5. Science Skills for Students: 10 Picture Books for Encouraging Kid Scientists

Science skills are abstract and can be challenging for students to understand. However, picture books are a great way to make science skills more concrete because they show skills in action. They can also show the results of those skills, illustrating why they are important in science.

In this episode, I cover 10 picture books that introduce science skills for kid scientists. Skills such as questioning, observing, notebooking, and more are explored through these wonderful titles. Press play to hear about What is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writing by Jessica Fries-Gaither, Crow Not Crow by Jane Yolen, and more.

Books in this episode 📚

1. What is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
2. What Do You Do with an Idea? By Kobi Yamada
3. Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
4. Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writing by Jessica Fries-Gaither
5. The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
6. Going Places by Peter Reynolds and Paul Reynolds
7. Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic by Kelly Starling Lyons (Easy Reader)
8. Crow Not Crow by Jane Yolen
9. Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond
10. Georgia’s Terrific, Colorific Experiment By Zoe Persico

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Resources mentioned 💚

1. Teaching with Books: How to Integrate Science and Literacy for Elementary Classrooms
2. Episode 1: 10 Science Activities for Elementary Students That Aren't Experiments

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