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 Dinosaur Craze 6 Outrageous Ideas 16 Time Travel Machine Mayhem 25 Dangerous Dino-Discovering 34 Eureka 45 5
Chapter ONE Dinosaur Craze Paisley had an active imagination but even she had a hard time imagining that a farmer would’ve found dinosaur fossils only thirty-eight miles from Roarington Dinosaur fossils right at the diamond-shaped base of Roaring Mountain This is epic news her best friend Ben said Paisley tried to picture dinosaurs roaming around prehistoric Roarington Paleontologists were studying the fossils at the university to find out more Paisley hoped her dad would get some inside details since he was a biologist there 6
