TALES FOR TEACHING
This is a sample list of some of the books in the Science Literature Kit that correlate with the Georgia Science Performance Standards. Many more titles are listed at the front of the handbook under the CATEGORIES section.
KINDERGARTEN – CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
SKC51. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
THE LISTENING WALK
MY FIVE SENSES
ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH
TRACKS IN THE SNOW
KINDERGARTEN – LIFE SCIENCE
SKL2. Students will compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
ARE TREES ALIVE?
BABY WHALE’S JOURNEY
LOOK OUT FOR TURTLES
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
PLANTING A RAINBOW
TELL ME, TREE: ALL ABOUT TREES FOR KIDS
WHOEVER YOU ARE
KINDERGARTEN – EARTH SCIENCE
SKE1. Students will describe time patterns (such as day to night – night to day) and objects (such as sun, moon, stars) in the day and night sky.
DAY LIGHT, NIGHT LIGHT: WHERE LIGHT COMES FROM
HOW MANY STARS IN THE SKY?
MOONBEAR’S SHADOW
THE SUN: OUR NEAREST STAR
SUN UP, SUN DOWN
ZOO IN THE SKY
SKE2. Students will describe the physical attributes of rocks and soils.
AIR IS ALL AROUND YOU
COMMON GROUND: THE WATER, EARTH, AND THE AIR WE SHARE
COOL DRINK OF WATER
DIARY OF A WORM
DIRT
FOLLOW THE WATER FROM BROOK TO OCEAN
IF YOU FIND A ROCK
WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS
1ST GRADE – CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
S1CS6. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
GREAT BLACK HEROES: FIVE BRILLIANT SCIENTISTS
PROFESSOR AESOP’S THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY
WHAT IS A SCIENTIST?
1ST GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate.
CLOUD DANCE
FEEL THE WIND
IF FROGS MADE WEATHER
ON THE SAME DAY IN MARCH: A TOUR OF THE WORLD’S WEATHER
SKY TREE
WEATHER FORECASTING
WHAT WILL THE WEATHER BE?
S1E2. Students will observe and record changes in water as it relates to weather.
DOWN COMES THE RAIN
A DROP OF WATER
THE SNOWFLAKE: A WATER CYCLE STORY
SPLISH, SPLASH
1ST GRADE – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S1P1. Students will investigate light and sound.
DAY LIGHT, NIGHT LIGHT: WHERE LIGHT COMES FROM
FLICKER, FLASH
MOONBEAR’S SHADOW
MY LIGHT
SOUNDS ALL AROUND
SOUND AND LIGHT
S1P2. Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.
WHAT MAKES A MAGNET?
1ST GRADE – LIFE SCIENCE
S1L1. Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
AIR IS ALL AROUND YOU
ARE TREES ALIVE?
BE A FRIEND TO TREES
BREAD COMES TO LIFE: A GARDEN OF WHEAT
A COOL DRINK OF WATER
DID A DINOSAUR DRINK THIS WATER?
FROM TADPOLE TO FROG
HOW A SEED GROWS
JACK’S GARDEN
LIVING SUNLIGHT: HOW PLANTS BRING THE EARTH TO LIFE
THE WATER HOLE
WHERE IN THE WILD? CAMOUFLAGED CREATURES CONCEALED AND REVEALED
2ND GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S2E1. Students will understand that stars have different sizes, brightness, and patterns.
STARS (JUMP INTO SCIENCE)
S2E2. Students will investigate the position of sun and moon to show patterns throughout the year.
THE MOON SEEMS TO CHANGE
THE REASONS FOR SEASONS
SUN UP, SUN DOWN
SUNSHINE MAKES THE SEASONS
WHAT MAKES DAY AND NIGHT?
2ND GRADE – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S2P1. Students will investigate the properties of matter and changes that occur in objects.
CHANGING MATERIALS
WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF? ALL ABOUT SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES
S2P2. Students will identify sources of energy and how energy is used.
EXPERIMENTS WITH ENERGY
EXPERIMENTS WITH MOTION
LIVING SUNLIGHT
MY LIGHT
2ND GRADE – LIFE SCIENCE
S2L1. Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.
AN EGG IS QUIET
FROM CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY
A LOG’S LIFE
PUMPKIN CIRCLE
THE SEASONS OF ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE
SKY TREE
THE TINY SEED
3RD GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S3E1. Students will investigate the physical attributes of rocks and minerals.
DIRT
ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
LET’S GO ROCK COLLECTING
MOUNTAIN DANCE
THE PEBBLE IN MY POCKET: A HISTORY OF OUR EARTH
ROCKS AND MINERALS
SAND
SOIL
S3E2. Students will investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
DIGGING UP DINOSAURS
FOSSILS TELL OF LONG AGO
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS
3RD GRADE – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S3P1. Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat.
EXPERIMENTS WITH HEAT
MY LIGHT
THE SUN: OUR NEAREST STAR
3RD GRADE – LIFE SCIENCE
S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans in the environment.
BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY
COMMON GROUND: THE WATER, EARTH, AND THE AIR WE SHARE
THE GREAT KAPOK TREE
OIL SPILL
RECYCLE: A HANDBOOK FOR KIDS
A RIVER RAN WILD
UNO’S GARDEN
4TH GRADE – CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
S4CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities utilizing safe laboratory procedures.
CHANGING MATERIALS
EXPERIMENTS WITH HEAT
MIXING AND SEPARATING
4TH GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.
COMETS, STARS, THE MOON, AND MARS: SPACE POEMS AND PAINTINGS
DO STARS HAVE POINTS? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT STARS AND PLANETS
HOW THE STARS FELL INTO THE SKY: A NAVAJO LEGEND
THE SKY IS FULL OF STARS
STARS
ZOO IN THE SKY
S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining the sequence and phases of the moon.
EARTH
ME AND MY PLACE IN SPACE
THE MOON BOOK
SUNSHINE MAKES THE SEASONS
S4E3. Students will differentiate between the states of water and how they relate to the water cycle and weather.
THE CLOUD BOOK
CLOUD DANCE
DID A DINOSAUR DRINK THIS WATER?
DOWN COMES THE RAIN
A DROP OF WATER
FLASH, CRASH, RUMBLE, AND ROLL
SNOWFLAKE: A WATER CYCLE STORY
WATER DANCE
WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?
S4E4. Students will analyze weather charts/maps and collect weather data to predict weather events and infer patterns and seasonal changes.
CAN IT RAIN CATS AND DOGS? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT WEATHER
FEEL THE WIND
GROUNDHOG DAY
TORNADO ALERT
WEATHER FORECASTING
WHAT WILL THE WEATHER BE?
4TH GRADE – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S4P1. Students will investigate the nature of light using tools such as mirrors, lenses, and prisms.
SOUND AND LIGHT
S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object.
EXPERIMENTS WITH MOTION
FORCES AND MOTION
FORCES MAKE THINGS MOVE
GRAVITY IS A MYSTERY
HOW DO YOU LIFT A LION?
SIMPLE MACHINES
4TH GRADE – LIFE SCIENCE
S4L1. Students will describe the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem.
A LOG’S LIFE
TREE OF LIFE: THE INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH
WHAT ARE FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS?
WHO EATS WHAT? FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS
5TH GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S5E1. Students will identify surface features of the Earth caused by constructive and destructive process.
EARTHQUAKES
Q IS FOR QUARK
VOLCANOES
5TH GRADE – PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S5P2. Students will verify that an object is the sum of its parts.
CHANGING MATERIALS
A DROP OF WATER
MIXING AND SEPARATING
WHAT’S THE MATTER IN MR. WHISKER’S ROOM?
S5P3. Students will investigate the electricity, magnetism, and their relationship.
EXPERIMENTS WITH ELECTRICITY
SWITCH ON, SWITCH OFF
WHAT MAKES A MAGNET?
5TH GRADE – LIFE SCIENCE
S5L1. Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classifications.
TELL ME, TREE: ALL ABOUT TREES FOR KIDS
TREE OF LIFE: THE INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH
THE VEGETABLES WE EAT
S5L2. Students will recognize that offspring can resemble parents in inherited traits and learned behavior.
AMAZING SCHEMES WITHIN YOUR GENES
GREGOR MENDEL: THE FRIAR WHO GREW PEAS
S5L4. Students will relate how microorganisms benefit or harm larger organisms.
CELL WARS
GERMS MAKE ME SICK
MICRO MONSTERS
MICROSCOPIC LIFE
6TH GRADE – EARTH SCIENCE
S6E1. Students will explore current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved.
BIG BANG! THE TONGUE-TICKLING TALE OF A SPECK THAT BECAME SPECTACULAR
COMETS, METEORS, AND ASTEROIDS
DESTINATION: SPACE
EARTH
IS THERE LIFE IN OUTER SPACE?
S6E3. Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes.
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
OCEANS
S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed.
DIRT
FOSSILS TELL OF LONG AGO
MOUNTAIN DANCE
THE PEBBLE IN MY POCKET: A HISTORY OF OUR EARTH
PLANET EARTH / INSIDE AND OUT
ROCKS AND MINERALS
SAND
SOIL
VOLCANOES