physical sciences

Some of the coolest science information in our world is out of it, in space. From how the celestial bodies move around our solar system to people’s ability to travel in it, space science is endlessly fascinating. It’s also an incredible vehicle for physics learning. In this book, readers learn about space, light and sound, machines, and forces in an engaging format that introduces each new concept with a real-life, surprising fact.

Chemical reactions are happening all around us–and inside our bodies. From a scab forming on a cut to the creation of carbon dioxide as a waste product, there are so many ways chemistry plays a part in how the human body works. Each spread of this colorful book offers readers a fascinating or surprising fact about popcorn, flour, or other familiar items and relates it to chemistry in understandable and age-appropriate language.

Learn about types of fossils, how they form, where they are found, and what they teach us about animals and plants.

Learn the fundamental concepts of magnetism: positive and negative forces, the North and South Poles and why opposites attract. Learn common uses of magnets through a hands-on activity.

See how and why substances such as water change from one state to another. Learn the role of atoms and the factors that cause matter to change form. Hands-on activity.

Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, focusing on the characteristics of waves, using visuals and experiments to discuss vibrations, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, amplitude and wave length, frequency, reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Includes review segments.

Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, using visuals and experiments to explain light waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, light behavior, transparency, translucence, reflection, refraction, and colors.

Explores changes in properties of matter, such as melting, freezing and vaporizing.

Learn about the combination of elements: the difference between compounds and mixtures, naturally occurring and man-made. Includes hands-on activity.

Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, focusing on friction, using visuals and experiments to discuss sliding, rolling, and fluid friction, lubricants, friction measurement, wind resistance, static friction, and friction use. Includes review segments.