Forms of Water
By: Colton Glover
Water Changes by Brenda Parkes is a great read for young students who
are learning about the many forms of water. This is a very simple yet
informative book. It provides detailed pictures for the students that may
struggle with reading, which assists the students in comprehending the text. I
think this is a good read for children because it helps teach them the difference
between solid and liquid forms of water while connecting to the CCGPS S1E2 B:
“Identifying forms of precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet, and
hailstones as either solid (ice) or liquid (water)”. These forms of water are
mentioned throughout Water Changes.
We learn that water comes in many forms. Water can be
found as rain, snow, fog, hail, or even freeze to make ice. Not only is this an
educational lesson but it also allows emergent readers to get some great
practice using their reading skills. This opens up the students' minds to
thinking more outside of the box. Now they are able to recognize snow as a form
of water and not just a frozen white blanket that covers the ground. It also
teaches them that fog is not just a low cloud but also a form of water vapor
that is held in the air. Throughout Water Changes we are able to plug
science into situations that we may encounter in our everyday lives.
This
book provides a simple science lesson for students. It allows students to see
water in different forms that they come across on a daily basis. From this book
we can apply some simple in-class experiments so the students can see and
relate to the different forms. This would allow them to apply what they just
read and hopefully keep them interested in reading this type of nonfiction
material.
Colton, I enjoyed your choice of book. Since we are in college, we don't even remember learning about water and its different forms. But young students don't know the forms of water or how it changes. Thanks for pointing out that the book is nonfiction because children, especially boys, enjoy reading nonfiction and learning about the 'real' world. Glyna
ReplyDeleteThe book you chose is a great way to teach students about the forms of water. Students could also do an activity on water in which they could get some water and put in ice trays.Then they could let the water freeze up and they can see how water can freeze up to make the form of ice. It would be a simple science lesson to teach to 1st graders.Lou
ReplyDeleteThis blog made me want to read this book for information for children. It was very informative. You did a great job matching up the standard.
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ReplyDeleteThis seems like a great read for students because it is an interesting topic. I can see how students would respond well to this topic. I like how the book goes into detail about all of the different forms of water. -CJ
ReplyDeleteScience is a very interesting and sometimes overwhelming subject. This book seems to break down very well the topic of the different forms of water. This book also matches this standard perfectly.
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