Foreword by Lester Laminack viii
Acknowledgments x
1 Exploring Scientific Concepts with Children’s Literature 1
2 Pattern: The Superhero of Science 11
3 Cause and Effect: Making Ripples 29
4 Structure and Function: Appreciating the Paper Clip 42
5 Scale, Proportion, and Quantity: The Goldilocks Scale 58
6 Systems and System Models: Life in a Fishbowl 75
7 Energy and Matter: Let’s Get the Ball Rolling 92
8 Stability and Change: What’s the New Normal? 108
Afterword Are You Ready for the Championship of Crosscutting Concepts? 123
Children’s Literature Cited 125