Collection Analysis Report
for NY Science List for 6-8
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 12 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(12 of 12 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Science (12 books)
- Nonfiction (11 books)
- STEAM (8 books)
- History (4 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- English Language Arts (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 11 of 12 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 1066 (Range: 900 - 1200)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
There are currently no items on this list with qualitative measurements.
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Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 7 Videos
- 6 Book Readings
- 15 Lesson Plans
- Total of 155 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NY School Library Systems Association's "NY Science List for 6-8". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QLD3KIT
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2009
Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It
by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1100
- Year Published: 2014
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming
by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1090
- Year Published: 2007
The Frog Scientist
by Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2009
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming
by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1170
- Year Published: 2008
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass
by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1060
- Year Published: 2015
Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
by Andrew Chaikin and Alan Bean
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 1150
- Year Published: 2009
The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans
by Elizabeth Rusch Elizabeth Rusch
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Adventure, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1070
- Year Published: 2014
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1060
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Team MoonThomas Edison for Kids: His Life and Ideas
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
by Loree Griffin Burns Loree Griffin Burns
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1200
- Year Published: 2007
Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet
by Buzz Aldrin and Marianne J. Dyson
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2015
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