Updated and expanded this new edition introduces your students to even more characters of the Periodic Table (all 118 of them!). Now 192 pages the chapters include Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, Transition Elements, Boron Elements, Carbon Elements, Nitrogen Elements, Oxygen Elements, Halogen Elements, Noble Gases, Lanthanoid Elements, Actinoid Elements and the Superheavies (elements 104-112). Each element is represented by a little animated character (much like Anime) and accompanied by that element's data symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, color, standard state, density, melting point, boiling point, date of discovery or earliest known use and classification. A summary, written in first person, tells the reader a little more about the element.
A poster of the Periodic Table is included in the back of the book (perforated for easy removal), and includes the whimsical, animated character for each. This is a fun reference that reminds us that chemistry doesn't have to be boring and dull; it can also be full of personality! ~ Donna
Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the rescue by mixing science and art to create a unique periodic table. From unassuming oxygen to devious manganese, the incredible elements show you the periodic table as you've never seen it before.
Basher Science: The Periodic Table gives a face, voice and personality to the chemical elements, making learning chemistry easy and a whole lot more fun. This new expanded edition reflects the latest discoveries, and now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture but an information-packed page all to itself.
Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. With his stylish, contemporary characters he communicates science brilliantly.
Covers the living and non-living world, plants and animals, invertebrates, planet earth, the periodic table, and motion and forces. Students are introduced to Marie Curie and her contributions to chemistry.
Books scheduled through the year include:
Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) – Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Animals, DK Children’s Encyclopedia, Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table, Basher Physics.
Older students (4th to 6th grade) – Animal! (DK and Smithsonian), Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Eyewitness: The Elements.
All students – Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
These books are so fun for kids!
Looking for fun, engaging ways to learn the elements.
My daughter is very interested in Anime type cartoons, so I figured that this will be a great way to help her retain the periodic table elements. She is a 5th grader on the Autism Spectrum very…
I wanted to present the periodic table of the elements in a fun and memorable way to my children.