Suitable for ages 7-9, this work combines hands-on learning with trivia, jokes, riddles, and illustrations. The chapters start with the "tools" of science - the scientific method and how to keep a science journal - and investigate the winter constellations, long nights and shadows, animal tracking in snow, and food-gathering behaviour in birds.
Young readers become scientists in the field when this activity book sends them off to answer the question "Why do we have winter?". In Explore Winter: 25 Great Ways to Learn About Winter experiments and projects mix real science with real fun. Combining hands-on learning with trivia, jokes, riddles, and terrific illustrations, chapters start with the "tools" of science--the scientific method and how to keep a science journal--and then investigate the winter constellations, long nights and long shadows, animal tracking in snow, and food-gathering behavior in birds.
meets common core state standards in language arts for reading informational text and literary nonfiction, and is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.
