Children's Science
Featured Items
Astronomy
Out of This World!
Paperback
ISBN: 0753462907
Introduces astronomy and the things it studies through profiles in which the Solar System, the planets, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy introduce themselves.
Chemistry
Getting a Big Reaction
Paperback
ISBN: 0753464136
A series by the creator and illustrator of best-selling The Periodic Table and Physics contains quirky, manga-style illustrations featuring smart, cool characters that bring big ideas down to earth--and make learning completely enjoyable!
How Science Works
Hardcover
ISBN: 0895773821
Suggests simple experiments that demonstrate facts about chemical reactions, energy, motion, light, sound, air, water, magnetism, electricity, electronics, and computers
100 Award-Winning Science Fair Projects
Paperback
ISBN: 0806973773
Science is at work everywhere--in the kitchen, the sky, the ground,
and all around us in plants, animals, machines, even the mind. Here are
100 ways to demonstrate how science works and for you to come out
tops at your school fair. Stir up chemical magic and turn a copper pot
green with oxidation. Prove that computers emit radio waves; create
virtual 3-D with a polarized lens; and show off some "medieval ballistics."
Every experiment will impress the judges!
The Ultimate Guide to Your Microscope
Paperback
ISBN: 1402743297
Illustrated throughout with photomicrographs, and complete with a reproducible form for documenting specimens, an in-depth guide explains how to put bugs, water, food, plants and pollen, and even parts of the body (like fingernails) under the scope for a close-up glimpse while also explaining how to identify the microscope's different pieces and how to focus properly. Original.
Hearing Sounds
Paperback
ISBN: 1562946323
Innovative ideas for experiments with sound are carefully explained with minimal text, in a step-by-step guide that facilitates understanding of vibrations, bounding sounds, and pitch
Inside Human Body
Paperback
ISBN: 1402777795
Examines the organs and systems of the human body and how they work.
Making Shapes
Paperback
ISBN: 0761304630
Includes instructions for and explanations of experiments that introduce such topics as elasticity, tessellation, fibers, and bridges
Math Appeal
Mind-Stretching Math Riddles
School & Library
ISBN: 0439210461
A colorfully illustrated sequel to The Grapes of Math challenges readers to solve math problems creatively and provides opportunities for simple math activities and hints for solving.
Body Battles
Paperback
ISBN: 0590449737
Explains how viruses and bacteria can make people sick, shows how the body keeps them out, and suggests ways to help your body avoid illness
