Chronicles the development of industry in the United States. Presented as the diary of a student who visits historic sites on a road trip, this book will be an excellent selection for readers who want to know more about the birth and growth of industry in the United States.
Written in the narrative voice of a budding meteorologist, this book explains weather patterns. Readers begin to understand how the process of forming and answering questions is a key to investigation and scientific communication.
The focus of the book is on gases. The reader is encouraged to make predictions, perform purpose-driven research, and creatively solve problems presented about gases.
Learn how to knit with these fun activities.
Learn how to build snow forts with these fun activities.
Learn how to make cool homemade toys with these fun activities.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to grasshoppers. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to the praying mantis. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to walking sticks. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to honey bees. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to scorpions. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to cicadas. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to ants. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.
Working at a Factory introduces young readers to many careers available in a factory. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working in a factory.
Presents experiments demonstrating the basic scientific principles of water, including information on erosion, precipitation, and condensation.
Provides step-by-step instructions for performing experiments designed to answer such questions about the weather as what makes it rain, how do scientists measure air pressure, and how does temperature affect air movement.
This book provides young readers with an overview of what it is like to work at a computer store and then profiles several careers based at a computer store.
This book provides young readers with an overview of what it is like to work within an airport and then profiles several careers based at an airport.
Describes experiments that can be performed using solar energy in order to learn about its properties, including how different colors absorb sunlight, if it cleans dirty water, and whether it can cook food.
Describes the physical properties of solids and explains how matter can change to and from a solid into a liquid or gas.
Describes experiments that can be performed using rocks to demonstrate their properties, including how they are formed, how to test their hardness, and whether rock layers can be changed by events such as earthquakes.
Describes experiments that can be performed with soil in order to learn about its properties, including its composition, whether it can act as a natural filter, and if different substances can make it more fertile.
Describes experiments that can be performed with seeds in order to learn about their properties such as how water temperature affects seeds, the direction roots grow, and the effect of talk on plant growth.
Presents experiments and activities that demonstrate the concepts and scientific principles of magnetism.
Simple text explores the principles of liquids, including melting, freezing, surface tension, and density.