Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

Book SynopsisWhat is the sound barrier? What is snot made of? Why do we yawn? Curious kids want to know, and they will get the answers to these questions and many more in this exceptional illustrated Q&A book. Questions from many branches of science, including chemistry, physics, biology, geology-are answered in a fun, kid-friendly way and accompanied by quirky cartoon illustrations that will entertain readers and help them remember important facts • 80 pages of educational, science-related questions and answers for kids ages 7 and up • Fun illustrations that engage readers while helping them learn • Educational content reviewed by a science expert What About: Science is a Q&A book that offers easy-to-understand answers to tough science questions! • Great family and classroom read-aloud book • Nonfiction books for kids • Educational books for elementary school students

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Book SynopsisCharles Babbage and the Curious Computer is a graphic novel for 7- to 9-year olds that follows a primary school science club who time travel to meet Christian inventor Charles Babbage, the man who paved the way for the modern day computer.

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Book SynopsisThis text contains 40 different scientifically-sound activities children can do to explore the world of spy science, such as: writing in invisible ink; building a listening device; sending a message in Morse code; and visiting the CIA's home page on the Internet.Table of ContentsDaring Disguises: Going Undercover as a Spy. Tricks of the Trade: Mastering Spy Skills and Techniques. Magical Gadgets: Building Spy Tools and Devices. "Goldilocks Calling Papa Bear:" Making Contact and Sending SecretMessages. Cipher Secrets: Making (and Breaking) Codes. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisMake glow-in-the-dark stars! Learn how an Etch-A-SketchR(r) erases pictures! Create a kaleidoscope from your toys! Discover why a SlinkyR(r) slinks down stairs! Experience the science of toys and games with these quick, easyexperiments and activities from Jean Potter. You can complete eachin ten fun-filled minutes or less, and the clear step-by-stepinstructions and illustrations help you get it right every time.The projects help you learn about everything from why a swing goeshigher when you pump your legs to how Silly PuttyR(r) pulls upcomic strips from the newspaper. You will find most of the requiredmaterials already in your toy chest, home, backyard, orneighborhood. The 101 activities in this book cover every aspect of the scienceof toys and the games you play, including swinging, bouncing,throwing, sliding, and much more. You''ll discover why a footballspirals as it zips through the air, learn how to make your cerealjump out of the bowlTable of ContentsReflecting, Refracting, and Glowing. Mixing, Molding, and Stretching. Rolling, Sliding, and Sticking. Balancing, Swinging, and Spinning. Throwing, Flying, and Falling. Floating, Bouncing, and Pushing. Plucking, Banging, and Blowing. Glossary. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisMake coins disappear. Crush a soda can--without even touching it. Write an invisible message--that suddenly reappears out of nowhere. Teach your cereal to jump and dance, and much more! Is it magic? No, it's science! There's a lot more to magic than just waving a wand.Table of ContentsThe Magic of Matter: Solid Illusions. The Magic of Reactions: Mix-It-Up Stunts. The Magic of Water: Liquid Tricks. The Magic of Air: Working Under Pressure. The Magic of Force and Energy: "Force-Full" Feats. The Magic of Electricity and Magnetism: "Shocking" Illusions. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe perfect science fair idea books . Spectacular Science ProjectsJanice Vancleave''s Electricity * How do you make a battery out of a lemon? * Can a magnet produce electricity? * How does a flashlight work? Janice VanCleave''s Electricity includes 20 simple and funexperiments that allow you to discover the answers to these andother fascinating questions about electricity, plus dozens ofadditional suggestions for developing your own science fairprojects. Learn about electric charges with a simple experimentusing modeling clay and a plastic straw; about voltage using abowl, paper towels, and a raw egg; about conductors with someclothespins, aluminum foil, and a flashlight bulb; and much more.All experiments are safe, use inexpensive household materials, andinvolve a minimum of preparation and clean up. Children ages 8-12Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects Series: JaniceVanCleave''s Animals Janice VanCleave''s Earthquakes JaniceVanCleave''s Gravity Janice VTable of ContentsWanderer. Movers. Stickers. Zap!. Glow Bulb. Charger. How High?. Flow Rate. Pathway. Lemon Power. Give and Take. Flashlight. Series. Parallel. Resistance. Protectors. Attractive. Pointer. Jerker. Generator. Appendix. Glossary. Index.

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Book Synopsis* What kind of insect does a back flip? * Which bug will wrestle with a rival? You''ll find the answers to these and other fascinating questionsabout insects in Pet Bugs. Small, easy to find, catch, and carefor, and intriguing to watch, bugs make terrific pets! In Pet Bugs,Sally Kneidel shows you how to catch and keep crickets, mantises,click beetles, and many more kinds of insects. She''ll also give youa close-up view of how insects interact with one another and withtheir environment. C Captivating illustrations throughout the bookbring this fun-filled hobby to life for kids.Table of ContentsBugs That Eat Other Bugs. Bugs That Have Special Tricks to Avoid Being Gobbled Up. Bugs That Look Like Something They're Not. Bugs That Live and Work in Groups. Bugs That Communicate with Each Other in Special Ways. Bugs That Multiply--Before Your Eyes!. Appendix. Glossary. For Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisFans of Vicki Cobb''s unique blend of humor, science, and hands-onactivities will have tons of fun with How to Really Fool Yourself.Kids won''t be able to believe their eyes--not to mention theirears, noses, hands, and tongues! Packed with all-new illustrationsand a delightful new design, this book features over 70 activitiesto fool all five senses. Each illusion is followed by a fascinatingWhy You''re Fooled section that explains the science and historybehind the magic. * Illusions of touch, taste, hearing, smell, and sight include: theIncredible Shrinking Sugar Cube, Flavorless Coffee, Movie-StyleSound Effects, Making Circles from Straight Lines, and manymore * The hardcover edition of How to Really Fool Yourself has sold90,000 copies * A Main Selection of the Primary Teachers'' Book ClubTrade Review"Interesting, informative, and fun."--School Library Journal "Clear and lively . . . links the puzzles to scientificfact."--ALA Booklist "Simple and direct, suitably lighthearted. . . . This unpretentiousaccount might just win over a couple of investigators of thefuture!"--Scientific AmericanTable of ContentsA Sense of Reality. Weird Feelings. Strange Sounds and a Taste for the Mysterious. Bizarre Shapes and Sizes. Brightness Mad and Color Crazed. Phantom Moves. Mirages and Other Visual Oddities. Great Misconceptions. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat''s the effect of osmosis on a raisin? How is water transported through plant stems? What''s the best way to grow penicillin? How are butterflies different from moths? Now you can discover answers to these and other fascinatingquestions about biologythe study of living organisms. In Biologyfor Every Kid, you''ll learn how to talk with fireflies, watchbacteria wage war in a glass of milk, discover how to tell thetemperature by counting cricket chirps, and find out how an appleand an onion can taste the same. Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a listof materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and aneasy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretestedand can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom orat home.Table of ContentsI. Experiments For The Beginning Biologist: The World of Plants 7 II. Experiments In The Animal Kingdom: Introductory Zoology 79 III. Experiments That Teach Us About Ourselves: The Amazing Humanbody 143 Glossary 215 Index 219

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Book SynopsisThe perfect science fair idea books.Table of ContentsBuilding Blocks. Super Chains. Breakdown. Spacey. Clingers. On the Move. Uphill Climbers. Tug of War. Escape. Mixers. Separate. Crystals. Honeycombs. Color Changes. I.D. Stretchy. Heavy Water. Cleansing Power. Supporters. Sinkers. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisHistory made fun! This traipse through Greek history is a time-travelling journey with the very first scientists who looked at how the universe workedTrade Review"A witty and accessible treasure trove of scientific discoveries that goes to the heart of our human quest to understand who we are. This book doesn't dumb down or gloss over imponderables but will leave you marvelling at the science and asking for more." - Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Director of Medical Studies at Trinity College Cambridge"Has the bug bitten you? Are you curious? Curious to know how the Universe evolved from the Big Bang? How matter arranges itself into objects ranging from atomic nuclei to human beings, planets, and stars? Are you curious to know why all these things are the way they are? Science is good for the 'how' questions but does not necessarily have the answers on the 'why' questions. Can science and religion talk to each other? Enjoy this series and learn more about science and the enriching dialogue between science and faith." - Professor Rolf Heuer, Director General of CERN 2009-2015; President of the German Physical Society and SESAME Council"The brilliant and entertaining illustrations in this series enliven a clear and enjoyable text that should stimulate serious thought about the world and our place in it." - Lord Rees, Astronomer Royal, President of the Royal Society 2005-2010"Too often science and faith are pitted against each other. This book breaks down that split in a creative and engaging way. It shows the scope of science in our lives and how the study of science and the study of God feed and magnify each other. Human beings have always been hungry for understanding and meaning, and this book beautifully shows how this has worked out from the earliest time. It is a book that leaves me in awe at the 'art' of science: for the way it unveils the magnificence of God our Creator, who stretches out the canvas." - Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury"Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches. A much-needed antidote to the bludgeoning crudity of so much writing in both science and religion." - Reverend Doctor Malcolm Guite, poet, singer-songwriter, priest, academic, and chaplain at Girton College CambridgeTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction 71 Adventures in Ancient Greece 112 Athens Takes to the Stage 433 And the Academy Award Goes to… 604 Have You Met the Brain? 725 Science on the Nile 866 BC to AD 1027 The Forgotten Hero of Science 114

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Book SynopsisAn explosive mix of Bible study and scientific experiment, Crackle and Pop is an engaging way to get children excited about the BibleTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction 4Tips 5Old TestamentAnd there was life Creation – Genesis 1 10–11Breath of life The creation of people – Genesis 2 12–13Your own building blocks A song all about us – Psalm 139 14–15Endless rain Noah’s ark – Genesis 7 and 8 16–17A colourful rainbow Noah’s ark – Genesis 7 and 8 18–19God’s plan for Abram Abram, father of a large nation – Genesis 15 20–21Unique fingerprint? Jacob or Esau – Genesis 27 22–23God protects you Jacob’s dream in Bethel – Genesis 28 24–25The green-eyed monster Joseph’s brothers – Genesis 37 26–27Hitting is no solution Moses lashes out – Exodus 2 28–29Strange fire Moses and the burning bush – Exodus 3 30–31In the light The exodus from Egypt – Exodus 14 32–33Toxic words Balaam tries to curse the people of Israel – Numbers 22 and 23 34–35The power of sound Jericho’s walls – Joshua 6 36–37Who is going to win? Gideon attacks the Midianites – Judges 7 38–39Growing by invisible power David and Goliath – 1 Samuel 17 40–41Explosion risk! Saul is angry with David – 1 Samuel 18 42–43Ahijah’s cloak The land of Israel is being divided – 1 Kings 11 44–45A good king or a cruel king? Wise counsel for Rehoboam – 1 Kings 12 46–47Like a burning fire Elijah brings a sacrifice on Mount Carmel – 1 Kings 18 48–49The power of prayer Elijah prays for rain – 1 Kings 18 and James 5 50–51In a chariot of fire Elijah goes up to heaven – 2 Kings 2 52–53Washed clean The healing of Naaman – 2 Kings 5 54–55Does the earth rotate around the sun or the sun around the earth?A sign for Hezekiah – 2 Kings 20 56–57Battered and bruised Job’s adversity – Job 3 58–61When is something really empty? Air and emptiness – Ecclesiastes 1 62–63Fear Don’t be afraid – Isaiah 41 64–65Like clay in the hands of the potterJeremiah at the potter’s – Jeremiah 18 66–67A beautiful future God’s words for Ezekiel – Ezekiel 34 68–69Water and salt The story of Jonah – Jonah 1–4 70–73New TestamentDumbstruck Zechariah in the Temple – Luke 1 74–75How Mary’s life changed Announcement of the birth of Jesus – Luke 1 76–77Dissolved! Joseph’s dream – Matthew 1 78–79Fantastic news! The Saviour has been born – Luke 2 80–81Light in the darkness Jesus is coming to the earth – John 1 82–83Waiting patiently Simeon in the Temple – Luke 2 84–85Astronomy The visit of the wise men – Matthew 2 86–87This is Jesus John points to Jesus – Luke 3 88–89Words that impress Jesus teaches in the synagogue – Mark 1 90–91Complicated… The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus – John 3 92–95The secrets of God’s kingdomWhy does Jesus speak in parables? – Matthew 13 96–97A firm foundation Parable of the wise and the foolish man – Luke 6 98–99It grows all by itself Jesus talks about God’s kingdom – Mark 4 100–101Jesus turns everything upside downParable of the workers in the vineyard – Matthew 20 102–103In balance Jesus’ miracles – Matthew 15 104–105Transforming water The wedding in Cana – John 2 106–107Contagious The healing of the leper – Mark 1 108–109Storm on the lake Jesus calms the waves and the storm – Mark 4 110–11Seeing clearly Healing of the blind man in Bethsaida – Mark 8 112–13Walking on water Jesus and Peter walk on the lake – Matthew 14 114–15A very dark day Jesus dies at Golgotha – Mark 15 116–17Sin? Jesus pays the price! Jesus dies for our sins – Mark 10 118–19Love warms you up! God’s love for the world – John 3 120–21New life Jesus has risen! – Matthew 28 122–23Jesus ascends into heaven Ascension – Acts 1 124–27On the move! The outpouring of the Holy Spirit – Acts 2 128–29The power of God The Holy Spirit – Romans 5 130–31Read it in the Bible Philip and the Ethiopian – Acts 8 132–33Jesus transforms fierce Saul Saul’s conversion – Acts 9 134–35What can you feel? Paul is bitten by a snake – Acts 28 136–37Filled with immeasurable love Jesus’ love for you – Ephesians 3 138–39Dazzling John’s vision – Revelation 4 140–41Appendices 142–43Overview of Bible quotations 144–47Index of people and things 148–50

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Book SynopsisAbout three to five million high school students compete in science fairs every year. An emphasis on technology and the number of science-based magnet schools mean the traditional science project is here to stay.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: A Magical Mystery Tour of Science Fair Projects. Chapter 1: Science Fair Projects 101: Discovering What They’re All About. Chapter 2: Getting the Skinny on Science Fair Projects (And How They Can Help You). Chapter 3: Tackling and Categorizing Your Projects. Part II: Choosing a Project and Getting Started. Chapter 4: What’s the Big Idea? Finding a Project Topic. Chapter 5: Getting the 4-1-1: Information Please! Chapter 6: Writing Your Background Research Paper. Part III: The Nitty-Gritty: Stepping Through the Project. Chapter 7: Keeping Your Project on Track. Chapter 8: Getting to the Nuts and Bolts: The Scientific Method. Chapter 9: Over Here, Igor: Doing Your Project. Chapter 10: That’s a Wrap: Winding Up Your Project! Part IV: Show and Tell. Chapter 11: Creating a Project Notebook. Chapter 12: Displaying Your Project. Part V: The Finals: Knowing What to Expect at the Fair. Chapter 13: Entering the Construction Zone: Setting Up Your Project. Chapter 14: Bringing On the Judges. Chapter 15: Going for the Gold: Science Fair Awards. Part VI: Some Superb Science Project Picks. Chapter 16: Easy As Pie. Chapter 17: Kicking It Up a Notch. Chapter 18: Taking the Challenge. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Bad Project Ideas and Why You Should Avoid Them. Chapter 20: Ten Great Web Sites (Okay, 23 Actually). Chapter 21: Ten Fun Things to Do at the Science Fair. Chapter 22: Ten Science Project Survival Tips for Parents. Chapter 23: Ten MVPS (Most Valuable Project Supplies). Index.

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Book SynopsisNo one had ever seen anything like the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. Before the deadly disease ran its course in 1919, more American soldiers died from the flu than in combat, more than one-fifth of the world's population was infected, and as many as 100 million people worldwide died from the disease that caused a devastating pandemic.

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Book SynopsisCombines three-dimensional science learning, sociocultural theories of learning, and science for justice and equity to provide a comprehensive picture of formative assessment for today’s K-12 science classroom.Table of ContentsPreface My History in Science and Formative Assessment Why I Wrote This BookScopeTo Whom This Book Is DirectedAcknowledgmentsPART I: FRAMING1. It's Time to Rethink Formative Assessment in Science Education What Is Formative Assessment in Science? New Understandings About Learning That Influence Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Formative Assessment for Ambitious and Equitable 3D Science Learning Example: What Can We Do to Keep Our Community Healthy? Initial DrawingsFamily ActivityHow to Read This Book 2. Broadening Our View of Science Formative Assessment Formative Assessment in a System of Classroom Activity Defining Elements of a Formative Assessment Activity System How Activity Systems Work to Support Learning Through Formative Assessment Looking Ahead 3. Formative Assessment as a Vehicle for Equity and Justice in Science Learning Structural Influences on Science Formative Assessment Constraints on Formative Assessment Formative Assessment as a Vehicle for Equity and Justice Self-Reflection for Ambitious and Equitable Teaching Centering Equity and Justice in Formative Assessment: Examples Equity and Justice: Connective Threads for Formative Assessment Design and Enactment PART II: TASKS AND PRACTICES4. Questions Worth Answering: The Role of Phenomena in Formative Assessment Considerations for Phenomena Types of Phenomena for Formative Assessment How Different Phenomena Support Formative Assessment Across an Instructional Unit Resources for Identifying Phenomena for Formative Assessment Putting It All Together: Framing Formative Assessment Tasks With Phenomena 5. Formative Assessment Tasks: Artifacts and Material Representations of Student Thinking What Do We Mean by "Tasks"? The Role of Formative Assessment Tasks Integrating the Three Dimensions in Formative Assessment Tasks Elements of Multicomponent Formative Assessment Task Design: Supporting Learners to Show What They Know Putting It All Together: Redesigning a Multicomponent Formative Assessment Task Beyond Paper and Pencil: Technology-Assisted Formative Assessment Tasks Looking Ahead: The Importance of Practices and Feedback 6. Norms, Routines, and Community: Classroom Enactment of Formative Assessment What Do We Mean by "Enactment"? Participation Structures Norms and Routines Talk Moves: Essential Elements of Formative Assessment Classroom Practices Putting It All Together: A Formative Assessment Conversation to Support the Development of Student Thinking 7. Feedback Feedback to Support Science Learning A Model of Feedback Technology Feedback Within and Across Lessons: Short, Medium, and Long Cycles A Challenging, but Key Practice to Support Student Learning PART III: BEYOND THE CLASSROOM8. Tools and Routines for Professional Learning: Collaborative Formative Assessment Design   Teacher Professional Learning Through Formative Assessment Design Steps for Collaborative Formative Assessment Design Increasing Opportunities for Teachers to Learn Through Collaboration and Formative Assessment Co-Design 9. Learning Progressions: Tools for Formative Assessment Defining Learning Progressions Learning Progressions for Three-Dimensional Assessment Three Uses for Learning Progressions in Formative Assessment Features of Learning Progressions That Support Formative Assessment Potential to Guide Formative Assessment, With Caution 10. Conclusion: Formative Assessment for Ambitious and Equitable Science Learning: Toward a New Horizon Main Arguments What Can We Do? Closing Appendix A. Phenomenon PlannerAppendix B. Coffee Cup TaskAppendix C. Formative Assessment Task Design ChecklistAppendix D. Weather in Three Places TaskAppendix E. Snowmelt TaskAppendix F. High Elevation TaskAppendix G. Enactment Planning GuideAppendix H. Skateboarder Modeling TaskAppendix I. Sample Meeting Agendas for Collaborative Formative Assessment DesignAppendix J. Learning Progression Unit PlannerReferencesIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisAn illustrated book for young students presenting an overview of what is known about the first humans. Topics include Lucy and friends, the rise of Homo sapiens, early life in the Ice, Stone, Bronze and Iron Age, famous fossil hunters, great sites and population growth.

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Book SynopsisDelves into the life and work of Niels Bohr, founder of the modern atomic theory. This work highlights his research on the atom and its structure, the subsequent development of the nuclear age and his efforts to use his influence to promote peace. It offers sidebars on subjects of interest, including the tools of physics and biographical profiles.

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Book SynopsisThe narrator is a composite of people Pu Zhelong influenced in his work. With further context from Melanie Chan's historically precise watercolors, this story will immerse young readers in Chinese culture, the natural history of insects, and the use of biological controls in farming. Backmatter provides context and background for this lovely, sophisticated picture book about nature, science, and Communist China. The first time I saw a scientist in my village was also the first time I saw a wasp hatch out of a moth's egg, writes the narrator of this picture book about Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong. In that moment I could not have said which was the more unexpectedor the more miraculous. In the early 1960s, while Rachel Carson was writing and defending Silent Spring in the U.S., Pu Zhelong was teaching peasants in Mao Zedong's Communist China how to forgo pesticides and instead use parasitic wasps to control the moths that were decimating crops and contributing to China's widespread faTrade Review"A picture book about the scientist who pioneered integrated pest management sounds boring, but this title is anything but. Schmalzer presents the life of Pu Zhelong through flashbacks and connects it to a child's-eye-view of a changing world, all set against the backdrop of Communist-era China. The representative illustrations create a fascinating, multi-layered visual feast that frames the flashbacks as journal pages and which incorporate historically and scientifically accurate illustrations of tools and insects set within beautifully designed Chinese paper cuts. This title would be a great STEAM pick for classrooms or home use. Both the illustrations and the science are fantastic. " -- School Library Connection" The young narrator, a fictional composite, recalls how insect invasions seriously threatened essential rice and lychee harvests in rural 1960s–70s Guangdong, China. The narrator explains that farmers were relying on expensive pesticides, which made people sick and gradually became ineffective, to battle pests. The arrival of Pu Zhelong, a pioneering environmentalist trained in Minnesota, changed the locals' approach. Working with farmers and students, barefoot, Zhelong advocated for natural-predator balance, and health and harvests improved. Clear, detailed text and drawings explain the use of parasitic wasps and silk-moth eggs for biological control; a lucid afterword connects readers to history (and acknowledges that pesticides are still widely used); and a brief bibliography provides additional value. Author and illustrator gracefully convey their expertise. Lyrical yet realistic line-and-color wash illustrations, dominated by rich greens, assure visual appeal. The clever scrapbook conceit might produce some confusion about the narrator's age but allows for the introduction of a dozen decorative and instructive paper-cut Chinese characters. An endpage explains each. VERDICT Readers interested in environmental science and Chinese history, language, and culture will find an engaging and informative story here. " -- School Library Journal" We spent last summer battling paper wasps. They were making nests in every nook and cranny they could find. My daughter got stung multiple times while playing at her grandparents. The insects were a menace. Never in a million years did I think wasps could be useful. Then I read Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean. I was entertained and educated by the book. Author Sigrid Schmalzer — winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize for 2018 for her book Red Revolution, Green Revolution — knows her subject well and that’s apparent. Her strength, however, is her ability to make this topic accessible for young readers. While Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean is not overly technical, Schmalzer doesn’t shy away from solid information. Illustrator Melanie Chan builds on Schmalzer’s text, providing context and making scientific process easier to understand. Chan’s watercolor illustrations transport readers to China, exposing them to a culture that is utterly foreign to many. Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean is a lovely look at how humans both help and harm the environment. Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean is a fascinating picture book that will appeal to adults as well as children. " -- Jessica - Cracking the Cover blog

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Book SynopsisThrough color, shape,size, and other adaptations, city fish and country fish have evolved to survive in their particular habitats.In City Fish, Country Fish, Mary Cerullo uses this powerful analogy and Jeffrey Rotman's vibrant underwater photos to captivate young readers with the wild variety of ocean life. The second edition of this popular book includes new information about the effects of climate change on fish and their habitats and about great white sharks, who are among the few species who roam back and forth between cold and tropical waters. Fountas & Pinnell Level TTrade Review"...Design and layout reinforce the contrasts Cerullo identifies, making this a first-rate choice for browsers as well as students interested in ocean life." -- Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato - School Library Journal Starred Review"This attractive new look at underwater life may inspire diving dreams for both city and country readers. (Nonfiction. 9-13)" -- Kirkus"Readers will return time and time again to read the fun facts and enjoy the superb images." -- Ron Hirschi, fisheries biologist and author of more than 50 nature books for young readers"A good introduction to ocean fish." -- Green Teacher

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Book SynopsisKirkus Star Junior Library Guild Gold Selection Mark Weston's high-interest story and Rebecca Evans's colorful graphics make scientific discovery the coolest thing this side of Jupiter.Trade Review" STARRED REVIEW! How the observation of a small anomaly in a distant moon's orbit led to a discovery of, literally, astronomical significance. Weston spins thin historical records into an account of the career of 17th-century Danish astronomer Ole Romer from schoolboy days through nights spent watching the skies through a self-built telescope at the court of Louis XIV to final years as a renowned scientist (and police chief). Noticing that Jupiter's moon Io seemed to speed up and slow down on a regular schedule as it passed behind its planet, Romer not only concluded that light did not propagate instantaneously (a radical notion then), but, using the relatively crude clocks and other instruments of the time, came up with a wrong but close estimate of its speed. Along with retracing Romer's line of reasoning, the author explains how other researchers of the time and later roughed out the distances between major members of the solar system and refined those measurements over time, then closes with nods to Einstein, astronomical distances, and light's truly mind-bending pace. Evans tucks diagrams and mathematical calculations as well as banter and fanciful details into her lighthearted cartoon illustrations, wedging single and sequential panels of Romer and others at work into views of starscapes and planetary surfaces. Human figures in the art are white and predominantly male. A significant, unjustly obscure highlight from modern science's early days. (timeline) (Informational picture book. 8-12) " -- Kirkus Reviews"I really liked reading Finding the Speed of Light because it was educational. I loved that it was kind of like a comic book, with speech balloons. This made it fun to read. I also loved the illustrations. I would recommend Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World to kids who wonder about science and astronomy and who want to learn about the speed of light." -- Jewel Age 11 - Kids' Book Buzz" The unique combination of Weston’s writing style and Evans’ colorful, cartoon-like illustrations make this book a delight. This would be a great discussion starter for young scientists as they explore this text and note the process and missteps that go along with scientific investigation and inquiry. Recommended " -- Terry Roper, Library Consultant, Region 10 ESC, Richardson, Texas - School Library Connection Reviews

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Book SynopsisThe bedtime book about endangered speciesTrade Review"What did you like about the book? This bedtime informational story contains beautiful life-like endangered animal illustrations. The backpages are full of facts that will make you want to help these animals. And the front cover of the red wolf howling in the moonlight feels like you are there and can hear him, “Ow-ooooling.” Anything you didn’t like about it? Would like to see the author and illustrator do a version that is not a lullaby. This could be an amazing read aloud for elementary school when we research endangered animals. To whom would you recommend this book? PK-2. If you like Almost Gone and Wide World you will like this. Who should buy this book? public libraries, day-cares, home library Where would you shelve it ? Picture books Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? yes " -- Youth Services Book Review

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Book SynopsisAcadia Greene wants answers. What happened to the frogs she used to see at her favorite local pond? Why do leaves change color in the fall, and why don't evergreen needles do the same? What is the water cycle, and what is transpiration? How do time zones work, and why does the sun set at different times in different places within a single zone? How do germs infect us? Acadia doesn't mean to do science, but she has questions and her parents refuse to simply give her the answers. Conduct an experiment, they tell her. Use the scientific method. So Acadia makes hypotheses, designs experiments, analyzes data, and draws conclusions. Acadia does science. The author, Katie Coppens writes a recurring column for NSTA's middle school magazine Science Scope on science and literacy called The Integrated Classroom.

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Book SynopsisKIRKUS STARRED REVIEW 2020 Outstanding Science Trade List A Junior Library Guild SelectionTrade Review"The evolution of iguanas in the Galápagos provides a striking example of the workings of natural selection. This entry in the How Nature Works series explains how scientists have determined that two surprisingly different species evolved from a single ancestor. Collard's smoothly written text introduces two kinds of iguanas now living on these islands: a prickly pear-eating land iguana and a marine iguana that feeds on green algae underwater. He goes on to describe the volcanic origin of the archipelago and how plants and animals arrived. Drawing on well-grounded scientific conjecture (described in one of six informative sidebars), he then imagines the arrival of the first ctenosaur from Central America 8.25 million years ago and, after 3.75 million more years, the evolution of its algae-eating descendent. He introduces the theory of natural selection and, in another sidebar, explains how genes and their alleles contribute to individual differences. Returning to the continuing evolution of these two species, he shows how each has become perfectly adapted to its habitat. Finally he touches on other unique Galápagos inhabitants and the development of the theory of natural selection. A helpful map locates the Galápagos; images of its reptiles, birds, sea lions, and scenery will help readers picture the setting today. The attractive design makes good use of these well-reproduced photographs, some taken by the author. A fresh and accessible approach to an important scientific concept. (glossary, suggestions for further research, author's note)" -- Kirkus Reviews - STARRED REVIEW

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Book SynopsisSpare, lovely text and gorgeous, color-saturated illustrations make a compelling presentation.Trade Review"This sparklingly illustrated picture book consists of spare, poetic verse exploring the properties of light. The gorgeous visuals help she light on the topic. Our Verdict: GET IT" -- KIRKUS Reviews

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Book SynopsisThis nonfiction picture book, by a South African writer, explores how light weaves the universe together and how much we have in common with a quivering aspen leaf and the dust of a distant nebula.

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Book SynopsisFun engineering projects for kids Does your kid''s love of ''tinkering'' resemble that of a budding Thomas Edison? Then Getting Started with Engineering is guaranteed to spark their fascination! The focused, easy-to-complete projects offered inside are designed to broaden their understanding of basic engineering principles, challenge their problem-solving skills, and sharpen their creativityall while having fun along the way. Engineers are experts on how things workand this book is your youngster''s best first step to developing the skills they need to think, design, and build things like the pros. The projects they''ll complete feature a fun twist that appeal to their age groupfrom a tiny model roller coaster to a wearable toy that includes an electronic circuitand the instructions are written in an easy-to-follow manner, making it possible for them to experience the pride and accomplishment of working independently. Appropriate for children aged 7-11 Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 About You 3 About the Icons 4 The First Step 4 Project 1: Engineering 101 5 What Is Engineering? 5 Where Do Engineers Work? 5 What Are Some Engineering Fields? 6 What Is the Engineering Design Cycle? 7 What Does a Design Look Like? 8 What Is the Golden Rule of Engineering? 10 What Is the Iron Triangle of Engineering? 10 Mini Project: Classic Pocket Rocket 12 Project 2: Touchdown Mars 13 Introduction to Planetary Landers 13 Materials 15 Simulate a Landing with Technology 16 Play with a descent to Mars 16 Control a descent to Mars 18 Design Your Mars Lander 19 Build Your Mars Lander 21 Test Your Mars Lander 24 Improve Your Mars Lander 25 Aerospace Engineering and the Iron Triangle 25 Project 3: The Clock Is Ticking 27 All Here, In Order, On Time. Let’s Go! 27 Materials 29 Simulate a Simple Logistics Process 30 Simulate a More Complex Logistics Process 32 Plan Your Industrial Engineering Process 34 Plan with a Gantt chart 34 Plan by acting it out 36 Implement Your Logistical Plan 37 Evaluate Your Success 39 Improve Your Process 39 Iron Triangle of Engineering 40 Gantt Charting with a Spreadsheet 40 Project 4: Squeaky Clean Up 42 Introduction to Oil Spill Clean Ups 42 Materials 44 Plan Your Oil Spill Clean-Up Process 45 Plan to contain the oil 46 Plan to skim the oil 46 Plan to use sorbents 46 Plan to disperse the oil 47 Sketch your process 48 Implement Your Clean-Up Process 49 Simulate the oil spill 49 Execute your clean-up plan 50 Evaluate Your Success 51 Improve Your Process 52 Iron Triangle of Engineering 53 Mini Project: Cleaning Feathers and Fur 54 Project 5: Load the Bridge 55 Civil Engineers Build the World 56 Introduction to Bridges 56 Materials 58 Model Your Bridge with Technology 58 Design Your Truss Bridge 63 Build Your Pasta Bridge 66 Test Your Pasta Bridge 68 Improve Your Bridge 70 Civil Engineering and the Iron Triangle 70 Project 6: Electric Alien Cap 73 Electronics 101 73 Electrical circuits 74 Symbols and schematics 74 Series and parallel circuits 75 Materials 77 Design Your Electric Alien Cap 79 Build Your Cap 80 Get your components ready 80 Mark your circuit onto the hat 81 Stitch the positive connections in your circuit 81 Stitch the ground connections in your circuit 83 Test Your Circuit 85 Improve Your Cap 85 Electrical Engineering and the Iron Triangle 85 Project 7: Now You’re Cooking! 88 Early Mechanical Engineering 88 Archimedes the engineer 89 Energy everywhere 90 The First Law of Thermodynamics 90 Materials 91 Design Your Solar Oven 92 The Second Law of Thermodynamics 92 Oven design criteria 92 Build Your Design 94 Build the food chamber 94 Add the oven insulation 95 Attach the solar reflector 97 Test Your Design Plan 98 Improve Your Cooker 99 Solar Cooking and the Iron Triangle 100 Mini Project: Vdara Death Ray 102 Project 8: Roller Coaster Mania 103 Introduction to Roller Coasters 104 Mass in a roller coaster system 105 Energy in a roller coaster system 105 Materials 106 Model Your Coaster with Technology 106 Design Your Roller Coaster 112 Build Your Roller Coaster 113 Test Your Roller Coaster 116 Improve Your Roller Coaster 117 Entertainment Engineering and the Iron Triangle 117 Appendix: Cool Tools (and More!) 120

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Book SynopsisThis whimsical and informed debut picture book takes a leaf from a cookbook to show readers how the universe came into being

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Book SynopsisFrom the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures.

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Book SynopsisAfter-school and out-of-school programs--as well as home schooling--have been growing steadily for nearly a decade, but instructors are still searching for high-interest content that ties into science standards without the rigidity of current classroom canon. The author draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things. Updated with new photographs and in full color, this new edition is even more accessible to young makers or young-at-heart makers. In this book, you'll learn: Tinkering techniques in key science areas How to let kids learn science with hands-on tinkering Engaging techniques for science learning at home, in school, or at a makerspace or library Step-by-step instructions for activities that don't end with a single project, but that provide many paths for "tinkering forward".

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Book SynopsisFrom the pages of Make: magazine comes this collection of dozens of projects you can make in your home or school workshop. You'll learn how to create toys and games from stuff you have lying around, create unusual and inspiring home improvements, and even find some new ways to have fun outdoors. You might even learn something along the way: electronics, flight, science, math, and engineering. In this book, you'll make: Batteries from everyday things Banana tattoos LED throwies Piezo contact microphone Paper water bomber Box fan beef jerky

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Book SynopsisLearning to be a maker has never been more fun. Lavishly illustrated with cartoons and drawings, this book guides the reader through six hands-on projects using electricity. Discover the electrical potential lurking in a stack of pennies - enough to light up an LED or power a calculator! Launch a flying LED copter into the air. Make a speaker that plays music from an index card. Build working motors from a battery, a magnet, and some copper wire. Have fun while learning about and exploring the world of electricity. The projects in this book illuminate such concepts as electric circuits, electromagnetism, electroluminescence, the Lorentz force and more. You'll be amazed by the results you get with a handful of simple materials.

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Book SynopsisTinkering is a way of learning through hands-on activity -- experimenting with materials and devices to see how they work, taking things apart, making small changes and improvements, exploring and inventing. Tinkering may seem like a form of play -- and it is -- but it is also a powerful way of discovering truths about science, engineering, and math. With this book, Curt Gabrielson follows up on his best-seller Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff with this all-new volume that features more than three dozen fun and educational tinkering projects based on his years of working with kids in the tropical island nation of Timor-Leste. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by full-color photos take you through a range of enjoyable projects that explore life sciences, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, and mathematics. You'll discover how math is used to make baskets, how fungi create fermentation, how electricity can make a magnet, how the greenhouse effect creates warming, and much more. The author also enlivens his latest batch of tinkering projects with colorful tales of his experiences in the tropic and the lives of the people he' s met there. Inside you'll find: Clear directions for making simple projects and doing activities that teach science, mathematics and engineering Projects rooted in day to day life and experience in a small, developing nation in the Asian tropics Full-color photographs throughout Explicit connections to standard STEAM concepts, K-12 Activities doable with less than $5 worth of common materials This book is perfect for parents, teachers, and students with an interest in hands-on, tinkering-based science and mathematics education, whether in traditional schools or in home-schooling situations. It will also be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about developing nations, the culture and unique history of Timor-Leste, tropical nations or Asian cultures, with specific links to Indonesia, Portugal, or Australia.

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Book SynopsisWe know Isaac Newton as a brilliant polymath, inventor of the calculus and the person who first began to suss out the fundamental laws of physics. But in this delightful account of his life and thought aimed at young readers, we learn oh, so much more about Newton and his secret life . . . on the dark side of the moon. Newton and the Club of Astronomers invites us on a wildly imaginative journey to join Newton as he meets with the famous (and definitely secret) Club of Astronomers in their clubhouse on the hidden side of the moon. At the Club's meetings, we learn about Newton's discoveries and understand his pioneering thoughts about gravity, planetary orbits, and much, much more. Whimsical and fanciful, yet firmly rooted in Newton's actual ideas and discoveries, Newton and the Club of Astronomers is the perfect introduction for curious children to one of the great figures of scientific history.

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