Sciences, general science Books

Imagine a city with no cars or streets and where people ride boats to get around. This place is Venice, Italy. Built on a lagoon, Venice is in trouble. The city is sinking, and engineers are racing to save it before it is too late. Learn about the...

When it's hot outside, what can you do to stay cool? People have found many ways to cool off and cool down. How cool is that? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through...

Meet digital natives on their own turf!Our students are already accustomed to constantly-evolving mobile technology and they crave more than what plain paper and pencil can provide. Veteran teacher, renowned author, and tech expert Mark Barnes shows...

Light heats our skin helps us see in the dark and even helps cure cancer. Light is used for many things that we may not know about. Learn how light is formed how it helps us every day and much more by diving into the pages of this engaging book.

Teach students why it's important to keep the Earth clean. This book introduces students to the concepts of trash, pollution, and recycling. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies...

Learn how baby animals like pandas, penguins, elephants, kittens, and frogs grow and change! This science reader introduces students to the concepts of growth and change. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific subjects...

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color...

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color...

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color...

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color...

This high-interest nonfiction reader will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled text features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and...

This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science...

Learn all about the importance of recycling in this informative science reader! Readers will learn how to reduce reuse and recycle to do their part in helping our planet!

The Earth and the moon are always moving! Learn all about how the moon travels around the Earth and why the moon looks different from night to night. The moon goes through different phases based on its position in relation to the Earth and the sun.

Plants need many things to stay alive including food sun air and water. Plants must get these important things in order to continue to go through a life cycle. Learn all about various habitats and the way that plants have adapted to survive in them.

Plants are living things. They go through a life cycle. Learn about what plants need to live and grow. This science reader introduces students to the life cycle. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and...

Proven ways to teach next generation science! To ensure our students achieve scientific literacy, we need to know what works in science teaching. One thing we know for certain: inquiry and argumentation are key. This

Teach students about the world's freshwater shortage in a relevant and engaging way! This Spanish nonfiction reader explains the many ways individuals are working to protect Earth's fresh water. Includes a related fiction story project and other key...

Make problem solving fun with this award winning, research-based curriculum unit!

Take your advanced students on a simulated dinosaur dig and hone the analytical skills required to think like a paleontologist!

Whether they are new or experienced, teachers are expected to plan and deliver high quality computing lessons to their pupils. Computing and Digital Learning for Primary Teachers provides an accessible introduction to teaching computing effectively and...

This book focuses on the comprehensive electromechanical modelling of piezoelectric energy harvesters for a range of uses. As a result, new goods and scholarly studies have proliferated. The development of low-power-consuming electronics and the...

In the face of our planet's escalating environmental crisis and climate change, humanity stands at a crossroads, urgently requiring a transformative response. The task of averting environmental destruction necessitates not only a shift in our economy and...

Book Description:The Secret Architects of Life: How Bacteria Shape Our World by Sreekumar V T unveils the astonishing world of bacteria, showing readers that these microscopic organisms are far more than mere germs or unseen life forms. In this...

"All About Mississippi River: A Kid's Guide to America's Mighty River" takes young readers on an exciting journey along one of the world's most famous rivers. This book is packed with fascinating facts and thrilling stories that bring the Mississippi...

Mountaineers, Rock Climbers, and Science Educators Around the 1920s, rock climbing separated from mountaineering to become a separate sport. At that time European climbers developed new equipment and techniques, enabling them...

Exploring one of the central themes in science education theory, this volume examines how science education can be considered as a scientific activity within a broad post-positivist notion of science. Many students find...

Once again, our nation has a powerful need for a revolution devoted to creating scientists. As we face the challenges of climate change, global competitiveness, biodiversity loss, energy needs, and dwindling food supplies, we...

It's Christmas Eve, and a curious child asks the age-old question, "Is Santa Claus real?" His mother smiles and tells him a story filled with wonder, magic, and cosmic truths about Santa's amazing chimney and the mysteries of the universe! Blending...

This is not a regular Excel book. You will not be learning any fancy formulas in this one. You will not be learning about all the gee-whiz-bang stuff that Excel can do (although I am quite partial to those books myself). No, this book is for you if you...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR WINNING SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTSLearn Experiments that help you to:Build Electric CircuitsCreate an Object that Has Only One SideBreak Light into its Component partsCreate Static ElectricityDiscover How Light WorksFind Out...

This volume presents the work of clinical health care teams and natural work groups, quality improvement teams, committees, and task forces made up of employees in health care settings. It discusses proven multidimensional...

Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology is a compilation of coordinated and focused essays from world leaders in the engineering profession who are dedicated to a transformation of engineering education and...

Generic advice in earning a PhD usually falls short of relevance, because of differences in the degree path from one discipline to another. Yet doctoral candidates and their supervisors know this process is governed by...

One aim of Gilmer's captivating text on university pedagogy is to show that biochemistry (or any science) does not consist solely of facts to be learned, but is a way of thinking about the world. Her purpose, both in this book...

This book seeks to find an appropriate balance between thoughtful consideration of issues related to qualitative research in education - methods, stances and standards - and practical 'how to' advice for beginning researchers...

Years ago a primary teacher told me about a great series of lessons she had just had. The class had visited rock pools on the seashore, and when she asked them about their observations they talked about: it was like a factory,...

There is surprisingly little known about affect in science education. Despite periodic forays into monitoring students' attitudes-toward-science, the effect of affect is too often overlooked. Beyond Cartesian Dualism gathers...

This book addresses key issues concerning visualization in the teaching and learning of science at any level in educational systems. It is the first book specifically on visualization in science education. The book draws on the...

This book provides guidance for turning classic crafts into STEAM lessons for grades 3-8. Ready-to-use lessons outline the history, science, mathematics, and engineering embedded within ten crafts from around the world. Supplemented with handouts and...

Accompanying The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction in CRC Press' new The Metaverse Series, this book explores the ways in which the Metaverse can be used for education and learning, as well as how it is different from VR application development.

This book is a written and pictorial guide to some of the most easily identifiable edible mushrooms of Alabama and nearby states. It is designed to be an easily accessible reference book and thorough introduction to those mushrooms which are approved for...

As computational developments have changed the way we live by leaps and bounds, it is no surprise that our ability to study sensory-stimulating molecules has also profoundly advanced. In the advent of the vast array of academic journal articles that now...

The global automotive future looks electric. Concerted policy push and innovations from automotive manufacturers are fast making e-mobility viable. While we are heading towards the e-mobility mission, we need to work on creating the EV ecosystem...

The book talks about astronomy, starting from the basic things that can be observed through the eye, till the very end of our solar system. The book is about finding out where we came from and wheather there is another life ,even other universes . Its...

Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences and it applies physics, biology and geology to explain the origin and evolution of space, stars and celestial bodies. Astronomy is a broad science that encompasses a number of sub-fields centred on the...

Struggling to navigate the complex landscape of agricultural teacher education, scholars face a daunting challenge: the need for a comprehensive research synthesis tailored to their specific needs. While valuable, existing resources often need to provide...