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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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101 Questions About Volcanoes
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Basher Science: Astronomy
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Max Axiom, Super Scientist
from Capstone Press
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Ben Franklin Book of Easy Incredible Experiments
by Lisa Jo Rudy (editor), illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Blast Lab
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Botanical Line Drawing
by Peggy Dean
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Build It Yourself series
by Donna Latham, illustrated by Jen Vaughn
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Chemistry Experiments for Children
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Coding Projects in Scratch
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Creation Astronomy
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
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Discovering Mars
by Melvin Berger, revised and updated by Mary Kay Carson
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DK Animals Around the World
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DK Eyewitness: Rocks & Minerals
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DK Findout! Earth
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in Earth Science (Location: SCI-EARTH)
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by Emily Hunt
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in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
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DK Findout! Science
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in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
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DK findout!: The Living World - boxed set
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$36.00 (1 in stock)
DK Guide: Human Body
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
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DK See For Yourself
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from DK Publishing
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DK See For Yourself: Water
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from DK Publishing
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
DK Smithsonian Space!
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in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
DK Smithsonian: Science
by Chris Woodford & Steve Parker
2nd edition from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Dr. Bonyfide Presents Bones of the Hand, Arm, and Shoulder
from Know Yourself
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in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$11.20 (2 in stock)
Dr. Bonyfide Presents: Bones of the Foot, Leg, and Pelvis
from Know Yourself
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in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$11.20 (1 in stock)
Dr. Bonyfide Presents: Bones of the Head, Face, and Neck
Dr. Bonyfide Presents book 4
from Know Yourself
for 3rd-6th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
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Dr. Bonyfide Presents book 3
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in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
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from Franklin Watts
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$3.60 (1 in stock)
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Usborne Understanding Science
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from Usborne
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in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
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Endangered Animals Dictionary
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Energy, Forces & Motion
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by Alastair Smith and Corinne Henderson
from Usborne
for 3rd-8th grade
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Everyday STEM Science: Physics
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Exploration of Space
Great Explorers Series
by Felicity Trotman
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Explore Experiment and Discover Science - book only
by Anna Claybourne
from Parragon Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
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Explore Light and Optics with 25 Great Projects
from Nomad Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Light & Sound (Location: SCI-PHY)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Explore Rocks and Minerals!
by Cynthia Light Brown and Nick Brown
from Nomad Press
for 1st-4th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$4.80 (2 in stock)
Exploring the Night Sky
by Terence Dickinson
from Firefly Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Stars & Constellations (Location: SCI-AST)
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Exploring the Sky by Day
by Terence Dickinson
from Firefly Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.40 (1 in stock)
Eyes on Adventure: Exploring Space
Eyes on Adventure
by Leigh Hope Wood
from KidsBooks, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Familiar Seashore Creatures: North America
Audubon Society Pocket Guides
by Stephen H. Amos
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 3rd-8th grade
in Field Guides: Fish & Water Life (Location: NAT-FG02)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids
by Bethanie and Josh Hestermann
from Rockridge Press
for 2nd-4th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Fast Forward: Ships and Submarines
by Ian Graham, illustrated by Dave Antram
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-5th grade
in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Fighters
by Bernard Stonehouse, illustrated by John Francis
from Tangerine Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
First Encyclopedia of Our World
Usborne Internet-Linked
by Felicity Brooks
from Usborne
for 2nd-6th grade
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$5.60 (3 in stock)
First Encyclopedia of Science
Usborne Internet-Linked
by Rachel Firth
from Usborne
for 2nd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
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Focus on Elementary Biology - Teacher's Manual (old)
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for Kindergarten-4th grade
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$14.00 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash
Build It Yourself
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from Nomad Press
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
Golden Exploring Earth: Animals
Golden Exploring Earth
by George S. Fichter, illustrated by Rod Ruth
from Western Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
from kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co
for 1st-Adult
in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Great Whales: The Gentle Giants
by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Pieter Folkens
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Whales & Dolphins (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Hermit Crabs
by Sue Fox
from Barron's
for 3rd-Adult
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Hornets
by Sandra Markle
for 3rd-6th grade
in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$4.40 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
by Robert Mathewson
Reprint from Price Stern Sloan
for 4th-6th grade
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$1.60 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Machines
by Dr. Jerome J. Notkin and Sidney Gulkin, illustrated by George J. Zaffo
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Our Earth
by Felix Sutton, illustrated by John Hull
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Science Experiments
by Martin L. Keen, illustrated by George J. Zaffo
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Stars
by Norman Hoss, illustrated by James Ponter
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of the Microscope and What You See
by Martin L. Keen, illustrated by Walter Ferguson
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
How do Animals Adapt?
by Bobbie Kalman
from Crabtree Publishing
for 2nd-4th grade
in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
How Super Cool Tech Works
2nd edition from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
How to Be Good at Science, Technology & Engineering
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
How to Raise Monarch Butterflies
by Carol Pasternak
2020 printing from Firefly Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre & Incredible Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$15.30 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping & Bouncing Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$11.01 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 203 Icy, Freezing, Frosty, Cool & Wild Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky & Wonderful Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3d-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$5.20 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 4th-7th grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's Machines
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Kid's Book of Simple Machines
by Kelly Doudna
from Mighty Media Kids
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Kitchen Chemistry
by Cynthia Light Brown; Illustrated by Micah Rauch
from Nomad Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Kitchen & Edible Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$6.40 (2 in stock)
KnowHow Book of Experiments
KnowHow Books
by Heather Amery
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
Learn to Draw: Cars & Trucks
by Jeff Shelly
from Walter Foster
for 1st-6th grade
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Life Cycle of a Mosquito
by Bobbie Kalman
from Crabtree Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Life Cycle of a Tree
by Bobbie Kalman & Kathryn Smithyman, illustrated by Barbara Bedell
from Crabtree Publishing
for 2nd-4th grade
in Botany & Mycology (Location: SCI-BOT)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Life in the Far North
Native Nations of North America
by Bobbie Kalman and Rebecca Sjonger
from Crabtree Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Native American History (Location: HISA-19NAT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Lighthouses of North America!
by Lisa Trumbauer, illustrated by Michael Kline
from Williamson Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$5.20 (2 in stock)
Make Your Own Weather Station
by Melvin Berger
from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-4th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Marine Science for Kids
by Josh and Bethanie Hestermann, foreword by Stephanie Arne
from Chicago Review Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Mechanical Engineering and Simple Machines
Engineering in Action
by Robert Snedden
from Crabtree Publishing
for 3rd-5th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Mission Migration
by Ileana Martinez Board, illustrated by Anna Speshilova
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 2nd-5th grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$4.68 (2 in stock)
Nature Day and Night
by Richard Adams & Max Hooper, illustrated by David Goddard
from Penguin Books
for 4th-Adult
in Nature Study & Journaling (Location: NAT-GEN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Nature Through the Seasons
by Richard Adams & Max Hooper, illustrated by David Goddard
from Penguin Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Nature Study & Journaling (Location: NAT-GEN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Night Sky
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from Usborne
for 3rd-12th grade
in Field Guides: Weather & Astronomy (Location: NAT-FG10)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Ocean Engineering and Designing for the Deep Sea
Engineering in Action
by Rebecca Sjonger
from Crabtree Publishing
for 3rd-5th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
On the Wings of Wonder
Good and the Beautiful Library Level 7
by Shannen Yauger, illustrated by Kessler Garrity
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 2nd-4th grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$3.83 (1 in stock)
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Animal Lives
by Sandy Ransford, illustrated by Bert Kitchen
from Kingfisher
for 2nd-4th grade
in Mammals (Location: SCI-MAM)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Our Sun and the Worlds Around It
Question and Answer Adventures
by Jene Lyon, illustrated by George Solonewitsch
from Golden Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Outdoor Science Lab for Kids
by Liz Lee Heinecke
from Quarry Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Planet Earth: Finding Balance on the Blue Marble
Build It Yourself
by Kathleen M. Reilly, illustrated by Tom Casteel
from Nomad Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
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