Machines
Describes various types of machines, how they are used, and how they work. Includes fact boxes and suggested activities and projects.
| Main Author: | Oxlade, Chris. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milwaukee, Wis :
Gareth Stevens Pub.,
1998.
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| Series: |
Young scientist concepts and projects
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| Subjects: |
Series: Exploring science
Erosion: how land forms, how it changes
Minerals: from apatite to zinc
Natural resources: using and protecting earth's supplies
Soil: digging into earth's vital resource
Animal cells: smallest units of life
Chemical change: from fireworks to rust
DNA: the master molecule of life
Genetics: a living blueprint
Manipulating light: reflection, refraction, and absorption
Physical change: reshaping matter
Plant cells: the building blocks of plants
Waves: energy on the move
Atoms & molecules: building blocks of the universe
The greenhouse effect: warming the planet
Human body systems: maintaining the body's functions
Major organs: sustaining life
The periodic table: mapping the elements
Plate tectonics: Earth's moving crust
Electrical circuits: harnessing electricity
Food webs: interconnecting food chains
Force and motion: laws of movement
Igneous rocks: from fire to stone
Kinetic energy: the energy of motion
Metamorphic rocks: recycled rock
Sedimentary rocks: a record of Earth's history
Volcanoes & earthquakes: an amazing fact file and hands-on project book : with 19 easy-to-do experiments and 280 exciting pictures
Weather: an amazing fact file and hands-on project book: with 16 easy-to-do experiments and 250 exciting pictures
What is flight?: birds, planes, kites, balloons; with 18 easy-to-do experiments and 240 exciting pictures
Cameras
Inventions & discoveries; an amazing fact file and hands-on project book
Machines: gears, levers, pulleys, engines : with 20 easy-to-do experiments and 300 exciting pictures