Read the latest issue of Wild Monthly, a free nature-study newsletter for elementary students.
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Living books spark the imagination. Field studies make book work relevant. Sometimes parents and students are at a loss as to how to add field work to their studies, and this page may help! Sometimes, kids just need to be inspired. On this page, I list inspiring stories of real scientists who do real work in the field. Great picture books on classes of plants and animals, or earth science studies and astronomy or chemistry will follow the biographies. I will also include an occasional "unit study" on a plant or animal. The following resources are divided by discipline, with plenty of overlapping. (Did I miss any topic? Email me).
Books for parents:
plus, find field guides and hiking ideas at MacBeth's Opinion!
Alphabet books (by Jerry Pallotta):
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book
Hands on fun for the little ones:
Archeology:
The Usborne Young Scientist Archaeology
Dig (magazine for young archaeologist)
Astronomy:
New! If You Decide to go to the Moon
Botany:
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots : Gardening Together with Children
Sunflower Houses : Inspiration from the Garden
Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes - How to Grow A Rainbow Garden
Biology:
Chemistry:
Geology:
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
Meteorology:
Oceanography:
Paleontology:
Physics:
Zoology:
Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks
Interested in a career in zoology? Here are some websites to visit:
