Sound: Music to Our Ears

by Emily Sohn and Diane Bair

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Pub Date Apr 06 2015 | Archive Date May 01 2015

Norwood House Press

Children's Nonfiction | Science

Description

Describes the different kinds of sound, how and why they happen, and how sound travels. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about the specific ways different sounds are made and why they sound the way they do, a puzzle and an activity based on real world situations challenge them to apply what they’ve learned in order to solve the puzzle.

Describes the different kinds of sound, how and why they happen, and how sound travels. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about the specific ways different sounds are made and why they...

A Note From the Publisher

iScience is a leveled reader series that focuses on scientific inquiry and real-life situations. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions regarding science concepts that provide opportunity for thought or discussion.
The following features appear in each book in the series.
iScience Puzzle – This puzzle encourages critical thinking skills. Using real-life situations, the puzzle introduces a problem that an understanding of science can help solve. The text takes the reader through science concepts, continually referring to the puzzle while the reader can start to solve the puzzle using reasoning and the process of elimination.
Discover Activity – Contains a hands-on activity that helps the reader connect the puzzle to science by observing science in action.
Solve the iScience Puzzle – After the necessary concepts have been explained, the reader is encouraged to solve the puzzle. If there is more than one way to solve it, the readers decides which solution they would choose.
Beyond the Puzzle – Includes further challenges to reinforce the concepts and stretch the imagination.
Science at Work – A section on careers in science that relate to the book’s topic.
Connecting to History – Relates an interesting historical perspective or milestone in the science topic’s history.

iScience is a leveled reader series that focuses on scientific inquiry and real-life situations. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions regarding science concepts that provide...

Advance Praise

This 32-page primary science book in the iScience Readers series explains the causes of sound, reasons for high and low sounds, reasons for loud and soft sounds, and how sounds travel. Concepts are presented in a problem-based learning format, which promotes critical thinking and includes hands-on activities.

Readers are presented with a challenge: "You and your friends have a concert to perform, but you don’t have any instruments. What can you do?" The premise is carried throughout the book, and solutions are modeled.

Sound: Music to Our Ears will hold children’s attention as they learn basic concepts about sound. It includes an iScience Puzzle with an explanation of how to solve the puzzle, a discover activity, a section on "science at work," connections to history, a glossary, sources for further reading, and additional notes. The illustrations are clear photographs.

This is a high-quality, durable book with a library binding—perfect for the classroom. If you are teaching sound, this is one book you should purchase. Upper-grade teachers with special education students, as well as teachers using differentiated instruction, will also find this book to be very useful.
National Science Teachers Association

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ISBN	9781599534190
PRICE	$16.95 (USD)

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Featured Reviews

Elaine B, Reviewer

This is an iScience reader filled with scientific information and investigations to carry out on the theme of Sound. It introduces scientific vocabulary in context, explaining and defining terms in an easy to understand manner. It is colourful, well illustrated by photographs and pictures. There are questions to stimulate further investigations and encouraging a ‘have a go’ attitude. The findings are also put into context in real life situations, making the learning relevant and transferrable. There are also a glossary, suggestions for further reading and additional notes to answer some of the questions asked in the book.

What a great way to encourage children to investigate Sound! This book is beautifully presented, uses correct terminology in contexts that aid understanding and helps enthuse readers about Science. This book would be great to have at home and in schools, too. As a teacher I could easily use this to introduce and encourage pupils to investigations about Sound. I have no hesitation in highly recommending it!

Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Jazz P, Educator

This book was very beneficial in breaking down how sound works and how we respond to it for elementary students! Was a great resource for hand s on learning and projects. Short an easy to read for students will be using it again for lesson resources!