- Students entering Grades 9-11 shall select one fiction or non-fiction book pertaining to science.
- Students shall complete the scientific book report (format highlighted below) – OR – a Poster Board Report
- Report OR Poster are due the first week of school and will be 10% of the student’s first quarter grade.
Science Book Report Format
Minimum of 8 paragraphs, be sure to include your name, book and author.
- Introduction Paragraph
- Plot Summary Paragraph
- State the type of book (Science Fiction, Factual, educational, philosophical).
- What place or country was the book set in?
- What time period was the book set in or when was it written?
- Other notable features of the book.
- What is the outcome of the book?
- Write at least THREE paragraphs describing THREE major events, major points of discussion or theories that were presented in the book. Be sure to describe these three topics in your own words.
- Scientific Relevance Paragraph:
- State the scientific basis of the book.
- What scientific ideas/theories does the book cover?
- How is the science of this book relevant in our community/society/world?
- About the Author: Write about the author and his/her contribution to the scientific world.
- Personal Impressions and Conclusion Paragraph: Simply talk about what you liked or did not like about the book. Use this paragraph as your conclusion. It should summarize your overall impressions of the book and bring the report to a close.
***Book report OR poster will be due to your science teacher during by the FIRST ACADEMIC FRIDAY of the school year. ***
*Book selections are provided below
*Plagiarism will result in a zero and disciplinary action.
*Late work will not be accepted
Science Book Report Poster Board
Get a piece of poster board and construct a Book Report Poster. Your poster must include the follow elements. You may design the elements however you would like.
- Title, Author, and Story Building card of your book
- Picture(s) and paragraphs describing
- State the type of book (Science Fiction, Factual, educational, philosophical).
- What place or country was the book set in?
- What time period was the book set in or when was it written?
- Other notable features of the book.
- What is the outcome of the book?
- Picture(s) and paragraphs describing
- THREE major events,
- THREE major points of discussion or theories that were presented in the book.
- Be sure to describe these three topics in your own words.
- Scientific Relevance Picture(s) and Paragraph:
- State the scientific basis of the book.
- What scientific ideas/theories does the book cover?
- How is the science of this book relevant in our community/society/world?
- About the Author Picture and paragraph
- Write about the author and his/her contribution to the scientific world.
- Personal Impressions and Conclusion Paragraph
- Simply talk about what you liked or did not like about the book. Use this paragraph as your conclusion. It should summarize your overall impressions of the book and bring the report to a close.
Book report OR poster will be due to your science teacher during by the FIRST ACADEMIC FRIDAY of the school year.
*Book selections are provided below
*Plagiarism will result in a zero and disciplinary action.
*Late work will not be accepted
List of Books
Students may choose, but are not limited to, from this list of books. This is a general list and does not reflect the views or educational content of WTHS or WPS.
| BIOLOGY (Entering 9th graders) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Author |
| Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide | DK Publishing |
| The Blind Watchmaker | Richard Dawkins |
| The Book of Beetles | Patrice Bouchard |
| The Book of Trees | Manuel Lima |
| Evolution: The Human Story | DK Publishing |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Richard Dawkins |
| The Human Age | Diane Ackerman |
| Stiff | Mary Roach |
| Neurocomic | Hana Ros & Matteo Farinella |
| The Origin of Species | Charles Darwin |
| The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins |
| Spineless | Susan Middleton |
| Undeniable | Bill Nye |
| Your Inner Fish | Neil Shubin |
| CHEMISTRY (entering 10th Graders) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Author |
| Bad Science | Ben Goldacre |
| A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking |
| Cosmos | Carl Sagan |
| Elements: A Visual Exploration | Theodore Gray |
| The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Readers Ed. | Michael Pollan |
| Gödel, Escher, Bach | Douglas R. Hofstadter |
| The Hubble Cosmos | David H. Devorkin |
| Science | Robert Dinwiddie |
| A Short History of Nearly Everything | Bill Bryson |
| Stuff Matters | Mark Miodownik |
| Universe | Martin Rees |
| A Universe from Nothing | Lawrence M. Krauss |
| Sugar changed the world | Aronson |
| The Poisoner’s Handbook | Deborah Blum |
| Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History | Penny LeCouteur |
| PHYSICS (Entering 11th Graders) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Author |
| The Accidental Universe | Alan Lightman |
| The Elegant Universe | Brian Greene |
| The Fabric of the Cosmos | Brian Greene |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot |
| The Grand Design | Stephen Hawking |
| Origins | Neil Degrasse Tyson |
| Packing for Mars | Mary Roach |
| Pale Blue Dot | Carl Sagan |
| Physics of the Impossible | Michio Kaku |
| The Science of Shakespeare | Dan Falk |
| The Universe in a Nutshell | Stephen Hawking |
| What If? | Randall Munroe |
| Perfect Storm | Sebastian Junger |
| Hidden Figures: Young Readers Ed. | Margot Lee Shetterly |