Offering a deep peek into the world right outside your door, this life
science book for middle readers gets kids excited about the natural
world with fantastic hands-on science experiments!
Where can you study biology? Everywhere! Do you need special equipment?
No!
Biology is the study of life, and life is all around you. You can find
life thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems
around the planet--in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. Backyard
Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with
Hands-On Science Activities introduces readers ages 9 to 12 to the
amazing world of life science right outside their doors, no matter where
they live. Plentiful text-to-self and text-to-world connections provide
foundational learning. This title has been revised and updated to
reflect 2020 educational standards and incorporate new scientific
discoveries!
- Backyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside
Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities invites readers ages 9
through 12 to investigate living things in their own environments,
including yards, parks, nature areas, and playgrounds.
- Backyard Biology turns readers into Nature Detectives with
activities and projects that encourage children to build on a foundation
of textual discovery and apply their knowledge to real-world problems
and solutions.
- Activities include constructing a plankton net to collect pond samples
and growing microorganisms in a Winogradsky column.
- Projects use materials already in most homes, reimagining and
repurposing everyday items, as well as mining the recycling bin!
- Essential questions, short sidebars, and links to online primary
resources help readers learn about the natural world around them and
connect that natural world to the very survival of the human species.
About the Build It Science set and Nomad Press
Backyard Biology is part of a set of four Build It Science books that
explore accessible science. The other titles in this set are Fairground
Physics, Climate Change, and Kitchen Chemistry.
Nomad Press books in the Build It series integrate content with
participation. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates
learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach
simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the
space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with
Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
