What is the World Made Of?
What is the World Made of? by Kathleen Zoehfield; ill. by Paul Meisel
Genre: Science
This book uses colorful, whimsical cartoon illustrations to teach students about matter, and how to identify solids, liquids, and gases. The author uses objects common to the everyday life of a child to explain the properties of matter. Solids can be hard like a toy firetruck, or soft like clay; liquid can be thin like water or thick like a milkshake; gas can fill up any shape, an air is constantly moving. This book provides simple explanations that would be great for second- or third-grade classrooms.
Lesson idea: One could set up a liquid station and a solid station in the classroom. Students could spend time at each station inspecting the solids and liquids. Also, I think any classroom lesson about matter would be remiss without balloons to demonstrate the properties of gases!
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Genre: Science
This book uses colorful, whimsical cartoon illustrations to teach students about matter, and how to identify solids, liquids, and gases. The author uses objects common to the everyday life of a child to explain the properties of matter. Solids can be hard like a toy firetruck, or soft like clay; liquid can be thin like water or thick like a milkshake; gas can fill up any shape, an air is constantly moving. This book provides simple explanations that would be great for second- or third-grade classrooms.
Lesson idea: One could set up a liquid station and a solid station in the classroom. Students could spend time at each station inspecting the solids and liquids. Also, I think any classroom lesson about matter would be remiss without balloons to demonstrate the properties of gases!
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