Unit E: Describing Matter

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Leveled Independent Science Books

Sink or Float?: By Don Everheart; Summary: Readers find out whether different items will sink or float.

Louis Braille: By Starlyn Williams; Summary: Readers learn how Louis Braille invented the Braille system.

Balloons: By Daria Evans; Summary: Readers explore gases that go into a child's balloon.

You Can't Taste a Pickle With Your Ear: A Book About Your 5 Senses: Harriet Ziefert
Blue Apple Books © 2002; Readers learn how they can use their fives senses to explore the world around them.
Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Apart: Natalie M. Rosinsky
Picture Window © 2003; Readers discover how magnets attract and repel objects.
You Can Use a Magnifying Glass: Bobbie Kalman
Children's Press © 2003; Readers explore how they can observe objects using magnifying glasses.
Sinking and Floating: Natalie M. Rosinsky
Compass Point © 2004; Readers learn the principles behind why objects sink or float.

What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?: Michael Elsohn Ross
Candlewick © 2004; Readers follow Mr. Whiskers' students as they uncover key ideas about matter.
Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It: Darlene Stille
Picture Window © 2004; Readers discover how solids, liquids, and gases change form.
Temperature: Heating Up and Cooling Down: Darlene Stille
Picture Window © 2004; Readers learn basic facts about temperature.
Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Angela Royston
Heinemann © 2001; Readers explore the different forms of matter through everyday examples.