Issue 4.1.25 ~ eureka! science poems
eureka! science poems
Welcome to
WHISPERshout Poetry Magazine, Issue 4.1, April 2025
Welcome to science poems by 4th graders! Get ready for 6 new, original poems by kids, this time accompanied by images available free through Creative Commons. If you’re a kid who writes poems, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK, TOO… and we encourage every reader to comment on the magazine down below!
This month’s issue features poems by kids thinking about all kinds of things that are part of SCIENCE. Their poems ask questions, share knowledge, and make connections between themselves and science ideas.
POEM #1
“Volcano” by Nathan, 4th grade
In this poem Nathan takes a science fact we all know—that lava is hot (but perhaps not quite hot enough to melt titanium), and then personifies the hottest thing ever to emphasize lava’s hotness: we love thinking that sun has feelings, that “the sun is a little bit/jealous”!
POEM #2
“viene invierno” by Ali, 4th grade
Here Ali, an English learner, wrote his poem about the seasons in Spanish. They are not named in the traditional order; instead Ali names a marker of each season. ¡Sus palabras suenan hermosas en español y en inglés, with all the /v/, /n/ and /s/ sounds!
POEM #3
“The drama” by Lucas, 4th grade
You might not think your own familiar finger under a microscope could be very dramatic, but in this poem Lucas captures the shock first of not seeing what he expected—crispy bread—and then the shock of seeing “dead space,” “a void of nothingness.” That IS dramatic! And then the poem returns to something ordinary: crumbled construction paper. That’s quite a voyage Lucas’s poem takes us on.
POEM #4
“Tornado” by Bryant - 4th grade
Science information can be used in lots of ways, including to keep us healthy and safe. Here the poet Bryant reminds us how to stay safe in tornado weather, with some ear-catching rhythm and a poem that itself forms a funnel shape. “Buckle up” is both serious and funny—do you have seatbelts in YOUR underground bunker?
POEM #5
“The Nightmare Before Christmas”
By Quinna, 4th grade
Here Quinna uses the surprising example of The Elf on the Shelf to wonder about how our brains process scary things. She asks the brain science experts to help her understand the strange fact that although her baby dolls don’t scare her, the elf does! Poems are a great place to pose questions like that.
POEM #6
“words” by Brielle, 4th grade
Brielle’s poem isn’t “sciency” at first glance, but just as there is brain and body science involved in what scares us, there’s brain and body science in what we know and what we like. Even our emotions are made of chemicals! And we do feel words in our hearts—that’s why poetry is powerful.
Those are our six poems for this issue—maybe one jumped out as your favorite. If so, let us know in the comments below! Look for our next issue by the end of May…and maybe you’ll see YOUR poem featured! Click the SUBMIT button to get started.
Thanks for reading!
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