Experiments category: 574 books
Changes In Matter
Fifth Grade Science Experiments
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
by Dona Herweck Rice
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Scientists see things much differently than the average person. They observe and research, create hypotheses, make predictions, and much more when conducting experiments. They follow something called the scientific method to make their hypothesis valid, and this can take a long time. Dive into a scientist's...
by Torrey Maloof
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Everyone has questions about the world. Scientific practices, such as asking questions, analyzing, and doing experiments, help scientists answer those questions. This dynamic science book will help second-grade students learn all about the scientific method and how it helps scientists analyze the...
Biopunk
Solving Biotech's Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Bill Gates recently told Wired that if he were a teenager today, he would be hacking biology. "If you want to change the world in some big way," he says, "that's where you should start-biological molecules."
The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA. Biotech...
Against Their Will
The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children in Cold War America
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
During the Cold War, an alliance between American scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and the US military pushed the medical establishment into ethically fraught territory. Doctors and scientists at prestigious institutions were pressured to produce medical advances to compete with the perceived...
The Flying Machine Book
Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Calling all future Amelia Earharts and Chuck Yeagers-there’s more than one way to get off the ground. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer will show readers 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out. Better still, each of these rockets, gliders, boomerangs,...
The Lab Rat Chronicles
A Neuroscientist Reveals Life Lessons from the Planet's Most Successful Mammals
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Discover What Rodents Know About the Good Life
What can the common laboratory rat tell us about being human? According to behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, a whole lot. Her twenty- five-year career conducting experiments that involve rats has led her to a surprising conclusion: Through...
DIY Satellite Platforms
Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Want to build your own satellite and launch it into space? It’s easier than you may think. The first in a series of four books, this do-it-yourself guide shows you the essential steps needed to design a base picosatellite platform—complete with a solar-powered computer-controlled assembly—tough...
From A to Z - Introduction To Your Microscope
MicroscopeMaster
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
“From A to Z - Introduction To Your MICROSCOPE" is intended to serve as a primary resource for students and those who are beginning to use microscopes. In the book, the author extensively covers various topics on microscopy in a bid to help the reader master the foundational principles of microscopy....
Life Science
First Grade Science Experiments
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction
Make mayhem from your stationery with 35 models to build yourself
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
We've come a long way from the Peashooter Era: with the advent of modern household products and office supplies - foldback clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips and plastic utensils - the everyday junk drawer can hold all the materials needed to create pocket-sized...
Galileo for Kids
His Life and Ideas, 25 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Galileo, one of history's best-known scientists, is introduced in this illuminating activity book. Children will learn how Galileo's revolutionary discoveries and sometimes controversial theories changed his world and laid the groundwork for modern astronomy and physics. This book will inspire kids...
The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters
33 Thrilling Experiments Based on History's Greatest Blunders
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
It’s hands-on science with a capital “E”—for engineering.
Beginning with the toppling of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, to the destructive, laserlike sunbeams bouncing off London’s infamous “Fryscraper” in 2013, here is an illustrated tour...
Geology of the Eastern Coast
Investigate How The Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Taking a unique approach to a fascinating region of the United States, this activity guide looks at the underlying processes that have shaped the Eastern Coast. Beginning with the connection between geology and geography, the chapters move into a discussion of plate tectonics and landforms such as...