  | Experiment with photosynthesis (Lightning bolt books. Plant experiments) Author: Higgins, Nadia | |
| Price: $29.15 | ||
Summary:
Step-by-step instructions help readers explore science concepts and analyze information about photosynthesis.
| Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: K-2 Reading Level: 3.30 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 66897 | ||
Common Core Standards
Grade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Reviews:
School Library Journal (-) (04/01/15)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 04/01/2015 Gr 2–4—For the most part, the plant-based projects in each of these collections range from badly designed to outright dangerous. In Living Environment, for example, testing the effects of heat on seeds requires labeling, moving, and then regularly topping off a jar of boiling water (though Higgins does advise adult supervision). Elsewhere, pinecones are labeled as "seeds," no advice is offered for digging up dandelions without damaging the roots, and children with pollen allergies are invited to "substitute the lily for a bowl filled with baking powder" rather than the other way around. Experiments with Pollination contains a nonsensical claim that "a seed will form only if pollen from the same types of flowers join." Each volume ends with an arbitrary piece of the scientific method. The closing lists of print and web resources are adequate. VERDICT Not recommended. - Copyright 2015 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
