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Train Wreck
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Author: George Bibel
Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 9781421405902
Grade Level: College
Reviewer: Marilyn Cook
Review: Some trains weigh 15,000 tons or more? Can you imagine the destruction that can be caused by a crash? So many things can go wrong...run away trains, bearing failures, metal fatigue, bad rails. The author has detailed seventeen crashes in which more than 200 people were killed. Forensic scientists try to figure out what happened by sifting through rubble and using the computerized event recorders; ...
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The Enlightenment Vision
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Author: Stuart Jordan
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781616146405
Grade Level: College
Reviewer: Rita Hoots
Review: The Enlightenment refers to a movement initiated in the mid–17th Century that shifted the medieval mindset to one that focused on human reason and scientific thought aimed to the goal of world improvement. In this thoughtful tome, noted scientist Stuart Jordan examines the evolution of the Enlightenment as the philosophy progressed through the ages.
The primary impediments to the a...
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The Naked-Eye Sky
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Author: James R. Sowell
Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 9780615331812
Grade Level: K-12
Reviewer: Lois Spangler
Review: Are you looking for an astronomy book that will provide you with an easy–to–use guide to the night sky and basic information about celestial workings? If so, this book is for you. The author begins his book with fundamental explanations of the relative motions of Earth, moon, and sun. Topics are covered with clearly and concisely written information—Earth’s rotation and revolution, the causes of s...
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One Minute Mysteries
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Author: Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781938492006
Grade Level: 3-7
Reviewer: David Tumbarello
Review: Yoder and Yoder are not typical relatives writing this collection of science mysteries. They are a father and daughter writing team. The elementary or middle school "voice" in these stories is most likely a product of Natalie, who began writing this series when she was a middle school student. The short science mysteries are similar to Encyclopedia Brown stories. A pair or trio of students encount...
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A Place for Turtles
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Author: Melissa Stewart
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781561456932
Grade Level: 1-5
Reviewer: Judy Kraus
Review: A tale of turtles, invasive species, loss of habitat, environmental tragedies, and the impact one organism has on the food web are all interwoven into A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart. Cover to cover the story unfolds. The inside cover of the book features a dozen turtle species with acrylic illustrations by Higgins Bond. The illustrations are inset on a map of North America to mark...
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Giant Pacific Octopus
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Author: Leon Gray
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781617727306
Grade Level: K-3
Reviewer: Marilyn Cook
Review: There are super–sized drinks and super–sized French fries. But imagine an octopus with the 8 tentacles stretched out to about the size of a mini van! With a weight of more than 100 pounds, the giant Pacific octopus is indeed super–sized!
In this book you can learn that the smallest octopus is about the size of a penny, the Octopus wolfi. This and other facts are presented in this b...
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Scientific Argumentation in Biology
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Author: Victor Sampson, Sharon Schleigh
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781936137275
Grade Level: 6-12
Reviewer: Adah Stock
Review: Scientific argumentation is a way of knowing about science. "The Nature of Science" from Science for All Americans states: “The means used to develop these ideas [interconnected and validated] are particular ways of observing, thinking, experimenting, and validating. These ways represent a fundamental aspect of the nature of science and reflect how science tends to differ from other mode...
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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 7-10
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Author: John Haysom
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781936959211
Grade Level: 7-10
Reviewer: Lori Cirucci
Review: This series includes three student books and a teachers guide. The first student book for grades 5 through 8 includes what the author considers “one–star” lessons. These lessons are written for the student who has not participated in any science fairs. This is a good beginner book for any student curious about a science fair. It also lays the foundation of good scientific problem solving. The seco...
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STEM Lesson Essentials
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Author: Jo Anne Vasquez, Cary Sneider, and Michael Comer
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 978032504358
Grade Level: 3-8
Reviewer: Teri Cosentino
Review: This is the one book which will change the way you think about implementing STEM into your classroom. It takes a logical, one step at a time approach instead of "throwing the baby out with the bathwater". It allows the teacher of grades 3 through 8 to see what a STEM classroom looks like through powerful examples, but does not preach. Instead, this collection of "letters" becomes the framework for...
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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 5–8
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Author: John Haysom
Copyright: 2013
ISBN: 9781936959204
Grade Level: 5-8
Reviewer: Lori Cirucci
Review: This series includes three student books and a teachers guide. The first student book for grades 5 through 8 includes what the author considers “one–star” lessons. These lessons are written for the student who has not participated in any science fairs. This is a good beginner book for any student curious about a science fair. It also lays the foundation of good scientific problem solving. The seco...
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