




Join Andy Acid and his friend, Annie Alligator, as they learn about acids and bases during an adventurous day in Quirksville. See what happens when Annie eats too many acidic foods and has to visit Dr. Alfred. Also make sure to try the hands on science activities!
Testing for Acids and Bases
Roles Acids and Bases Play in Daily Life
Learn/Review /A/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Botanist Bert and his friends, Buddy Beaver and Bennie Bear, in another Quirkles adventure. Discover what happens when Bennie Bear thinks a head of broccoli is a basketball! After reading the story, try the two hands-on science experiments in the back of the book. See how plants can "magically" change colors and plant your own seeds and watch them grow.
Botanist
How Plants Get Water and Food
Effects of Sunlight on Plants
What Part of Plants are Eaten
Learn/Review /B/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Colorful Caroline and her friends, Calvin Cricket and Cathy Cottontail. Explore what happens when Calvin and Cathy make a colorful cape for their friend, Callie Cow, by mixing primary colors. This is a story about friendship as well as a science lesson about colors. Be sure to do the science experiments in the back of the book. You can mix your own colors and see the colors "explode."
Primary Colors
Mixing Primary Colors to Make Secondary Colors
Colors of the Rainbow
Learn/Review /C/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Density Dan and his friends, Dipsy Dog and Danny Duck, in a Quirksville adventure. Find out what happens when Dipsy Dog tries to float in fresh water and then in the ocean. After completing the story, be sure to try the science experiments! You will discover that some liquids do not mix and all water is not the same!
Density
Buoyancy
Miscible and Immisible Liquids
Archimedes Principle
Learn/Review /D/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Ellie Electricity and her friend, Effie Elf, in a fun Quirkles adventure. Discover with Effie Elf what happens when a wool sweater is pulled over your head. Once you have finished the story, try the two experiments outlined in the back of the book. Explore what happens when you rub a wool sock on a balloon. It's a hair-raising experience!
Static Electricity
Electrons and Protons
Roles Static Electricity Play in Everyday Life
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Friction Fred and the Quirksville football team, the Foops, on a Friday night in Quirksville. Discover what happens when Frankie Frog and Filmer Fox can't run on the slick field on the night of the big game. You won't want to miss the two hands-on science experiments in the back of the book. See how Friction Fred saves the day!
Friction and Resistance
Static and Kinetic Friction
Roles Friction Play in Daily Life
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Gilbert Gas and his friend, Gary Goat, as they learn about carbon dioxide. Discover what happens when a bottle of "gola" is dropped on the ground and then opened. Gilbert Gas explains how plants need carbon dioxide to live. Be sure to try the two related science experiments. You will make things pop, fizz, and blow up!
Carbon Dioxide
Photosynthesis
Chemical and Physical Reactions
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Hallie Heat and her friends, Henry Horse and Hanna Hen, on a hot, sunny day in Quirksville. Find out what happens when Henry Horse gets too hot in his black hat. You will learn what colors are best to wear in the hot sun. Try the science experiments, too!
Absorption
Reflection
Radiation Energy
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Inquisitive Inman introduces the concept of scientific inquiry to his friends, Ippy and Izzy Iguana. Discover what happens when Ippy has an incident with indigo ink. Scientific terms such as inquire, infer, and compare are introduced in this Quirkles adventure. You won't want to miss the two experiments. Find out how to make invisible letters appear and solve a mystery.
What A Scientist Does
Scientific Method
Inquiry-based Science
Forensic Science
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Jazzy Jet and her friends, Jerry Jackrabbit and Jenny Blue Jay, as they explore the concept of aerodynamics. Discover what happens when you try to fly a jet in the shape of a circle or a square. One of the two experiments will show you how to make a super flying paper jet!
Aerodynamics
Lift, Drag, and Thrust
Bernoulli's Principle
Learn/Review /J/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Kitchen Chemistry Kal and his friend, Kizzy Kangaroo, on the day of the big carnival in Quirksville. Discover what happens when the local ice cream parlor runs out of ice cream. Kitchen Chemistry Kal demonstrates how liquids can change to solids. You won't want to miss the hands-on experiments. Find out how you can make your own ice cream in a bag!
Chemistry
States of Matter
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Properties
Learn/Review /K/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share in another Quirksville adventure as Lindy Light helps Lucy Lion learn about shadows. You will discover how Lucy is frightened when something lurks behind her. You will laugh as Lucy becomes frustrated when the "It" won't answer her questions. Have a great time as you create your own shadow puppets!
Light and Shadow
Eclipse
Reflected and Transmitted Light
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Learn/Review /L/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Explore the principles of motion in the Quirkles book, Mary Motion. See what happens when Mikey Moose and Mindy Mouse compete in a marble race. Discover a secret to winning the race. Reinforce the concepts by conducting the experiments also included in the book.
Potential/Kinetic Energy
Inertia
Centripetal Force
Newton's Laws of Motion
Learn/Review /M/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share in a Quirkles adventure as Nosey Nina teaches her friend, Ned Newfoundland, about the sense of smell. Explore what happens when Ned tries to eat a plate of nifty noodles while his nose is stuffy. You will discover that sometimes it is difficult to determine the taste or smell of food. Be sure to try the two hands-on science experiments in the back of the book. You might be surprised at what you discover!
Taste and Smell are Connected
Olfactory Receptors/Lobe
Explore Scents
DIffusion
Learn/Review /N/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Ollie Oxygen and his friend, Professor Oswald, in a very exciting day in Quirksville. Discover what happens when Oz Otter, Oscar Ox, and Otto Ostrich find themselves surrounded by a fire in the forest. Ollie explains to his friends how oxygen makes fire bigger, while carbon dioxide extinguishes fire. Discover for yourself how fire must have oxygen to survive.
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Fire Safety
Exothermic Reaction
Learn/Review /O/Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Pressure Pete in another Quirksville adventure. Discover what happens when Patsy Pig has a hole in her straw as she drinks purple punch. Pressure Pete explains to his friends how pressure is lowered as they suck on a straw. After reading the book, be sure to try the two experiments. You will be surprised what pressure can do to a balloon!
Air/Atmospheric Pressure
Suction
Changes in Air Pressure
Air Pressure and Weather
Learn/Review /P/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share in a hilarious Quirksville adventure as Quincy Quake responds to Queen Quilla's emergency call. Discover what creates an earthquake and be surprised at what can appear to be a quake! You won't want to miss the two hands on experiments in the back of the book. They might shake you up!
Earthquake/Geological Effects of Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Richter Scale
Seismograph
Learn/Review /Q/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Ronnie Rock and his friend, Ruthie Rabbit, as they explore rocks in this Quirkles book. Discover what happens when Ruthie tries to enter a raspberry in the rare rock contest! There is a great lesson in friendship in this story, too. You won't want to miss the experiments.You will grow things that sparkle!
Types of Rock--Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic
What Does a Geologist Do?
Roles Rocks and Minerals Play in Daily Life
Learn/Review /R/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Susie Sound as she teaches her friends about sound and a valuable lesson on friendship. Find out what happens when Spotty Spider and Sarah Seal tell secrets about Sizzly Snake. Enjoy the great illustrations that demonstrate the way sound travels. Learning about sound has never been so fun!
Principles of Sound and How It Travels
Sound as a Form of Energy
How the Body Hears Sound
Learn/Review /S/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share in the exciting Quirkles adventure as Timothy Tornado and his friends are caught in a tornado. Discover, along with Tammy Turtle and Teddy Tiger, what causes a tornado and what to do for safety. Try the hands-on science experiments in the back of the book. Beware! You will form your own tornado!
Tornadoes and Weather Conditions that Fuel Them
How Does a Tornado Form?
Tornado Safety
Learn/Review/T/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Underwater Utley as he rescues his friend, Uzzy Umbrellabird, from drowning in the ocean. Discover why birds cannot live in water while fish can. There is also a great lesson to be learned about how
"different" is ok. Last, but not least, discover how you can create your own ocean in a bottle!
Oceans and Ocean Life
Properties of Different Species/How Fish Breathe
What is an Oceanographer?
Learn/Review /U/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Vinnie Volcano in this exciting adventure in Quirksville. Discover what happens when Victor Vet calls Vinnie to come and rescue Vanessa Squirrel and Valerie Rabbit from a volcanic mountain. You can create your own volcano by following the directions in the hands-on experiments in the back of the book. Be sure to stand back!
Volcanoes as a Landform
What Happens When a Volcano Erupts
Models of Volcanoes
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(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share in this wild Quirkles adventure as Watery William teaches Wippy Walrus and Wilma Worm about the water cycle. You will laugh when William and Wippy WOOOSH down a giant waterfall. Discover why water is so important for all living things. Make your own version of the water cycle by conducting the experiments in the book. Learning about water has never been so fun!
Importance of Water
Water Cycle
Water Conservation
Learn/Review /W/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join X.E. Ecology as she tries to tell her friend, Exeter Fox, why he should not litter. Exeter does not listen until trash gets tangled in the spokes of his bicycle wheel and disaster follows!. Learn about decomposition and why recycling is so important as you conduct the science experiments.
Recycling
Pollution
Decomposition
Protecting Natural Habitats
Ecology
Learn/Review /X/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Share with Yawning Yolanda and her friends in this Quirkles adventure. Discover what happens when the creatures of Quirksville get a bad case of the yawns. Yawning Yolanda teaches that there is still much to be learned about how our body works. Be sure to try the hands-on experiments in the back of the book. You may be the one to solve the mystery of the yawns!
The Mysterious Yawn
How the Lungs Work
Fun Facts About the Human Body
Components of Blood
Learn/Review /Y/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)





Join Zany Science Zeke in this Quirkles adventure. Zeke protects his friend, Ziffy Zebra, from the Quirksville bully, Zachary Zoop. He brings them together by showing how fun science can be. Together they create a concoction called "Zop." Be sure to make your own "Zop" that is outlined in the experiments in the back of the book. Science can be very zany!
States of Matter
Polymers
Bullying
Learn/Review /Z/ Sound
(Using Quirkles Books, Teacher Guide, and More Quirkles Experiments activities)