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Sometimes the best way to teach a subject is to lay some ground rules and then let students actually "do" what they're studying. This is especially true of science, a study predicated on activity, experimentation and the observation of physical properties. It's also one of the best ways to get kids interested in science in the first place.

If he hadn't stood atop the Tower of Pisa dropping things off the edge, Galileo would never have made his observation that objects of any weight fall at the same rate in a vacuum. Archimedes had to get in the tub to discover that it is volume that displaces water. And the only way Newton could discover calculus was by scribbling numbers on pieces of paper.

Your kid probably isn't the next Einstein, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't learn as much about science as possible, or that he should do so with his hands tied behind his back. The problem with a lot of science textbooks is that they emphasize book knowledge without taking into account the hands-on nature of science and science learning. Observation is often touted as an essential part of the science process, but rarely is it enforced in the typical school curriculum.

Science resources can change all that. There are plenty of fact-based books (particularly those from Usborne) that pair facts with vivid illustrations, and those are fun for rainy days—kids are a lot better at acquiring and retaining raw information than we often give them credit for. But those are just a place to start; the options are limitless.

One of the best sorts of science resource are books filled with experiments. Whether it's Explorabook from Klutz Press which focuses on fun activities and includes everything you need to complete them, or Vicki Cobb's Bet You Can! experiments using household items, or the more advanced Science for Every Kid books by Janice VanCleave, you aren't likely to run out of options.

Astronomy is more observation-oriented, and we offer plenty of books on that topic, too. The Stars by H.A. Rey is a now-classic guide to the night sky for beginners, while Starry Messenger explains some of the basic tenets of modern astronomy through the (detailed and beautifully illustrated) life of Galileo Galilei. Isaac Asimov has written a number of books on space science, as has Seymour Simon.

Just letting your kids outside with notebooks and maybe a magnifying glass is as good as any book for helping them develop a love of nature and nature study, though manuals to help them identify plants, animals, rocks, etc. is a good idea. One of our favorite such books is the Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock.

Keeping a well-stocked chemistry lab is a good idea for older students. Many experiments require chemicals, ingredients and equipment you aren't likely to just have lying around, so you'll need to be intentional about keeping a lot of those things stocked. Field trips are always a good idea as well, whether to a local laboratory, observatory, zoo, factory, or anywhere else that strikes your kids' fancy and has educational potential.

Whatever else you do, keep an open mind while guiding your kids' science education. The beauty of God's world and the excitement of learning about it should always be kept in view; whatever difficulty there is in physics, biology or chemistry should be met head on but not dwelt on or made cause for discouragement. Have fun, and don't restrict your science time to reading stuff—take time to actually do science, and you might find along with your children that it isn't such a bad thing to study after all.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

 

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Adventures with a Microscope
by Richard Headstrom
from Dover Publications
for 7th-10th grade
in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN)
$14.95
Anatomy Coloring Book
by Wynn Kapit
4th edition from Pearson Education
for 9th-Adult
in Anatomy Coloring Books (Location: SCI-ANACOL)
$32.99
Arts of the Sailor
by Hervey Garrett Smith
Reprint from Dover Publications
for 5th-Adult
in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Backyard Ballistics
by William Gurstelle
from Chicago Review Press
for 7th-Adult
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
Backyard Ballistics
by William Gurstelle
Second Edition from Chicago Review Press
for 7th-Adult
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
$16.95
Birds of the Willamette Valley Region
by Hall Opperman, Harry Nehls & Tom Aversa
1st edition
for 9th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
Body By Design
by Alan Gillen
from Master Books
for 9th-Adult
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$13.59
Botany Coloring Book
by Paul Young
1st edition from Harper Perennial
for 5th-9th grade
in Botany & Mycology (Location: SCI-BOT)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Building Blocks in Earth Science
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Earth Science (Location: SCI-EARTH)
$12.79
Building Blocks in Life Science
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$12.79
Concerning the Nature of Things
by Sir William Bragg
from Dover Publications
for 5th-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
Creative Haven Beautiful Birds - Coloring Book
Creative Haven
by Dot Barlowe
First Edition, Fir from Dover Publications
for 7th-Adult
in Adult Coloring Books (Location: COL-ADULT)
Cut and Make Space Shuttles
by David Kawami
from Dover Publications
for 4th-9th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Danger in the Desert
by Roger Cohen
from Sterling Publishing Co.
for 5th-9th grade
in 20th Century Exploration (Location: HISW-20EXP)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Discover Nature in Water & Wetlands
by Elizabeth P. Lawlor, illustrated by Pat Archer
from Stackpole Books
for 9th-Adult
in Nature Study & Journaling (Location: NAT-GEN)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Early Oregon Days
by Edwin D. Culp
1St Edition from Caxton Press
for 6th-Adult
in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
Elements
by Theodore Gray
from Black Dog & Leventhal
for 9th-12th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$19.99
Engineering the City
by Matthys Levy, Richard Panchyk
from Chicago Review Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
$14.95
Everything Rock and Minerals (National Geographic Kids)
by Steve Tomecek
from National Geographic
for 6th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Evolution of Useful Things
by Henry Petroski
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 7th-Adult
in Everyday Life in History (Location: HISV-EVERY)
$17.00
Exploring the World of Astronomy
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring the World of Astronomy - Set
by John Hudson Tiner
for 5th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$29.27
Exploring the World of Biology
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19
Exploring the World of Biology - Set
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$29.27
Exploring the World of Chemistry
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19
Exploring the World of Chemistry - Set
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$29.27
Exploring the World of Physics
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
Non-fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19
Exploring the World of Physics - Set
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
Non-fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$29.27
Field Guide to Bacteria
by Betsey Dexter Dyer
from Cornell University Press
for 9th-Adult
in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Flood by Design
by Michael Oard
from Master Books
for 8th-12th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$13.59 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Forager's Harvest
by Samuel Thayer
from Forager's Harvest
for 9th-Adult
in Field Guides: Plants & Fungi (Location: NAT-FG08)
$27.95
Freckles
by Gene Stratton-Porter
from Indiana University Press
Romance for 7th-10th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
Golden Guide: Mammals
by Donald Hoffmeister, Herbert S. Zim
from Golden Press
for 6th-9th grade
in Field Guides: Mammals (Location: NAT-FG05)
$8.99
Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure
by Buddy Davis, John Whitmore, Mike Liston
from Master Books
for 9th-Adult
in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO)
$8.79 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Great Dinosaur Hunters and Their Discoveries
by Edwin H. Colbert
from Dover Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO)
Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein
by George Gamow
from Dover Publications
Biography for 9th-Adult
in History of Science & Mathematics (Location: SCI-HIS)
$16.95
Handbook of Nature Study
by Anna Botsford Comstock
from Comstock Publishing
for 6th-9th grade
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Help Your Kids with Computer Coding
from DK Publishing
for 4th-Adult
in Computer Literacy (Location: SCIREF-COMP)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 10
History of US Book 10
by Joy Hakim
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in Joy Hakim's A History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 10
History of US Book 10
by Joy Hakim
4th edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in Joy Hakim's A History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$19.98 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Human Anatomy in Full Color
by John Green
from Dover Publications
for 4th-12th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$10.95
Illustrated Book of Trees
by Eric A. Bourdo Jr., consultant editor
from Salamander Books Lmt.
for 6th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
Illustrated Dictionary of Physics
by Chris Oxlade, Corinne Stockley, Jane Wertheim
from Usborne
for 5th-9th grade
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Insects of the Pacific Northwest
Timber Press Field Guides
by Judy Haggard, Peter Haggard
from Timber Press, Inc.
for 7th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
Iron Horses Across America
Perspectives on History Series
by Jeanne Munn Bracken
from History Compass
Historical Non-fiction for 6th-9th grade
in History of Railroads (Location: HISA-19TRR)
It Couldn't Just Happen
by Lawrence O. Richards
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 9th-Adult
in Faith & Science (Location: XAP-SCI)
$18.99
Janice VanCleave's Magnets
by Janice VanCleave
1st edition from Wiley-Interscience
for 6th-10th grade
in Electricity & Magnetism (Location: SCI-PHY)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Johannes Kepler
Sowers Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Mott Media
for 7th-9th grade
in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW)
Junk Drawer Ecology
by Bobby Mercer
from Chicago Review Press
for 4th-Adult
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$16.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
Keystone Battlewagon - U.S.S. Pennsylvania (BB-38)
Warship Series #2
by Myron J. Smith
1st edition
for 7th-10th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Lego Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions
by Yoshihito Isogawa
1st edition from No Starch Press
for 4th-9th grade
in LEGO Sets (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
Lego Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines
by Yoshihito Isogawa
1st edition from No Starch Press
for 4th-9th grade
in LEGO Sets (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
Lego Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders
by Yoshihito Isogawa
1st edition from No Starch Press
for 4th-9th grade
in LEGO Sets (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
Marine Biology Coloring Book
2nd edition from Collins
for 4th-9th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$24.99 $13.00 (1 in stock)
Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville
from Penguin Putnam
Realistic Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$14.45
Molecules
by Theodore Gray
from Black Dog & Leventhal
for 9th-12th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$19.99
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders OSI
by Lorus and Margery Milne
Later Printing from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 7th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Mammals
by John O. Whitaker
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 5th-10th grade
in Field Guides: Mammals (Location: NAT-FG05)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells
Reprint from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 4th-Adult
in Field Guides: Fish & Water Life (Location: NAT-FG02)
$24.95
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky
First Edition from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 7th-Adult
in Field Guides: Weather & Astronomy (Location: NAT-FG10)
$24.95
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees: Western Region OSI
by Elbert L. Little
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 4th-Adult
in Field Guides: Plants & Fungi (Location: NAT-FG08)
National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Fishes
by C. Lavett Smith
from Scholastic Inc.
for 6th-10th grade
in Sharks & Fishes (Location: SCI-FISH)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
New Answers Book 1
by Ken Ham, Jonathan Sarfati & Carl Wieland
from Master Books
for 7th-Adult
in Faith & Science (Location: XAP-SCI)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Ocean Anatomy
by Julia Rothman
from Storey Publishing
for 6th-Adult
in Nature Study & Journaling (Location: NAT-GEN)
$18.99
Of Skies and Seas
My Father's World
by Joanne E. De Jonge
from Eerdmans
for 7th-9th grade
in Morality Tales (Location: FIC-WH05)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Pacific Northwest Insects
Timber Press Field Guides
by Judy Haggard, Peter Haggard
from Seattle Audubon Society
for 7th-Adult
in Field Guides: Insects & Arachnids (Location: NAT-FG04)
$34.95
Penguins: Flightless Birds of the Southern Hemisphere
from Sea World
for 6th-12th grade
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Peterson Field Guide to Insects
Peterson Field Guides
by Donald J. Borror, Richard E. White
2nd edition from Houghton Mifflin
for 6th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths
by Paul A. Opler
2nd edition from Houghton Mifflin
for 5th-12th grade
in Field Guides: Insects & Arachnids (Location: NAT-FG04)
$9.99
Physical and Chemical Changes
by Kathleen Hilmes
from Milliken Publishing
for 5th-9th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios
2nd edition from Avery
for 9th-Adult
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Planets, Stars and Galaxies
by A. E. Fanning, revised by Donald H. Menzel
1966 Dover edition from Dover Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon
Revised from Partners Publishing
for 8th-Adult
in Field Guides: Plants & Fungi (Location: NAT-FG08)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
PLP: Concepts of Mathematics & Physics - Parent Lesson Planner
from Master Books
for 7th-9th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$9.00
PLP: Intro to Archaeology & Geology - Parent Lesson Planner
from Master Books
for 7th-9th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$9.00
PLP: Science of Life: Biology - Package
from Master Books
for 8th-9th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
PLP: Science of Life: Biology - Parent Lesson Planner
from Master Books
for 8th-9th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
Railroad
Inventions That Shaped the World
by John Matthews
from Franklin Watts
for 4th-9th grade
in History of Railroads (Location: HISA-19TRR)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Robert Boyle
Sowers Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Mott Media
Biography for 7th-9th grade
in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW)
Safe and Simple Electrical Experiments
by Rudolf F. Graf
from Dover Publications
for 9th grade-adult
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Salt-Water Men
Canadian Inheritance Series #1
by Joseph Schull
from Inheritance Publications
for 7th-10th grade
in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP)
$12.95
Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carlson
from Oxford University
for 9th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
Silver People
by Margarita Engle
from Clarion Books
for 7th-9th grade
in Latin American & Hispanic Culture (Location: HISMC-LAT)
$10.99
Six Easy Pieces
from Basic Books
for 9th-Adult
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$15.99
Sourcebook for Teaching Science
by Norman Herr
1st edition from Jossey-Bass
for 6th-12th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
Space Shuttle Operator's Manual
by Kerry Joels
from Ballantine Books
for 7th-12th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Squirrels of the West
Lone Pine Field Guide
by Tamara Hartson
from Lone Pine Publishing
for 3rd-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FG07)
Stargazing with a Telescope
by Robin Scagell
Revised from Firefly Books
for 6th-Adult
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Stars
by H. A. Rey
from Houghton Mifflin
Non-fiction for 8th-12th grade
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Stars
by H. A. Rey
from Houghton Mifflin
Non-fiction for 8th-12th grade
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$14.99
Tales From a Northwest Naturalist
by Jim Anderson
1st edition from Caxton Press
for 5th-Adult
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
Teaching Technology Through Interest Projects
by Jennifer Katherine Brooks
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$14.99
Thinking Physics
by Lewis Carroll Epstein
3rd edition from Insight Press
for 6th-9th grade
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$21.00 (1 in stock)
Those Other Animals
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
To Engineer is Human
by Henry Petroski
from Vintage Classics
for 9th-Adult
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest
Timber Press Field Guides
by Ellen Kuhlmann, Mark Turner
from Timber Press, Inc.
for 4th-Adult
in Field Guides: Plants & Fungi (Location: NAT-FG08)
$29.99
Vanishing Proofs of Evolution
by Thomas F Heinze
from Chick Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike
by David Shepherd, William K. Plummer
Reprint from Dover Publications
for 5th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$6.79
Wildflowers
Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books
by Roger Tory Peterson & Frances Tenenbaum
from Houghton Mifflin
for 6th-10th grade
in Botany & Mycology (Location: SCI-BOT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge
by Russ Jolley
from Oregon Historical Society Press
for 8th-Adult
in Field Guides: Plants & Fungi (Location: NAT-FG08)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
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