Science and Technology Curriculum

 
Plymouth Public Schools

GRADE 4

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Subject

Resources

Energy

The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments (A Franklin Institute Science Museum Book) (1995) NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

VanAllsbury, Chris. (1990) Just A Dream. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co.

Prelutsky, Jack. (1996) A Pizza the Size of the Sun. NY: Scholastic, Inc.

Haber, Louis. (1970) Black Pioneers of Science and Invention. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Pub. (pp. 60-70)ENERGY

Cleary, Beverly ( ) Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Science Alive, Exploring Energy & Exploring Matter (1994) New Zealand: shorthand Publications

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

Matter

Science Alive, Exploring Energy & Exploring Matter (1994) New Zealand: shorthand Publications

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

Geology

Sipiera, Paul P. (1986) I Can Be A Geologist. Chicago: Children's Press.

*Berger, Melvin (1995) The Restless Earth. US: Newbridge Communications, Inc.

Video: Ring of Fire. The Science Museum of Minnesota, Omnimax. Toronto, Canada

Baylor, Byrd ( ) Everybody Needs a Rock

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

Simon, Seymour (1998) Volcanoes. NY William Morrow & Co., Inc.

Taylor, Paul D. (1990) Eyewitness Books Fossil. NY: Alfred A. Knopf.

O'Donoghue, Michael (1994) Rocks & Minerals of The World. San Diego, CA. Thunder Bay Press (Also used in gr. 3.)

Dingus, L. and Mark A. Norell (1996) Searching For Velociraptor. NY: Harper Collins Publishers.

Moores, Eldridge M. (ed.) (1995) Volcanoes & Earthquakes. San Francisco: The Time Inc. Book Co.

Van Rose, Susanna (1994) The Earth Atlas. NY: Darling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.

Weather

Cobb, Vicki (1989) This Place is Wet. NY: Walker & Co.

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, Explore Our Land (1997) Boston, MA

*Berger, Melvin (1993) Wild Weather. USA, Newbridge Communication, Inc. ISBN 1-56784-203-8

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

Rubin, L. & J. Duncan (1989) Weather Wizard's Cloud Book. NY: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

Kids Discover - Weather (1994). NY: Kids Discover

Solar System

*Berger, Melvin (1994) A Tour of the Planets. USA Newbridge Communications

Out Of This World (1987) Aims Educational Foundation

Cole, Joanna (1989) The Magic Schoolbus Inside the Earth. NY: Scholastic, ISBN: 0-59-40759-7

Learning Videodisc Activity, MCET 9Mass Corporation for Educational Telecommunications) @1992 - The Voyager Company, 1351 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (213) 451-1383.

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

Ecosystems

*Berger, Melvin (1994) The Web of Life. NY: Newbridge Communications, Inc.

*Berger, Melvin (1996) The Mighty Ocean. NY: Newbridge Communications, Inc.Cobb, Vicki (1989) 

This Place is High. NY: Walker & Co.

*Berger, Melvin (1994) Animal Senses. NY: Newbridge Communications.

*Berger, Melvin (1993) As Big As A Whale. NY: Newbridge Communications.

*Berger, Melvin (1994) Life In the Polar Regions. NY: Newbridge Communications.

*Berger, Melvin (1994) Life In the Coral Reef. NY: Newbridge Communications.

*Berger, Melvin (1995) Life In the African Savannah. NY: Newbridge Communications.

*Berger, Melvin (1993) Animals In Danger NY: Newbridge Communications.

Holling, Holling Clancy (1985) Pagoo. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Co.

Tom Snyder Productions The Great Ocean Rescue (1993)

NIESEN, Thomas M. (1982) The Marine Biology Coloring Book. NY: Harper Collins Pub.

Game: Into The Forest - Nature's Food Chain Game @ Ampersand Presses (1-800-624-4263)

Hansen, Judith ( ). Seashells In My Pocket. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Book.

Selsam, M. & Joyce Hunt (1983) A First Look At Seashells. NY: Walker. ISBN 0-8027-6502-5

Plants

Coulombe, Deborah A. (1984) The Seaside Naturalist. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Gibbons, Gail (1991) From Seed to Plant. NY: Holiday House

Heller, Ruth (1984) The Reason For A Flower. NY: Grosset Dunlap.

Heller, Ruth (1984) Plants That Never Bloom. NY: Grosset Dunlap.

Bial, Raymond (1997) Corn Belt Harvest. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (Part of Gr. 4 Social Studies Program.)

Bouchard, David (1997) If You're Not From The Prairie. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (Part of Gr. 4 Social Studies Program.)

Selsam, Millicent E. (1981) The Plants We Eat. New York: William Morrow.

Archaeology

Investigating Artifacts.

Farndon, John (1992) How The Earth Works. The Readers Digest Assoc., Inc.

*All of these are big books available from

Newbridge Educational Publishing
P.O. Box 6002
Delran, NJ 08370-6002
1-800-867-0307

 

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