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 Zoom-Related
Children's Books
What could be more interesting to
children in grades 3 to 8 than microscopic close-ups of a fly’s
eyes, dust mites, peeling skin, dandruff, a mosquito’s proboscis,
skin scabs, and other weird, yucky things? Any teacher who has had
children use microscopes knows that they love to investigate and
share with their classmates the “gross” things they have found.
Hardly anything in science stirs kids curiosity and interest more
than microscopes and the objects and critters they can see with
them. |
Following is a sample selection of books appropriate for children of
the ages that span Grades 3 to 8 in Project MAIS ZOOM. Books such as
these can stir curiosity, be used in conjunction with microscopic
experiences, or built upon or extend classroom activities. For
example, A World in a Drop of Water, Exploring with a Microscope
can help children identify organisms children observe in a drop of
pond water or a sample from a hay infusion. Insects will
likely encourage children to find and observe their own insect
specimens. Magnificent Microworld Adventures is really a
teacher’s guide but children can use it to learn how to measure
microscopic objects, observe onion cells, and identify Protozoa.
And, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life
can provide a historical perspective.
The use of children’s books in conjunction with microscopic studies
not only stimulates more interest and understanding among children,
but most certainly enables teachers to connect science with other
curricular areas. Multiple standards such as those in Project AERO;
standards in mathematics, English/language arts, social studies, and
technology can be met or reinforced through microscopic activities
connected to children’s books. |
A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope by Alvin
Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein, Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 1998.
ISBN 0486403815
Animals by Casey Horton, Gareth Stevens Audio, Milwaukee, WI, 1997. ISBN
0836816056
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life by Lisa Yount,
Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 1996. ISBN 0894906801
Complete Book of the Microscope by Kirsteen Rogers, Usborne Publishing
Limited, London, 2002. ISBN 0794501079
Dirt and Grime: like You’ve Never Seen by Vicki Cobb, Scholastic, Inc.,
New York, 1998. ISBN 0590926667
Extremely Weird Micro Monsters by Sarah Lovett, Avalon Travel Publishing,
Emeryville, CA, 1996. ISBN 156261293X
Guide to Microlife by Kenneth G. Rainis and Bruce J. Russell, Franklin
Watts, London, 1996. ISBN 0531112667
Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope by Stephen Kramer
and Dennis Kunkel, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2001. ISBN 0618055460
Insects by John Woodward, Gareth Stevens Audio, Milwaukee, WI, 1997. ISBN
0836816048
Invisible Bugs and other Creepy Creatures the Live Within Us by Susan S.
Lang, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1992. ISBN 0-8069-8208-X I
Invisible Worlds : Exploring the Unseen by Piers Bizony, Weidenfeld &
Nicolson, UK, 2004. ISBN 0297843427
Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses: Mind-boggling Chemistry
and Biology Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects by Janice
VanCleave, Jossey-Bass, Hoboken, NJ, 1993. ISBN 047158956X
Magnification by Beth B. Norden and Lynette Ruschak, Lodestar Books, New
York, 1993. ISBN 0-525-67417-9
Magnificent Microworld Adventures by Mike Wood, AIMS Education
Foundation, Fresno, CA. 1995. ISBN 1-881431-53-3
Microaliens: Dazzling Journeys with an Electron Microscope by Howard
Tomb, Dennis Kunkel, and Tracy Dockray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York,
1993. ISBN 0374349606
The Microscope (Great Medical Discoveries) by Adam Woog, Lucent Books,
San Diego, CA, 2003. ISBN 1590183029
The World of Small by Michael Elsohm Ross, Yosemite Association,
California, 1983. ISBN 0-939666-62-6
3-D Lungs and Micro Tongues by Shari Levine, Dr. Elaine Humphrey, and
Leslie Johnstone, Somerhouse House Books Limited, 1999. ISBN 1581840608
Up Close by Louise A. A. Gikow, Children's Press, Danbury, CT, 2005. ISBN
0516246909
Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope by Kirsteen Rogers, Usborne
Publishing Ltd, London, 1998. ISBN 0-7460-3106-8
World of the Microscope by Chris Oxlade and C. Stockley, E.D.C
Publishing, London, 1989. ISBN 0746002890
Yikes! Your Body Up Close by Mike Janulewicz, Simon and Schuster Books
for Young Readers, New York, 1997. ISBN 0-689-81520-4
Yuck! by Robert Snedden, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, New
York, 1996. ISBN 0-689-80676-0 |
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