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Measurement: The Measured Mystery (Level B)

By Emily Sohn and Katie Sharp

Supports Common Core Standards for Language Arts! (Click here to download a printable PDF of the correlations)

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Learn the different ways we use measurements in everyday life and how and when to use them. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about the many different units and tools for measuring, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they’ve learned in order to solve a puzzle.

iScience Readers is a leveled reader series that focuses on scientific inquiry and real-life situations. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions regarding science concepts that provide opportunity for thought or discussion.

The following features appear in each book in the series.

iScience Puzzle – This puzzle encourages critical thinking skills. Using real-life situations, the puzzle introduces a problem that an understanding of science can help solve. The text takes the reader through science concepts, continually referring to the puzzle while the reader can start to solve the puzzle using reasoning and the process of elimination.

Discover Activity – Contains a hands-on activity that helps the reader connect the puzzle to science by observing science in action.

Solve the iScience Puzzle – After the necessary concepts have been explained, the reader is encouraged to solve the puzzle. If there is more than one way to solve it, the readers decides which solution they would choose.

Beyond the Puzzle – Includes further challenges to reinforce the concepts and stretch the imagination.

Science at Work – A section on careers in science that relate to the book’s topic.

Connecting to History – Relates an interesting historical perspective or milestone in the science topic’s history

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Series: iScience Readers
Copyright Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59953-417-6
Edition: Library
Grade level: 3-4
Dewey: 530
Subject: scientific inquiry, physical science
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 3.7
Accelerated Reader Quiz #: 143113
Lexile Level: 510L
GRL: Q
Binding: Library Hardcover
Available: NOW
Primary BISAC: JNF05100
Secondary BISAC: JNF051140

This 32-page primary science book introduces basic information about linear, solid-volume, and liquid-volume measurements in metric and English units, as well as temperature measurement in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Readers are presented with a “Measured Mystery” that asks them to imagine that it is their birthday. To find one of their presents, readers must follow a series of clues. Each clue includes something to measure. As children read the book, they will learn how to use measurement tools and how to think critically to solve a problem.

The authors use a problem-based learning scenario and questioning techniques that encourage science inquiry. The book includes an iScience Puzzle with an explanation of how to solve it, a discover activity, information about science at work, connections to history, a glossary, and further reading and additional notes. The illustrations are photographs. This is a high-quality durable book with a library binding—perfect for the classroom.

I highly recommend this book to teachers of grades K to 4. Upper-grade teachers with special education students as well as teachers using differentiated instruction will also find this book very useful. I love the problem-based learning scenarios presented in this series. As a teacher of 32 years, I found this method of teaching to be very effective in promoting critical thinking skills. I also found that using these strategies promotes student-generated research. http://www.nsta.org/recommends/ViewProduct.aspx?ProductID=20809.
National Science Teachers Association, 2011

Engaging book. Good visuals and appealing format. Reading level is appropriate (3-4). It would be great for remedial math activities. Contains a glossary, further reading, and notes at the end of the books.
Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES, 2011

This is a great series for beginning science introduction and study. Books are easy to manage both in size and amount of pages. Each book has a colorful cover wtih a round colorful picture of the subject. Inside it is packed with information with great photographs. Text is 2-3 paragraphs per page. There are additional features highlighting the topic and sub-topic headings. I like the science puzzle at the beginning - almost an ice breaker into the topic. The discovery activity is a great hands on example of the topic. Very nice series for the younger elementary.
Garland Independent School District, June 2011