Level: D Word Count: 80 100th Word: NA Teaching Focus: Phonemic Awareness: Alliteration Find the words sit, solid, and water in the book. Tell which words start with the same sound. Can you think of other words that start with that same sound? Tips for Reading this Book with Children: 1. Read the title. Predictions after reading the title have students make predictions about the book. 2. Take a book walk: Talk about the pictures in the book. Use the content words from the book as you take the picture walk. Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk. 3. Have children find words they recognize in the text. 4. Have students read the remaining text aloud. My Science Library Levels K-1 5. Strategy Talk use to assist children while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know 6. Read it again. 7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.
Solid or Liquid? by Amy S. Hansen Science Content Editor: Kristi Lew www.rourkeclassroom.com
Science content editor: Kristi Lew A former high school teacher with a background in biochemistry and more than 10 years of experience in cytogenetic laboratories, Kristi Lew specializes in taking complex scientific information and making it fun and interesting for scientists and non-scientists alike. She is the author of more than 20 science books for children and teachers. 2012 Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkeclassroom.com Photo credits: Cover justin maresch; Cover logo frog Eric Pohl, test tube Sergey Lazarev; Page 3 nikkytok; Page 5 Voronin76; Page 7 oku; Page 9 travis manley; Page 11 Valentyn Volkov; Page 13 Suzanne Tucker; Page 15 Studio Foxy; Page 17 Sinisa Botas; Page 19 Darren Brode; Page 20 Thomas M Perkins; Page 22 Sinisa Botas, travis manley, oku; Page 23 Valentyn Volkov, Studio Foxy, Darren Brode Editor: Kelli Hicks Cover and page design by Nicola Stratford, bdpublishing.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Amy. Solid or liquid? / Amy S. Hansen. p. cm. -- (My science library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61741-726-9 (Hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61741-928-7 (Soft cover) 1. Solids--Juvenile literature. 2. Liquids--Juvenile literature. 3. Matter--Properties-- Juvenile literature. I. Title. QC176.3.H36 2011 531--dc22 2011003764 Rourke Publishing Printed in China, Power Printing Company Ltd Guangdong Province 042011 042011LP www.rourkeclassroom.com - rourke@rourkepublishing.com Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964
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4 Water runs out. Water is a liquid.
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6 Liquids are runny. Liquids cannot hold a shape.
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8 Liquids need a container.
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10 Pour a glass of milk. The milk is a liquid.
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12 Sit down. Your chair is hard. It is a solid.
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Solids hold their own shape. They are not runny. 14
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You can break solids. Each piece holds its shape. 16
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18 Look at the cookie. You can break it. Each piece holds its shape.
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My cookie is a solid. And it is almost gone! 20
1. Which are runny, liquids or solids? 2. Which can you break, liquids or solids? 3. Is your spoon a solid or a liquid? 21
Picture Glossary break (BRAYK): To make something snap or crack into pieces. container (kuhn-tay-ner): An object such as a cup, a bottle, or a box that holds something else. liquid (LIK-wid): A substance that pours easily. 22
pour (POR): The action of making a liquid flow freely, usually from one container to another. shape (SHAYP): The form of an object. solid (SAH-lid): An object that is firm. It is not a liquid or a gas. 23
Index break 16, 18 container 8 liquid(s) 4, 6, 8, 10 Websites www.strangematterexhibit.com/ www.surfnetkids.com/glacier.htm www.pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/ About the Author Amy S. Hansen is a science writer who still enjoys experimenting with solids and liquids, like making bubbles with baking soda and vinegar. She writes about science mysteries and lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband, two kids, and two cats. 24 pour 10 shape(s) 6, 14, 16, 18 solid(s) 12, 14, 16, 20 water 4
Comprehension & Extension: Summarize: How do you know if something is a liquid? How do you know it is a solid? Text to Self Connection: Have you ever spilled a liquid? What happened? How did you clean it up? Extension: Fold a piece of paper in half. On one half draw pictures of things that are a liquid. On the other half draw things that are a solid. Sight Words I Used: can is the you Vocabulary Check: Use glossary words in a sentence. My Science Library Levels K-1
Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the Sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics with Rourke s My Science Library. This library explores NSTA science standards with engaging text and colorful images to support readers from kindergarten to third grade. Are you ready to investigate? Books in My Science Library: Apple Trees and the Seasons Day and Night How Do Plants Grow? I Use Science Tools I Use Simple Machines Our Sun Brings Life Run, Swim, Fly Science Safety Rules Solid or Liquid? Stop and Go, Fast and Slow: Moving Objects in Different Ways What Is It Made Of? Who Do I Look Like? A Book about Animal Babies Printed in China www.rourkeclassroom.com