BOOKS: 'Start with Science' Mystery Stories (K-8 from NSTA)

[Ryan Goble]

Cool inquiry-based science story series for K-8 science ed (from NSTA's book beat).

Start With a Story

Everyone loves a good story, and the world around us offers unlimited stories and mysteries to explore. Richard Konicek-Moran created his Everyday Science Mysteries series around thought-provoking stories of children encountering odd or unusual occurrences that lead them to wondering and investigating. With Konicek-Moran's stories, "the students are challenged to become the sleuths and come up with likely 'suspects' (the hypotheses or predictions) and carry out investigations (the experiments or investigations) to find out 'whodunit' (the results)." Download the story "Warm Clothes?" from Even More Everyday Science Mysteries to help your grades K–8 students explore a common idea many children have that warm clothing actually generates heat. As students plan out how to test their ideas about insulating clothing, they'll be on a path to deeper understanding of heat, energy, insulation, and temperature. For more science-related reading for K–6 students, check out the children's trade books in NSTA Press's NSTA Kids series.