Science texts are texts that can be used in the science classroom. Usually science texts are meaningful texts to students and they can be applied to science concepts that are age appropriate. The most effective science texts focus in on one or two science concepts. These books usually contain numerous hard facts, but the ones that children like best are the ones that imbed the facts within a story. This is because it hides the fact that students are reading nonfiction. The narrative stories seem to engage students better.
Science texts are important because sometimes we rely too much on the textbook as the only text that students read in the content areas. It is important for students to learn science from a variety of perspectives. This is important not only from an academic standpoint, but also from a lifelong skill of forming an opinion. Using these texts will keep students engaged and allow them to learn from a variety of strategies. The best science picture books are ones that can be applied directly to what is being learned with the textbook or through investigations.
Text Suggestions
Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
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Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Year: 2000
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9
Lexile Measure: 710L
Interest Level: Grades K-2
Themes:
- Human Body
- Covers the different parts of the body
- Skin, bones, muscles, brain, blood, heart
- Good self-esteem theme at the end: not everyone's body is the same
- Cool facts in the back
- This book would be great in a science classroom. I think it would fit perfectly into a unit on the human body.
- I also think that this book would be good for guidance and lead into a good discussion into different body parts. This could also lead into a health lesson about taking care of our body.
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by Caroline Arnold
ISBN-10: 1580892663
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Year: 2012
Grade Level Equivalent: 9.5
Lexile Measure: 1110
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Themes:
- Global Warming and Climate Change
- Describes how the climate change has affected ecosystems around the world and how animals within these ecosystems have adapted
- Relevant to real world issues
- Little sections of text
- There is a glossary in the back
- This is a great book to use in science. It would also be a good debate started for older students.
- The higher Lexile and grade level is probably because of the big science words and the bigger and more complex issue of global warming
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