Do you listen to music with an MP3 player or read books on a tablet? Do you play multiplayer video games with people on the other side of the world? Do you have a robot cleaning your kitchen? Maybe not yet, but someday In Technology: Cool Women Who Code, kids in grades four through six learn about the thrilling effort that goes into researching, inventing, programming, and producing the technology we use today, from iPods to mechanical limbs. Young readers discover exactly what technology is, how it evolved, and where the future may lead. They also meet three women who have...
Do you listen to music with an MP3 player or read books on a tablet? Do you play multiplayer video games with people on the other side of the world? D...
What keeps us stuck on the ground? What makes magnets come together? What makes one team win during a game of tug of war? Forces
Our world operates the way it does because of forces. Gravity, magnetism, pulling and pushing forces, and friction are some of the many forces that affect the way we move on Earth. They even affect the Earth itself--without gravity, the world would eventually fly apart
In Forces, kids ages 6 to 9 are encouraged to observe and consider the different forces they encounter on a daily basis. By recognizing this basic physics...
What keeps us stuck on the ground? What makes magnets come together? What makes one team win during a game of tug of war? Forces
Everything you can touch and hold is made up of matter--including you, your dog, and this book Matter is stuff that you can weigh and that takes up space, which means pretty much everything in the world is made of matter.
In Matter, kids ages 6 to 9 explore the definition of matter and perform weighing and measuring tests to determine whether different objects are made of matter or not. This introduction to physical science for elementary aged children also explores the different states of matter and the...
What's the matter? Everything is matter
Everything you can touch and hold is made up of matter--including you, your dog, and this book Mat...
Have you ever floated on waves in the ocean? Have you ever stood in a human wave at a baseball game?
Waves are all around us You can find waves in a field of wheat, in a dangling string, in a slinky, and in flags that are blowing in the breeze. There are even invisible waves Sunlight and sound move in waves, and cell phones and microwaves use waves to transmit voices and to cook food. You can hear your mom say, "Hello," on the cell phone because of waves.
Waves is a fun, illustrated introduction to the concept of waves and energy and...
Have you ever floated on waves in the ocean? Have you ever stood in a human wave at a baseball game?