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Bright Ideas: The Science of Light
Gr 3–4—Each volume in this misleadingly titled series offers 10 low-tech science activities, none of which will produce more than a small-scale pop, ooze, or mess...
Look!
PreS-Gr 1—Adding minimal two- to four-word captions that call attention to the depicted animals and actions ("Look! An elephant eats...
Bright!: Light Energy
Gr 3–4—Though presenting broad concepts well enough, these introductions to different kinds of energy are, at best, unsystematic when it comes to details...
Discovering New Planets
Gr 3–5—These titles offer properly tantalizing surveys of our local stellar neighborhood and its ongoing exploration...
Robot Competitions
Gr 3–4—Focusing on high-interest topics, these cleanly laid out volumes will fill readers in on the past and present basics of robot design, structure, and function...
The Bermuda Triangle
Gr 4–6—Solving nothing and providing precious little hard science, these expeditions into the land of woo offer gatherings of unsourced anecdotes and speculative references to possible causes of supernatural phenomena, from weather or physical forces to gravity waves, aliens, or outright hoaxes...
Helicopters
Gr 3–5—Standard fodder for casual browsers and enthusiasts, these surveys offer a mix of color photos and bite-sized comments or technical specs in a variety of type sizes...
Using Beakers and Graduated Cylinders
Gr 2–4—Along with offering outstandingly clear explanations of how common scientific instruments work, these introductions supply exciting suggestions for hands-on projects and experiments, from comparing the densities of difference kinds of foods in the kitchen to keeping a temperature log...
States of Matter in the Real World
Gr 3–5—Finely tuned to the needs and methods of a CCSS-based curriculum, these explanations of some aspect of the physical world intersperse a main text with recaps and review or study questions every few pages...
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