Bøker av Rebecca Woodbury

Introduce young students to the scientific discipline of chemistry with this simply written, colorful reader. Students learn that chemists are scientists who study what the world is made of and use chemistry to understand our world. The first chemists were the alchemists who tried to make new substances. Chemistry happens everywhere and is used every day by everyone. Examples are given. 24 pages; full-color, fun illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5. Includes a pronunciation guide for scientific terms.

In the Solids, Liquids, and Gases leveled reader, fundamental science facts in chemistry are explained through simply written text and colorful, fun illustrations. Young readers discover that water exists in three states: solid (ice), liquid, and gas (water vapor). Water is made of molecules that in turn are made of atoms. (Atoms and molecules are defined.) Water molecules have energy. (The physics terms energy, work, and force are defined.) The state of matter of water is determined by how much energy the molecules have. Ice molecules have the least energy and move around the least; water vapor molecules have the most energy and move around the most.A pronunciation guide of scientific terms is included. 24 pages filled with engaging, colorful illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5.

In Sea Jellies young readers discover that sea jellies are soft-bodied animals that live in oceans, and although they used to be called jellyfish, they are not true fish. They have many different shapes, sizes, and colors and swim by moving water in and out of the bell, the name for their body. Some sea jellies have tentacles that they use to catch food, and oral arms that move the food toward the mouth. Sea jellies are found in oceans around the world and many have beautiful shapes and colors. Fundamental science concepts in biology are explained through simply written text, colorful photographs, and fun illustrations.A pronunciation guide of scientific terms is included. 24 pages. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5.

Visible light is light we can see with our eyes. Light is a form of energy that plants use to make food and we use to see things with our eyes. Objects can be opaque, transparent, or translucent depending on how light interacts with them.

In the Inertia leveled reader, fundamental scientific concepts in physics are explained through simply written text and colorful, fun illustrations. Young readers learn that physics explains that force is any action that changes the location of an object, the shape of an object, or how fast or how slowly an object is moving. The Greek philosopher Aristotle thought force is what makes things move. However, the Italian scientist Galileo found that Aristotle was wrong and it is actually inertia that keep things moving, while forces make things stop or change direction. When an object resists a change in motion, it has inertia. Inertia keeps objects that are in motion moving and objects that are not moving at rest.A pronunciation guide of scientific terms is included. 24 pages filled with engaging, colorful illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5.

In the leveled reader Sponges, fundamental science concepts in biology are explained through simply written text and colorful illustrations and photographs. Young readers discover that sponges are soft-bodied animals that live in oceans and fresh water. Sponges can be very small or very big and come in different colors and shapes. Some sponges are used by fish as hiding places. Although some sponges look like plants, sponges are not plants but animals because they are made of animal cells. Cells, atoms, and molecules are described.A pronunciation guide of scientific terms is included. 24 pages filled with engaging, colorful illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5.