – Web of Steel (re: spiderwebs)
How to Make a Mummy Talk, James Deem
Mummies, Nathaniel Harris
The Tanners, Leonard E. Fisher
The Glassmakers, Leonard E. Fisher
How Glass is Made, Alan Paterson
The Alchemists: Magic into Science, Thomas G. Aylesworth
Medicine in the American West, Lucille Davis
Famous Firsts in Medicine, Bette Jean Crook, et al
All About Great Medical Discoveries, David Dietz
Early Health and Medicine, Bobbie Kalman
Frontier Fever: The Silly, Superstitious, and Sometimes Sensible Medicine of the Pioneers, Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
Building Blocks of the Universe, Isaac Asimov
Atoms and Elements, David Bradley
The Discovery of the Elements, Willy Ley
A Guide to the Elements, Albert Stwertka
Meteorites: Stones from the Sky, R. U. Fodor
The Story of Light, Irving Adler (re: spectrum analysis)
Light and Darkness, Franklyn M. Branley
Light, Angela Webb
Marie Curie and Radium, Steve Parker
The Curious World of Crystals, Lenore Sander
Millions and Millions of Crystals, Roma Gans
Spotlight on Gold, Keith Lye (re: transition metals)
The Challenge of Mineral Resources, Robert L. Bates (re: mining)
Crystal Clear: The Story of Diamonds, Victor Argenzio
Spotlight on Diamonds, Graham Richard
Soda Poppery: The History of Soft Drinks in America: With Recipes for Making and Using Soft Drinks, Plus Easy Experiments, Stephen Tchudi
Solids, Liquids and Gases! From Superconductors to the Ozone Layer, Melvin Berger (re: gases)
Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry, Lisa Yount
What Happens When You Breathe? Joy Richardson
Fire, Ken Robbins
Superconductors, The Irresistible Future, Albert Stwertka (re: liquid helium)
The Vital Process: Photosynthesis, Jeffrey Baker
The Ozone Layer, Marshall Fisher
Ernest Rutherford, Architect of the Atom, Peter Kelman
The Automobile and the Environment, Maxine Rock
Friction All Around, Tillie S. Pine
Poisons: Antidotes and Anecdotes, William Tichy
Enzymes in Action, Melvin Berger
Fireworks: The Science, the Art and the Magic, Susan Kuklin
Chemicals and Reactions, Jon Richards
Police Lab: How Forensic Science Tracks Down and Convicts Criminals, David Owen
The Magic School Bus at the Water Works, Joanna Cole
The Greenhouse Effect, Jack Harris
How did we find out About DNA? Isaac Asimov
What an Awful Mess: A Story of Charles Goodyear, Robert Quackenbush
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World, Simon Garfield
Twentieth Century Inventors, Nathan Aaseng
Spotlight on Plastics, Mark Lambert
Plastics, Terry Cash
Food Safety, Sharon Gordon
The Food and Drug Administration, William Patrick
Dynamite, Diana Glasner
Trail Blazers of Technology: The Story of Inventors, Harland Manchester (re: Alfred Nobel)
Tom Noddy’s Bubble Magic, Tom Noddy
Soap Bubble Magic, Seymour Simon
The Homemakers, Leonard E. Fisher
Keeping Clean, Daisy Kerr
Chemistry, The Birth of a Science, McGowen
First Chemistry Book for Boys and Girls, Morgan
Atoms and Molecules, Cox
The Story of Oxygen, Fitzgerals
Oxygen Keeps you Alive, Branley
Atoms, Molecules and Quarks, Berger
Matter, Cooper
Science with Water, Edom
A Drop of Water, Wick
What's Smaller than a Pygmy Shrew? Wells
Molecules and Heat, Friedhoffer
All About Snow and Ice, Krewsky
Hot as an Ice Cube, Balestrina
From Cane to Sugar, Braithwaite
From Maple Tree to Syrup, Mitchell
From Flower to Honey, Nelson
Berries to Jelly, Snyder
From Fruit to Jelly, Zemilla
Ozone, Gay
The Air we Breathe! Bloome
What Makes a Lemon Sour? Haines
Chemistry and Cooking, Carona (I LOVE this book!)
Grains to Bread, Snyder
From Wheat to Bread, Taus-Bolstad
Read: Science, Biology of Color, Ardley
Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow
What do You see and How do You see It? Lauber
Energy, Cahlloner
How Did we Learn About Electricity? Asimov
Energy Makes Things Happen, Branley
Acid Rain, Edmonds
All About Electricity, Berger
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
If it Shines, Clangs and Bends, It's Metal, Smith
Metals, Parker
Metal, Llewellyn
How did we Find out About Sunshine? Asimov
All About Light, Berger
Light, Peacock
How did we Learn About Superconductivity? Asimov
Spotlight on Iron and Steel, Lambert

[aomom]

Wow, this is a wealth of information here about chemistry. I am trying to decide if we should do chemistry soon. There are such wonderful list of books here. Thanks a lot!
I am considering RSO chemistry. I am also looking at Elemental Science chemistry. This will be for my 8.5 and 6.5 yr olds.

[Valerie in Chicago]

Doing research for 3rd grade chemistry for next year and happened onto this thread. Just had to take a moment in case any of the posters see this to say WOW! THANK YOU! Bookmarked this thread and will be referring to it regularly.:hurray:

[gevs4him]

Thank you :)

[mamatohaleybug]

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