Fall 2024

Be a Water Scientist

Question, Experiment, Discover

From the Series Hands Up for Science — FUNdamental Hands-On Science

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Plants, animals, humans—all living things need water to survive. But what is this essential substance made of and why is it able to change from a liquid to a solid to a gas and back again?

In this book, young students will carry out a series of fun and innovative experiments to learn all about water.

  • What are water molecules and how do they behave?
  • Why does water seem to disappear when it is warmed by sunshine?
  • Why does water suddenly appear from nowhere on the sides of a cold soda can?
  • How do rain and snow get up into the sky?
  • And how does water travel through the parts of a plant and even through the cells in your body?

Budding young scientists will love messing with water as they learn all about liquids, solids, and gases, evaporation and condensation, and the water cycle. They will ask questions, make observations, gather evidence, test theories, and record their conclusions. Students will also use scientific equipment and build and practice their science vocabulary.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Copyright 2025
Publisher Ruby Tuesday Books
Imprint Ruby Tuesday Books
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2024-10-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF037070, JNF051110, JNF001000
Dimensions 8.25 x 11
Features Activities, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Sidebars, Step-by-step instructions, and Table of contents

Author: Ruth Owen

Ruth Owen has written more than 400 children’s books. She writes on many subjects, but science and nature are her favorite topics to research and make accessible for young readers.