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    Sciencepalooza: A Collection of Science Poetry for Primary and Intermediate Students
    Sciencepalooza: A Collection of Science Poetry for Primary and Intermediate Students
    Sciencepalooza: A Collection of Science Poetry for Primary and Intermediate Students
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    Sciencepalooza: A Collection of Science Poetry for Primary and Intermediate Students

    By Franny Vergo and Brandon Coleman

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    Sciencepalooza is a collection of science poetry for grades one through five. Each rhyming poem has a catchy title and focuses on a specific science topic. Some of the poems can also be sung to familiar tunes. Children in the primary and intermediate grades will enjoy reading these fun poems, while they simultaneously improve their science vocabulary and content. Author Franny Vergo sparks a love for science in young children with her creative and intriguing science poetry.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 12, 2012
    ISBN9781477215975
    Sciencepalooza: A Collection of Science Poetry for Primary and Intermediate Students
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    Franny Vergo

    Franny Vergo retired in 2011, after thirty-six years of teaching fourth grade, to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a published author of children’s books. During her long and fruitful career, Ms. Vergo wrote poems, raps, songs, and plays that she enthusiastically shared with her eager students. Ms. Vergo lives in Illinois and continues to write and inspire children.

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      Sciencepalooza - Franny Vergo

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2012 Franny Vergo. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse   7/10/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-1598-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-1597-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910052

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      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      I. INTRODUCTION

      What is the Method of the Scientific Method?

      Investigate an Investigation

      Lab Tools Rule

      Be Safe with Science Safety

      Are the Mad Scientists Really Mad?

      Scientists Galore

      II. SPACE SCIENCE

      The Cosmic Cosmos

      Galactic Galaxy Shapes

      Oh, Milky Way Galaxy

      Amazing Asteroids

      The Three Astronomical Ms

      Comet, Comet

      Here Come the Eight Planets

      Poor Little Pluto

      I Love the Moon

      Space Junk

      I Wish I Were an Astronaut

      The Life Cycle of Stars

      Meet Our Sun

      Back Off, Big Black Hole

      Starry Stars

      Starry, Starry Night

      Dip into the Dippers

      III. LIFE SCIENCE

      I’ll Make My Own Food, Thank You Very Much

      Chains and Webs of Food

      We Need Each Other

      What Does that Animal Eat?

      Is that Animal a Vertebrate or an Invertebrate?

      The Prairie Bee

      The Monarch Butterfly of the Prairie

      The Green Prairies of the Midwest

      IV. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

      All the Animals Live Here Too

      I Love Trees

      Plant a Plant

      Please Stop Filling Our Landfills

      Pollution Solution

      The Three Rs

      The Other Three Rs

      V. EARTH SCIENCE

      What Is Your Birthstone?

      How Do You Identify a Mineral?

      What Are Tectonic Plates?

      Anyone for a Cone?

      Please Don’t Blow Your Stack

      What’s Shakin’?

      Weather Instruments

      Clouds

      VI. PHYSICAL SCIENCE

      Energy, Energy, Energy

      What Is the Matter?

      Chemical and Physical Changes

      We’ve Got Chemistry

      Sound and Light

      The Heat Is On

      Life without Electricity

      The Atom Is All Charged Up

      Lightbulb, Lightbulb

      The Cs of Electricity

      Watch That Bolt, Ben

      What Does a Generator Generate?

      May the Force Be with You

      Magnetic Magnets

      The Two Magnets Have a Strong Attraction

      Six Simple Machines

      Compound Machines

      The Two Forces I Love

      VII. HEALTH SCIENCE

      Nutrition Ambition

      Exercise for Fitness

      Does It Make Sense to Have Five Senses?

      Endnote

      Sciencepalooza is dedicated to all the inquisitive science students I had the privilege of teaching for thirty-six years!

      I. INTRODUCTION

      What is the Method of the Scientific Method?

      What is the method of the scientific method? What do scientists do?

      It’s a series of steps that scientists follow for an answer they pursue.

      It starts with a question or purpose of the investigation.

      Then the scientist does research and makes careful observations.

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