This volume provides 26 fun and meaningful integrated labs that cultivate an interest in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The labs challenge students to apply scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design to solve real-world…
Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement of scientific discovery. Science's best-kept secret is this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most brilliant scientists cannot…
This reference book tells the story of scientific progress from the invention of the wheel to 21st century climate solutions. It captures every key moment of discovery, and shows how the concepts, the inventions, and the individuals behind them have changed our world. Through il…
Blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) and the toxins they can produce pose economic, environmental, and public health problems. Much of the scientific and public interest in these microorganisms arises from their tendency to undergo explosive population growth and form …
"Free your students--and yourself--from the same old worksheets and data tables. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science will make middle school labs much more active and engaging. Its 22 investigations teach students to use argument to construct, support, and evaluate scien…
Created in partnership with Prentice Hall, The Big Idea Science Book is a comprehensive guide to key topics in science, with a unique difference: 200 specially created digital assets that provide the opportunity for hands-on, interactive learning. Everything in this visually ric…
Created in partnership with Prentice Hall, The Big Idea Science Book is a comprehensive guide to key topics in science, with a unique difference: 200 specially created digital assets that provide the opportunity for hands-on, interactive learning. Everything in this visually ric…
Even in the twenty-first century the popular image of a scientist is a reclusive genius in a lab coat, mixing formulas or working out equations inaccessible to all but the initiated few. The idea that scientists are somehow smarter than the rest of us is a common, yet dangerous,…
There's no such thing as too much practice. This reproducible program builds skills incrementally. By inviting students to "show what they know" in a variety of new formats, these stimulating lessons will enable struggling students to actually enjoy the learing process. As in al…
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by Harvey, Derek, Jackson, Tom, Sturgeon, Alison, Woodward, John, Smith, Ginny
Uses easy-to-follow graphics to answer questions about scientific principles, covering the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe.