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 Rough Morning 6 Space Junk Surprise 15 An Attractive Plan of Attack 26 Making an Electromagnet 36 The Countdown 45 5
Chapter ONE Rough Morning Paisley Atoms didn’t set her alarm Actually she couldn’t set her alarm She’d taken it apart to use the circuit board to trigger a sprinkler system symphony to celebrate her best friend’s birthday Ben Striker was officially a year older this morning Paisley had counted on the sprinkler system symphony waking her up since Ben lived right next door to her She hadn’t counted on staying up so late to get everything to work or how soundly she would sleep once she finally went to bed Dad shook Paisley awake right as she was dreaming about the times she visited the Milky Way and Alpha Centauri galaxies with Ben Good morning sleepy head Your eggs and biscuits are getting cold he said 6
Not only was it cold but their pet mongoose Newton had eaten half of Paisley’s eggs in the ninety three seconds it had taken her to get ready Save some for me Paisley said shooing Newton off the table You know you’re not supposed to be up there She sighed as Newton scampered away The morning was off to a rough start She hoped the day would get better Dad offered to cook some more eggs but she was running out of time Paisley didn’t like to be late especially not for Mrs Beaker’s science class She grabbed her house key which was stuck to the light switch Dad had attached magnets underneath the face plates of every switch in the house to make it easier to find metal stuff like keys Dad was just as forgetful as Paisley although she would never forget the ancient key she wore around her neck that her mother had given her It had special powers that helped Paisley and Ben fuel their inventions Your mom might think my new organization idea is an eyesore but I think it is attractive Dad said 7
