"Make technology fun, fascinating, and accessible with this ... guide for children aged 9+ that explains the machinery of everyday life. Each page ... will guide kids through the technology that surrounds them. Have you ever been tempted to take the back off your TV? Have you wondered about what's going on beneath your feet on the street where you live? Children can lift the lid on the technology they use all the time but take for granted. It also takes them to places they'll never get the chance to see, such as the inside of a nuclear storage facility or the crew capsule on top of a Moon rocket"--.
". . . examines the science behind everyday life--how we power . . . homes, grow . . . food, and build machines that allow [people] to communicate with others and travel around the world. Featuring a wide range of scientific inventions and discoveries, from advances in modern medicine to groundbreaking ideas for saving the environment, SuperScience uncovers how science plays a part in every area of [life]"--Provided by publisher.
"Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds or why it's a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm? Discover the answers to all these questions and more with [this] book of facts. Each page... will guide [the reader] through the natural world and ... technology that surrounds [us]"-- Provided by publisher.
Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought, with photographs, historical background, and legends.
An introduction to virtual reality explains what it is and how it works, along with examples of how it is used in the real world, in a book that includes a make-it-yourself VR viewer.
