Presents a short study about simple machines and includes graphic organizers that describe how a screwdriver works, levers, wheel and axles, pulleys, gears, and inclined planes and wedges.
Presents a short study about energy and includes graphic organizers that describe how energy is captured, circuits, what a barrel of oil contains, nuclear fission, dams, and wind power.
Offers advice to kids on how to deal with bullies, explaining what bullying is and how it makes people feel, describing types of bullies, and discussing what a child can do if he or a friend is being bullied, and how to change a bully's behavior.
An introduction to stink bugs, explaining what they look like, what they eat and what eats them, their life cycles, and mating habits, and discussing why stink bugs are so reviled and what people do to fight them.
Presents a short study about simple machines and includes graphic organizers that describe how a screwdriver works, levers, wheel and axles, pulleys, gears, and inclined planes and wedges.