10 Related texts to enhance learning:
* Many of these texts are from a series and if a student enjoys a particular one they can be prompted to continue reading through that series if it is within their reading level and is accessible
Bader, Bonnie. (2013). Who was Alexander Graham Bell? New York: Penguin.
(This is also available on Kindles)
Aimed at students in grades three through beginning five, this text provides a basic background into Alexander Graham Bell and how he came about to invent the telephone among his other skills and interests in technology. Did you know he used to work with the deaf? This is a collection of books about famous people in history.
(This is also available on Kindles)
Aimed at students in grades three through beginning five, this text provides a basic background into Alexander Graham Bell and how he came about to invent the telephone among his other skills and interests in technology. Did you know he used to work with the deaf? This is a collection of books about famous people in history.
Beaty, Andrea. (2013). Rosie Revere, Engineer. New York: Harry Ann Abrams.
A best seller. This is a rhyming story about a young girl who loves to invent things to try to make life easier. Discouraged when a family member laughs at a invented gift she created she loses her public enthusiasm but never gives up inventing. Fun text for me and my son. Recommended Kindergarten and up.
A best seller. This is a rhyming story about a young girl who loves to invent things to try to make life easier. Discouraged when a family member laughs at a invented gift she created she loses her public enthusiasm but never gives up inventing. Fun text for me and my son. Recommended Kindergarten and up.
Carson, Mary Kay. (2003). The Wright brothers for kids: How they invented the airplane, 21 activities exploring the science and history of flight (for kids series). U.S.: Chicago Review Press.
This text is best suited for students in grades 4 through 7 and provides an overview of the Wright brothers and their invention of the airplane. This is an invention used daily but is not found in our homes like the TV and the light bulb. What makes this books and this series special are all of the activities included that students can attempt that will make them feel like inventors and bring these abstract ideas to life in an hands-on modality. |
Casey, Susan. (2005). Kids inventing!: A handbook for young inventors. U.S.: Jossey Bass.
This text is stated by amazon as suited for students 11 and up. This text provides broken down steps on how a student can become an inventor now and in the future. Students observe to discover a problem, they plan and sketch solutions, they experiment and they reflect. This text would be the ultimate text for this text set and theme and really bring the text to self and text to world connections. |
Cheongbi, S. (2009) The Bill Gates story: The computer genius who changed the world (great heroes). U.S.: Joyful Stories Press.
This text is written in a graphic novel form and is written for students nine and up, in fourth grade and above. This text takes readers on an adventure through Gates' childhood into adulthood as he became a major contributor to the success of computers and other technology. |
McCutcheon, Marc. (2004) The kid who named Pluto and the stories of other extraordinary young people in science. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
1020L This text shares the story of nine kids, including Farnsworth who have contributed to science in big way. One young girl discovered dinosaur fossils and other had used the same enthusiasm and curiousity to discover and create new things to benefit society-doesn't matter how old you are you can still do something big. |
Roberts, Russell. (2003). Philo T. Farnsworth: The life of television's forgotten inventor. DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers.
This is a more standard biography of Farnsworth and how his interest in electricity lead him to create the first television in the 1920s. This text can be used to compare and contrast facts from the initial text. |
Time for kids: Super Science Book. (2009). New York: Harper Press
If Philo Farnsworth learned about science from a magazine, why can't you? Here is a magazine created for students grades 4 through 7 which explores and describes many scientific topics. Also included are step by step experiments to complete at home.
If Philo Farnsworth learned about science from a magazine, why can't you? Here is a magazine created for students grades 4 through 7 which explores and describes many scientific topics. Also included are step by step experiments to complete at home.
Time for kids: Thomas Edison: A brilliant inventor (Time for kids biographies). (2005). New York: Harper Press.
Suited for students age six to ten this is a fun way to explore another great inventor through a new media, a magazine. This text is a fast-paced explanation of Edison's life and the work and accomplishments on the light bulb. We'd be in the dark without him! |
Wulffson, Don. (1999). The kid who invented the popsicle: And other surprising stories about inventions. New York: Puffin.
This text is aimed at students in fourth through seventh grade with a lexile level of 1080. Not only does this text provide some details on inventors and inventions you never knew or thought to know, it is also full of entertaining trivia on inventions. This text transitions slightly away from the particular inventors but continues to discuss a variety of inventions and how they have been adapted over time to meet people's interest and for the sake of functionality. |