Science + Poetry = Observe and infer

Here is another installment in my series of science poetry tied to science-themed picture books. My graduate student, Victoria Tamez (in my "Poetry for Children" class) selected the focus on learning to “observe and infer” drawn from the series of professional resource books, "Picture Perfect Science Lessons" by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan (and published by the National Science Teachers Association). Here are her three infographics centered around learning to observe and infer. The focus picture book pair is:

• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Hounds by Jeanne Willis
• Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

The poem that works perfectly with this book pair is “To Look at Any Thing” by John Moffitt from the book, Spectacular Science compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Below is a graphic featuring all these books, followed by the featured poem, and then the Take 5 activities to accompany the poem along with a "bonus" poem, “For the Science Fair” by Ann Whitford Paul from The Poetry of Science. Enjoy!

Science of poetry graphics created by Victoria Tamez

Image credit: dialoguealumninews.wordpress.com