Seattle Public Schools Adopted Instructional Materials
Please send comments, corrections or additions to Elaine Woo at ewoo@seattleschools.org

Recommended Non-Fiction Books to Reinforce Science Units

PreK-1
Building Structures

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Exploring Water

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Kindergarten
Fabric

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Wood

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Animals

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

1st Grade
Balls & Ramps

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Weather

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Organisms

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

2nd Grade
Liquids

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Soils

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Balancing & Weighing

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

3rd Grade

Sound

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Rock & Minerals

• Pacing Guide
• Instructional Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Plant Growth and Development

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

4th Grade
Circuts & Pathways

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Ecosystems

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Food Chemistry

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

5th Grade
Land & Water

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Microworlds

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Models & Designs

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

6th Grade
Magnets & Motors

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Diversity of LIfe

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Solutions & Pollution

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Truth about Science

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

7th Grade
Energy, Machines & Motions

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Catastrophic Events

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Human Body Systems

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

8th Grade
Earth in Space

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Properties of Matter

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

Science and Life Issues: "Ecology and Evolution"

• Pacing Guide
• Conceptual Story
• Family Activities

9th Grade

• Adoption Cycle

Integrated Science Description

• Active Chemistry
• Earthcomm
• Active Physics

Transporatation

10th Grade

BSCS Biology: A Human
Approach Description

• Pacing Guide
• Family Activities