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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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21 Super Simple Astronomy Experiments
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
21 Super Simple Biology Experiments
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
21 Super Simple Chemistry Experiments
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
21 Super Simple Physics Experiments
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
365 Starry Nights
by Chet Raymo
from Fireside Books
for 6th-Adult
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules Book I
by Robert C. Mebane, Thomas R. Rybolt
from Enslow
for 4th-8th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Airplane
Inventions that Shaped the World
by Nancy Robinson Masters
from Franklin Watts
for 4th-7th grade
in Things That Go (Location: SCI-TTGO)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Album of North American Animals
by Vera Dugdale, illustrated by Clark Bronson
from Rand McNally
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
Album of North American Birds
by Vera Dugdale, illustrated by Clark Bronson
from Rand McNally
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
Animals Up Close
by Igor Siwanowicz
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible
by Sally Roth
from Rodale Press
for 5th-Adult
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Be a Kid Physicist
by William R. Wellnitz
from McGraw-Hill
for 3rd-6th grade
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
Blast Lab
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Bolivar
by Sean Rubin
from Archaia
for 3rd-6th grade
in Comic Books & Graphic Novels (Location: FIC-COMIC)
Chemistry Experiments for Children
by Virginia L. Mullin
from Dover Publications
for 4th-6th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Clouds
by Trudi Strain Trueit
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Compact Guide to Wildflowers of the Rockies
by C. Dana Bush
from Lone Pine Publishing
for 6th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Creation Astronomy
by Felice Gerwitz & Jill Whitlock
from Media Angels Science
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Stars & Constellations (Location: SCI-AST)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Dinosaurs! A Drawing Book
by Michael Emberley
from Little, Brown & Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
DK Smithsonian Space!
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
DK Smithsonian Super Simple Biology
from DK Publishing
for 6th-10th grade
in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO)
$21.99
Dr. Bonyfide Presents Bones of the Hand, Arm, and Shoulder
from Know Yourself
for 3rd-6th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$14.00 (2 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)
Dr. Bonyfide Presents: Bones of the Rib Cage and Spine
Dr. Bonyfide Presents book 3
from Know Yourself
for 3rd-6th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Earthquakes
by Trudi Strain Trueit
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Electricity and Magnetism
Usborne Understanding Science
by Eliot Humberstone, Paul-Francis Law & Peter Adamczyk
from Usborne
for 3rd-7th grade
in Electricity & Magnetism (Location: SCI-PHY)
$2.70 (2 in stock)
Endangered Animals Dictionary
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$3.50 (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)
Fighters
by Bernard Stonehouse, illustrated by John Francis
from Tangerine Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
First Encyclopedia of Our World
Usborne Internet-Linked
by Felicity Brooks
from Usborne
for 2nd-6th grade
in Earth Science (Location: SCI-EARTH)
$6.30 (3 in stock)
First Encyclopedia of Science
Usborne Internet-Linked
by Rachel Firth
from Usborne
for 2nd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
First Encyclopedia of Science
Usborne Internet-Linked
by Rachel Firth
from Usborne
for 2nd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$6.30 (3 in stock)
Flash! Bang! Pop! Fizz!
by Janet Parks Chahrour
from Barron's
for 5th-9th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Focus On Middle School Astronomy - Student Textbook (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
2nd edition from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Forces and Motion: Investigating a Car Crash
Anatomy of an Investigation
by Ian Graham
from Heinemann-Raintree
for 3rd-6th grade
in Espionage & Forensic Science (Location: SCI-CRIME)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Genetics
by Carla Mooney; illustrated by Samuel Carbaugh
from Nomad Press
for 6th-9th grade
in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
from kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co
for 1st-Adult
in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP)
$10.00 (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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Hear that Train Whistle Blow!
by Milton Meltzer
from Random House
for 5th-7th grade
in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR)
Hornets
by Sandra Markle
for 3rd-6th grade
in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$5.50 (2 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Deserts
by Felix Sutton
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
How and Why Wonder Book of Electricity
by Jerome J. Notkin and Sidney Gulkin, illustrated by Robert Patterson and Charles Bernard
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
How and Why Wonder Book of Fossils
by John Burton, illustrated by John Barber
from Grosset & Dunlap
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 Insects
by Ronald N. Rood, Illustrated by Cynthia and Alvin Koehler
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
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)
How and Why Wonder Book of Magnets and Magnetism
by Martin L. Keen, illustrated by George Zaffo
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
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 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Rocks and Minerals
by Nelson W. Hyler
for 3rd-6th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
How and Why Wonder Book of Sound
by Martin L. Keen, illustrated by George Zaffo
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
How and Why Wonder Book of the Human Body
by Martin Keen, illustrated by Darrell Sweet
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
How and Why Wonder Book of Trees
by Geoffrey Coe, Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler & Alvin Koehler
1972 Printing from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-8th grade
in Botany & Mycology (Location: SCI-BOT)
How and Why Wonder Book of Wild Flowers
by Grace F. Ferguson, illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler
from Wonder Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
How to Be Good at Science, Technology & Engineering
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$8.00 (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)
$18.00 $12.00 (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)
$12.95 $7.50 (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)
$7.50 (1 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)
$6.50 (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)
$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)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
KnowHow Book of Experiments
KnowHow Books
by Heather Amery
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$2.25 (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)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Look Up!
by Annette LeBlanc Cate
2nd edition from Candlewick Press
for 2nd-6th grade
2014 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$8.99
Machines
Usborne Understanding Science
by Clive Gifford
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Make it Work! Machines
by Andrew Haslam & David Glover
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
Mayflower II
from Plimoth Plantation Publication
for 6th-12th grade
in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Monster Machines
Twenty4Sevens
by Mike Hirst, illustrated by Laszlo Veres
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Things That Go (Location: SCI-TTGO)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
National Geographic Kids Brain Games
by Jennifer Swanson
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Novare Life Science - Apprentice's Companion
from Novare
for 6th-8th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
Otters
by Bobby Tulloch
from Colin Baxter Photography Ltd.
for 6th-12th grade
in Mammals (Location: SCI-MAM)
$6.00 (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)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Quest for Personal Best: Individual Sports
by Lisa Greathouse
from Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Physics (Location: SCI-PHY)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Rare and Endangered Plants of Oregon
by Donald C. Eastman
from Beautiful America Publishing
for 6th-Adult
in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD)
Rubber Band Engineer
by Lance Akiyama
from Rockport Publishers
for 4th-10th grade
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Science Experiments You Can Eat
by Vicki Cobb
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-8th grade
in Kitchen & Edible Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Science Scope
by Kathryn Stout
from Design-A-Study
for All grades
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$15.00
Stronger Than Steel
by Bridget Heos
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for 4th-7th grade
in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Thomas Edison Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments
by James G. Cook
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Book of Astronomy & Space
by Lisa Miles & Alastair Smith
from Usborne
for 4th-8th grade
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
Usborne Book of Scientists
by Struan Reid & Patricia Fara
from Usborne
Biography Anthology for 4th-6th grade
in Inventions & Discoveries (Location: SCI-INV)
$3.15 (1 in stock)
Usborne First Encyclopedia of the Human Body
by Fiona Chandler
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Usborne Introduction to Weather & Climate Change
by Laura Howell
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Mysteries & Marvels of Science
by Laura Howell, Phillip Clarke, Sarah Khan
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Science Encyclopedia
by Annabel Craig & Cliff Rosney
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
$6.75 (1 in stock)
Volcano!!
by Scott C.S. Stone
from Island Heritage Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Voyage of the Mimi
by Richard M. Hendrick, head writer
from Holt, Rinehart and Winston
for 6th-8th grade
in Theater, Drama & Film (Location: ELE-THEAT)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Weird but True! 5
from National Geographic
for 3rd-6th grade
in Science Reference (Location: SCIREF)
Whales and Dolphins
by Robin Kerrod
from Lorenz Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Whales & Dolphins (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
What is Cell Theory?
by Marina Cohen
from Crabtree Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
by Jean Fritz
from PaperStar Books
for 4th-6th grade
in New Nation (1783-1800) (Location: HISA-18NN)
$6.99 $3.50 (3 in stock)
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
by Jean Fritz
from PaperStar Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in New Nation (1783-1800) (Location: HISA-18NN)
$3.50 (2 in stock)
Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 1
by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$37.59
Wonders of the Human Body Volume 2
by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
Revised from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$37.59 $25.00 (1 in stock)
World of the Microscope
Usborne Science & Experiments
by Chris Oxlade & Corinne Stockley
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
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