Scien-Trickery: Riddles in Science
by J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by Frank RemkiewiczBibliographic Citation: Lewis, J. Patrick. Scien-Trickery: Riddles in Science. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. NewYork: Voyager. 2007.
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205849-4
Review: This cleverly written book full of science riddles are great little rhymes to get students thinking! The author gives great information in clues within the title, through lines of the riddle, the answer below (upside down) and through the labeled picture clues. The riddles are all written upon notebook paper and look as if you are looking through a spiral. The vivid pictures only add to the appeal of this great book.
The Old Switcheroo
My father's the arc,
My mother's the spark.
Without them you would
Be left in the dark.
Answer: Electricity
Introduction to Share: Great ideas abound when writing riddles! Students will love being able to write a riddle about a unit of study to see if they can "trick" their classmates. To get them started, you could begin the lesson with some basic brain-teasers or riddles, to get their brains in the correct frame of mind. This website, NIEHS, has a few riddles to get them started. Another idea for a classroom teacher, take the riddle from this book that goes along with the unit of study and read the riddle as the opening point of attention to the lesson. What a great vocabulary builder to begin talking about the clues in the riddle to start the unit.
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