Turning Huh? into AHA!: Free science and math tutoring from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Click here for study guides in science and math topics for grades 6 and up.

High Lexile (1000+) nonfiction: Science & Math

Physics Lab in a Housewares Store	Friedhoffer, Bob	1000
Light	Burnie, David	1000
Planet Earth	Gilpin, Daniel	1000
Weather	Farndon, John	1000
Galaxies	Simon, Seymour	1010
HOW TO MAKE A UNIVERSE WITH 92 INGREDIENTS	Dingle, Adrian	1010
Technology: a byte-size world!	Green, Dan	1010
MicroAliens: Dazzling Journeys with an Electron Microscope	Tomb, Howard	1020	IG
Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble	Scott, Elaine	1020
Destination: Mars	Simon, Seymour	1030
Earthquake Alert!	Mehta-Jones, Shilpa	1030
Energy	Challoner, Jack	1030
Chemistry	Newmark, Ann	1040
Sand on the Move: the Story of Dunes	Gallant, Roy	1040
Bog Bodies	Buell, Janet	1040
First on the Moon	Hehner, Barbara	1040
Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms	Jefferis, David	1050	IG
Matter	Cooper, Christopher	1050
Water Power	Petersen, Christine	1050
Spring Across America	Simon, Seymour	1060
Life	Burnie, David	1060
Wind Power	Petersen, Christine	1060
Electricity	Parker, Steve	1070
Earth	Van Rose, Susanna	1070
Ocean and Sea	Parker, Steve	1070
Aliens From Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems	Batten, Mary	1070
Solar Power	Petersen, Christine	1070
Alternative Energy	Petersen, Christine	1080
Mountains	Simon, Seymour	1080
Evolution	Gamlin, Linda	1080
Mission Earth: Voyage to the Home Planet	English, June	1080
Volcano Rising	Rusch, Elizabeth	1090	NC
Case Closed: the Real Scoop on Detective Work	Meltzer, Milton	1090
To Space and Back	Ride, Sally	1090
Prairie Builders	Collard, Sneed	1090
Forensics	Platt, Richard	1100	IG
Redwoods	Chin, Jason	1100	NC
Timekeeping : explore the history & science of telling time	Formichelli, Linda	1110
Volcano Alert!	Challen, Paul	1110
Floods	Armbruster, Ann	1110
Story of Salt	Kurlansky, Mark	1110
Freaky Flowers	Souza, D.M.	1110
Scholastic Atlas of Space	Vekteris, Donna	1120	IG
Cool Stuff and How It Works	Woodford, Chris	1120	IG
Killer Rocks From Outer Space: Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites	Koppes, Steven	1120
Tornado Alert!	Scavuzzo, Wendy	1120
Plant Invaders	Souza, D.M.	1130
Grassland	Ricciuti, Edward	1140
Endangered Plants	Souza, D.M.	1150
Are We Alone? Scientists Search for Life in Space	Skurzynski, Gloria	1170
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families	Roth, Susan	1190	NC
Handful of Dirt	Bial, Raymond	1190
Pioneering Ocean Depths	Markle, Sandra	1200
Tracking Trash	Burns, Loree Griffin	1200
Is There Life on Mars?	Fradin, Dennis Brindell	1200
Cave Sleuths	Lindop, Laurie	1220
El Nino: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife	Arnold, Caroline	1250
Invisible Allies: Microbes that Shape Our Lives	Farrell, Jeannette	1270

 

Word of the Day: ‘RITHMETIC

The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen

Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she– and we–need to remember the past.

 

 

 

 

Arithmetic by Carl Sandburg

A poem about numbers and their characteristics. Features anamorphic, or distorted, drawings which can be restored to normal by viewing from a particular angle or by viewing the image’s reflection in the provided Mylar cone.

Multiplication Makes Art

Artist Stefanie Posavec creates beautiful art out of words, sentences and even multiplication.  She gives each number a special shape and color, then does very long multiplication problems with them to create beautiful patterns.  Here’s one example:

Check out more examples of turning math into art on her website, and then check out this book turning art into math…

Math-terpieces : the art of problem-solving by by Greg Tang

A series of rhymes about artists and their works introduces counting and grouping numbers, as well as such artistic styles as cubism, pointillism, and surrealism.

New Call Numbers, New Books: Science & Math

Our children’s collection reorganization continues apace!

To give you an idea of what is in each new collection category, the next several posts here will feature new books from each new category.

This area includes books on science fair projects, ecology, environment, weather, nature, etc.

Today, here are a few new books from our Science & Math area.

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Basketball: Math on the Court by Tom Robinson

Explores mathematics found in basketball, including keeping score, player statistics, and time.

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How do you burp in space? by Susan Goodman

A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more.

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Candy Experiments by Loralee Leavitt 

Presents scientific experiments that use candy to demonstrate such concepts as color, density, size, heat, crystalization, and stickiness.