Project Gutenberg 2009-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 560 Washburne, Carleton 1889 1968 Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside) 1871 1943 Ritchie, John Woodside Common Science Produced by David Garcia, Simon Gardner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Common Science" by Carleton W. Washburne is an educational science textbook written in the early 20th century. It aims to make scientific principles accessible to elementary school students by addressing the questions they have about the world around them. The text covers fundamental scientific concepts through engaging narratives, experiments, and hands-on activities that promote curiosity and understanding. The opening portion introduces the book's premise of understanding science through the perspective of children's inquiries. It establishes that the curriculum is grounded in approximately 2000 questions collected from students, reflecting their interests in various scientific topics, including physics, chemistry, and biology. The author emphasizes the importance of captivating the students with imaginative scenarios and experiments to make learning enjoyable and relevant. This engaging approach sets the stage for a series of scientifically-informed chapters aimed at demystifying complex topics such as gravity, buoyancy, and the nature of matter in a captivating way for young learners. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science Q Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Science - Biology Category: Teaching & Education 749575 2025-08-12T09:28:42.673957 text/html 717077 2021-01-05T12:40:23 text/html 8245529 2025-08-12T09:29:14.039729 application/epub+zip 8158234 2025-08-12T09:28:49.689889 application/epub+zip 318276 2025-08-12T09:28:45.508894 application/epub+zip 8195106 2025-08-12T09:29:29.896680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8053475 2025-08-12T09:29:04.924781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540365 2022-09-13T17:57:36.939475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596855 2025-08-12T09:28:40.063927 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596659 2021-01-05T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596660 2021-01-05T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20931 2025-08-12T09:29:30.335652 application/rdf+xml 13013 2025-08-12T09:28:46.104901 image/jpeg 3380 2025-08-12T09:28:45.806877 image/jpeg 204496 2021-01-05T12:40:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 7882493 2021-01-05T12:40:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 204464 2021-01-05T12:40:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 7952734 2025-08-12T09:28:43.172901 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia