Resources

Books
	Stellaluna - Janell Cannon After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
	Bug Girl - Carol Sonenklar When Charlie, having used his Amazing Bug-A-View to transform himself once more into a bug, almost gets pinned to a bug board, his friend Suzanne turns herself into an ant and comes to his rescue.
	If You Hop Like a Frog - David M. Schwartz Introduces the concept of ratio by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like different animals. Introduces the concept of ratio by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like different animals.
	Leaping Grasshopper -Christine Zuchora Walske Introduces the physical characteristics and behavior of grasshoppers.
	The Most Beautiful Roof in the World - Kathryn Lasky Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.
	Bug Off! - Cathi Hepworth Presents vocabulary words relating to insects, including bees, moths, and ants.
	One Small Square Backyard - Donald M Silver Explains how to observe and explore plants, animals, and their interactions in your own backyard.
	Women of our Time: Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology -Kathleen V. Kudlinski A biography of the scientist and writer whose book "Silent Spring" warned of the dangers of pesticides and launched a popular movement to control their use.
	Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson - Candice F. Ranson Examines the life of the marine biologist and science writer whose book "Silent Spring" changed the way we look at pesticides.
	Jim and the Beanstalk - Raymond Briggs Jim climbs the beanstalk and discovers a toothless old giant who can no longer eat little boys.
	How Do Flies Walk Upside Down? - Melvin & Gilda Berger A series of questions and answers provides information about the physical characteristics, senses, eating habits, life cycles, and behavior of different insects.
	Animals Should Definetely Not Wear Clothing - Judi Barrett Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt.
	Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard?- Melvin & Gilda Berger Questions such as "Which was the first dinosaur?" and "What happened to the dinosaurs?" set up the answers in this volume about the heaviest, tallest, meanest, hungriest, and smallest dinosaurs.
	Cricketology - Michael Elsohn Ross Provides instructions for finding, collecting, and keeping crickets and suggests how to delve into the secret lives of these chirping neighbors.
	How Do Bats See in the Dark? - Melvin & Gilda Berger In this wonderful introduction to nocturnal animals, kids will learn hundreds of facts about creatures of the night.
	Chirping Crickets: Stage 2 - Melvin & Gilda Berger Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crickets while giving particular emphasis to how they chirp.
Equipment
	Vernier Probes
	Scalar ProScope Microscopes
Software
	Sidewalk Science - BUGS
	Science Court - Heat Absorption
	Science Court - Gravity