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1) Water
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We see and use it every day, but what exactly is water, and what are its properties? In this title, students will get the opportunity to conduct experiments that show how water can be a liquid, a gas, or a solid. Kids will also get the chance to investigate questions such as "What floats in water?" and "What dissolves in water?" Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, students will turn into scientists as they carry out step-by-step...
2) Light
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From switching on a lamp to seeing the sun rise in the morning, we experience light every day, but what exactly is light? In this title, students will have the opportunity to conduct experiments to help them understand what light is, how it travels, and how we see it. Kids will also investigate concepts such as what causes shadows to form, and how white light is made up of a mixture of different colors. Using everyday items that kids can easily find...
3) Motion
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Kids just love to investigate what makes things stop and go! In this title, students will have the opportunity to conduct experiments that help them investigate pushing, pulling, and different types of motion. They will also get the chance to investigate concepts such as changing direction, slope, and friction. Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, young students will turn into scientists as they carry out step-by-step experiments...
4) Dirt
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What are different types of soil made of, and just how is dirt made? In this title, students will get the opportunity to conduct experiments that will help them learn all they ever wanted to know about dirt! Kids will also get the chance to investigate what types of things live in dirt, and they will even get to make their own compost! Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, young students will turn into scientists as they...
5) Magnets
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What happens if you put two magnets together? What objects are attracted to a magnet? How strong is a magnet? And how do we use magnets in our everyday lives? Using items that kids can easily find around their homes, young students will get the chance to transform into scientists and carry out step-by-step experiments to answer these intriguing questions. Along the way, children will pick up important scientific skills as they investigate magnets,...
6) Color
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We see different colors every day, and we all have a favorite color. But what makes objects different colors? In this title, students will have the opportunity to conduct experiments that help them investigate what color is, as well as why things in our world are different colors. Using everyday items that kids can easily find around their homes, young students will turn into scientists as they carry out step-by-step experiments to answer intriguing...
7) Sound
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From playing a musical instrument to chatting with a friend, we experience sound every day, but what exactly is sound? In this title, students will have the opportunity to conduct experiments to help them understand that sounds are caused by vibrations. Kids will also investigate concepts such as how sounds travel, and why we are able to hear sounds. Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, students will transform into scientists...
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How do we know if a substance is a liquid? What properties make an object a solid? How do liquids and solids behave? And can we change their properties by heating or cooling them? Using everyday items that kids can easily find around their homes, young students will get the chance to become real-life scientists and carry out step-by-step experiments to answer these intriguing questions. Along the way, the young scientists will be making observations,...
9) Air
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How do we know there is air all around us if we can't see it? Is it possible for air to make something move? Does air have a smell or a taste? What kinds of things are in air? Can air be hot or cold? And why is air so important to people, animals, and plants? Using everyday, easy-to-find items, young students will get the chance to be real-life scientists and carry out step-by-step experiments to answer these and other intriguing questions. As they...
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What slimy, trick does an opossum play on its hungry enemies? Why does it produce a putrid green ooze from its backside? And what might you see riding on the back of this slime- producing trickster? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This title will introduce readers to the slippery, slimy world of opossums! The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well as introduce...
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Animal, plant, fungus--just what kind of living thing is a slime mold? How do these slimy blobs move from place to place? And how do slime molds help clean up rotting leaves and other dead stuff in backyards and forests? In this brand-new title, learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This new Science Slam! title will introduce readers to the secret, oozy world of slime molds. The book is expertly crafted to meet...
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Why does a colorful parrotfish spend the night in a bubble of slime? And how does the fish produce its slimy sleeping bag? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This title will introduce readers to the fascinating, slimy world of parrotfish. The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well as introduce children to bizarre and interesting facts. Innovative, grade-appropriate...
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How does a hagfish use clouds of milky slime to stay safe from fierce predators? And is it true that this eel-like fish can produce up to five gallons of slime when under attack? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This title will introduce readers to the slimy and disgusting world of hagfish. The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well as introduce children...
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How does a poison dart frog release its deadly, toxic mucus when a predator attacks? And which underwater slime producer shoots sticky, poisonous, spaghetti-like threads from its butt to repel its enemies? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This title will introduce readers to some of the world's most toxic slimers. The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well...
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How does a slug use its slime to travel from place to place? Why does a slug's sticky slime help keep it safe from hungry birds and toads? And why is it so tricky to wash a slug's gooey slime from your fingers? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed! This title will introduce readers to the slippery, slimy world of slugs! The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well...
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