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Perkin's Perfect Purple: How a Boy Created Color with Chemistry
Written by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn. Illustrated by Francesca Sanna.
Written by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn. Illustrated by Francesca Sanna.
Watch this read aloud video of our second Cook Prize contender.
Watch this read aloud video of our second Cook Prize contender.
Use these questions to think about the way the authors use language in the book.
Use these questions to think about the way the authors use language in the book.
Do the authors use interesting language or vocabulary?
Do you learn any new or exciting words?
Do the authors explain unfamiliar or important words so you can understand them?
Why was purple such a big deal?
Why was purple such a big deal?
For centuries, colors were signs of wealth and status around the world. Ordinary people's clothing were made from dully colored fabric, colored by nature - grays and browns. Up until 1603, laws in England said purple was only to be worn by royalty and religious leaders. Perkin's invention, using chemistry to create colored dye, brought colored clothing to ordinary people. The invention of these dyes also lead to scientists' medical innovations, such as staining invisible bacteria and microbes.
For centuries, colors were signs of wealth and status around the world. Ordinary people's clothing were made from dully colored fabric, colored by nature - grays and browns. Up until 1603, laws in England said purple was only to be worn by royalty and religious leaders. Perkin's invention, using chemistry to create colored dye, brought colored clothing to ordinary people. The invention of these dyes also lead to scientists' medical innovations, such as staining invisible bacteria and microbes.
What is the scientific method?
What is the scientific method?
The scientific method is a methodical process for performing scientific experiments. Perkin, along with other 19th century colleagues, were pioneers in the scientific method, beginning their explorations with a hypothesis, then slowly and methodically testing it, one step at a time, making only one change at a time. This required a lot patience, but it allowed Perkin to understand why something worked and, so importantly, to be able to recreate it.
The scientific method is a methodical process for performing scientific experiments. Perkin, along with other 19th century colleagues, were pioneers in the scientific method, beginning their explorations with a hypothesis, then slowly and methodically testing it, one step at a time, making only one change at a time. This required a lot patience, but it allowed Perkin to understand why something worked and, so importantly, to be able to recreate it.
Perform an Experiment following the Scientific Method
Perform an Experiment following the Scientific Method
Now it's your turn! Try one of these experiments below, using the scientific method.
Now it's your turn! Try one of these experiments below, using the scientific method.
Sunrise-In-A-Jar.pdfSunrise in a Jar
Sunrise in a Jar
Williams-Scientific-Method- Make Eggs Bounce.pdfMake Eggs Bounce with Science
Make Eggs Bounce with Science
Williams-Scientific-Method-Ping-Pong-Magic.pdfPing-Pong Magic
Ping-Pong Magic
Alliteration
Alliteration
Alliteration is when the first stressed (or accented) syllable of two nearby words begin with the same consonant sound. Tongue twisters use alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration is when the first stressed (or accented) syllable of two nearby words begin with the same consonant sound. Tongue twisters use alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Authors Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn use alliteration in the title and in the text of the book: Perkin's Perfect Purple, "bugs and berries", and "rocks and roots" to name a few.
Authors Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn use alliteration in the title and in the text of the book: Perkin's Perfect Purple, "bugs and berries", and "rocks and roots" to name a few.
Poets will often use alliteration in their poetry. Poet Ken Nesbitt has an entire section of poetry that uses alliteration on his website Poetry4Kids.com.
Poets will often use alliteration in their poetry. Poet Ken Nesbitt has an entire section of poetry that uses alliteration on his website Poetry4Kids.com.
Read and listen to his examples then try writing your own poem using alliteration.
Read and listen to his examples then try writing your own poem using alliteration.
I Made a Meme This Morning
I Made a Meme This Morning
I made a meme this morning.
I posted it online.
(I asked my mom’s permission.
She said that it was fine.)
Then people started sharing it.
The next thing that I knew,
my meme had spread around the world.
It grew, and grew, and grew!
By lunch my meme went viral.
It had a billion views.
By dinnertime the TV had it
on the evening news.
I earned a penny, maybe two,
from every single share,
and, by the time I went to bed,
I was a millionaire.
I thought of making one more meme
that might go even higher.
But, nah, I’m nearly nine years old.
I think I’ll just retire.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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