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 Lab Disaster 6 Bully Unmasked 15 From Bad to Worse 25 Veronica Stone Mean to the Bone 36 Power Play 45 5
CHAPTER ONE Lab Disaster Paisley Atoms slid into her seat just as the bell rang She stuffed her books into her desk wiped her forehead with the back of her arm and inhaled several deep breaths Paisley hated being late to Mrs Beaker’s science class Luckily Mrs Beaker was still shuffling papers at her desk What’s the matter Atoms Whitney-Raelynn said Whitney-Raelynn had perfectly smooth blond hair perfect style and a perfectly horrid attitude Forgot to set your alarm 6
Of course not Paisley huffed I had a small malfunction in my lab Wait what happened to your eyebrows Paisley touched her eyebrows They felt crispy What do you mean Whitney-Raelynn started laughing They’re singed Paisley Atoms did you almost burn off your eyebrows They are kind of black Paisley’s friend Arjun said Paisley shrugged I might have accidentally blown up my basement laboratory this morning I was trying to replicate Thomas Edison’s original carbon filament lightbulb invention for the science fair It worked for a second Then I accidentally knocked over some chemicals and everything exploded Arjun leaned forward and handed Paisley his water bottle You’re lucky you’re alive Just don’t get your germs on it I heard the black plague is back Arjun was so over-dramatic He was basically a human Chicken Little What are we going to do for a lab now Ben 7
