Dear Parents and Teachers Future world-famous scientist Paisley Atoms and her best friend Ben Striker aren’t afraid to stir things up in their quests for discovery Using Paisley’s basement as a laboratory the two are constantly inventing exploring and well making messes Paisley has a few bruises to show for their work too She wears them like badges of honor These fast-paced adventures weave fascinating facts quotes from real scientists and explanations for various phenomena into witty dialogue stealthily boosting your reader’s understanding of multiple science topics From sound waves to dinosaurs from the sea floor to the moon Paisley Ben and the gang are perfect partner resources for a STEAM curriculum Each illustrated chapter book includes a science experiment or activity a biography of a woman in science jokes and websites to visit In addition each book also includes online teacher parent notes with ideas for incorporating the story into a lesson plan These notes include subject matter background information inspiration for maker space activities comprehension questions and additional online resources Notes are available at www RourkeEducationalMedia com We hope you enjoy Paisley and her pals as much as we do Happy reading Rourke Educational Media
Table of Contents Bake Sale Surprise 6 The Wonder of Bacteria 17 Spelling Bee Catastrophe 26 Alpha Centauri 36 You Don’t Have to Be a Winner to be a Genius 46 5
Chapter One Bake Sale Surprise I have a big surprise Mrs Proton the school principal said during morning announcements The entire fifth grade at Roarington Elementary chattered Think we’re going to have a bonus science fair Paisley whispered to Ben Doubtful Maybe we’ll get out of school early That will give us some extra lab time Ben replied Extra lab time would be awesome though Paisley secretly hoped Roarington Elementary would have 6
another science fair This year’s was epic I’m sure Mrs Proton is going to brag about my recent spelling bee win Whitney-Raelynn said Paisley clenched her teeth together to keep herself from saying something she might regret In her mind Whitney-Raelynn won by default Paisley and Ben had to skip the spelling bee to help Paisley’s mom with an adventure Paisley might’ve been great at science and math but she was a good speller and had been practicing Ben had even better odds of winning the spelling bee fourteen percent more likely according to his calculations Are you pregnant Arjun asked Mrs Proton Mrs Proton laughed Goodness no but I did become a grandma recently The surprise is that we’ll be getting some new science equipment Rosalind reclined in her wheelchair on the back two wheels and then popped forward cheering Calm down Mrs Proton said Don’t get too excited yet because each grade level will need to 7
