Li Tests an Idea / Tamara Tests a Theory

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Li Tests an Idea, Li decides to test which paper airplane will fly the farthest for her class science experiment. With bright illustrations and domain-specific vocabulary, readers will learn the results of Li's experiment and the steps to doing an experiment on their own. This fiction book is paired with the book, Tamara Tests a Theory. This nonfiction volume, explains the process of theories and testing. Tamara is a creative thinker with ideas and opinions, and she helps readers understand what to do with them in scientific process. Explore conversation with your readers about how they experience ideas through this well paired theme set.