Making Sense of Secondary Science vs The Fairyland of Science: Which Should You Read?
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Making Sense of Secondary Science
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What ideas do children hold about the natural world?How do these ideas affect their learning of science?Young learners bring to the classroom knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world constructed from…
The Fairyland of Science
“I HAVE promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science-a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination.”
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The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, the Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out a few of the marvellous facts which can be…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Fairyland of Science has the widest readership — 72 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Making Sense of Secondary Science | The Fairyland of Science | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (53) | 3.9 (72) |
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Reception
| Making Sense of Secondary Science | The Fairyland of Science | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53 | 72 |
| Editions | 23 | 33 |
| Citations | 686 | — |
| Want to read | 39 | — |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Pages | 218 | 244 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Making Sense of Secondary Science or The Fairyland of Science?
Making Sense of Secondary Science has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Making Sense of Secondary Science 4.0/5, The Fairyland of Science 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Making Sense of Secondary Science or The Fairyland of Science?
Making Sense of Secondary Science is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Making Sense of Secondary Science (218 pages, ≈ 4 h 02 m); The Fairyland of Science (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Making Sense of Secondary Science or The Fairyland of Science?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Making Sense of Secondary Science: Moderate; The Fairyland of Science: Challenging.