Books for Science (non-fiction and fiction)

Books for Science (non-fiction and fiction)

Hi everyone,

Here are some books that you can look for.  Some you can find at the public library if it is under that heading others you can buy at a book store. I will update the list as we go through the units.

-Ms. Reid

Topic: A --- Waste and our World
Topic: B --- Wheels and Levers
Topic: C --- Building Devices and Vehicles that move 
Topic: D --- Light and Shadows 
Topic: E --- Plant Growth and Changes

Grade 4 - Topic: A --- Waste and our World
– Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.

Books you can buy:

• Hands-on science : conservation of energy (physical science) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.].  Peguis Publishers, c2001.
    UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3675 2001
• Bottle biology : an idea book for exploring the world through plastic bottles and other recyclable materials, by Mrill Ingram.    Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., c1993. 
    UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 316.5 I54 1993
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• How green are you? / by David Bellamy. C. Potter/Publishers
  UA Coutts Basement Curriculum  -  TD 171.7 B45 1991
• Waste (Hardcover) by Clive Gifford (Author)
• Recyclig: Reducing Waste (Hardcover) by Buffy Silverman (Author)
• Household Waste by Sally Morgan
• Waste Disposal by Sally Morgan
• Recycling Waste by Ellen Rodger
• 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh
• The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling

 Public library books

library search topic: waste children OR recycle children

Z VAN
Round and round again
  Van Laan, Nancy.

J 268. 432 STO
Save it! : 52 crafts from recyclable items
  Stohs, Anita Reith.

Z KRO
Stuff! : reduce, reuse, recycle
  Kroll, Steven.

J 577 EAR
Earth matters : [an encyclopedia of ecology]
  Rothschild, David de.

J 745. 5 BUL
Make it! : don't throw it away-- create something amazing  1st American ed.
  Bull, Jane, 1957-

Grade 4 - Topic: B --- Wheels and Levers
– Demonstrate a practical understanding of wheels, gears and levers by constructing devices in which energy is transferred to produce motion.

Books you can buy:

• Simple Machines / by Allan Fowler.  Children's Press, c2001.
    UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TJ 147 F65 2001
• Hands-on science : simple machines, physical science (structures and mechanisms) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.].  Peguis Publishers, 2001.
    UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1594 H363 2001
• Rookie Read-About Science: Simple Machines Rookie Read About Science by Children's Press
• Welcome Books: What is a Lever?: Simple Machines by Children's Press
• Welcome Books: What is a Wheel and Axel?: Simple Machines by Children's Press
• Simple Machines: Forces in Action by Buffy Silverman

·         Science Chapters: Lever, Screw, and Inclined Plane: The Power of Simple Machines

• Simple Machines: Discover Science Through Facts and Fun by Steve Way and Gerry Bailey
• Marbles, Roller Skates, Doorknobs: Simple Machines That Are Really Wheels
• Sailboats, Flagpoles, Cranes: Using Pulleys As Simple Machines by Christopher Lampton

Public Library Books

library search topic: simple machine

J 621. 882 THA
Screws to the rescue
  Thales, Sharon.

J 621. 8 THA
Pulleys to the rescue
  Thales, Sharon.

J 621. 811 THO
Lever, screw, and inclined plane : the power of simple machines

 Thompson, Gare.

J 621. 8 SOL
Castle under siege! : simple machines
  Solway, Andrew.

J 621. 811 LEV
Mighty machines
  Levine, Shar, 1953-

J 621. 811 FRO
What are levers?
  Frost, Helen, 1949-

J 621. 811 ROY
Pulleys and gears
  Royston, Angela.

J 621. 811 ROY
Levers
  Royston, Angela.