Explore your world!

Presents twenty-five science projects for kids about engines, and details the history and science behind engines powered by clockwork, heat, electricity, air, and hydraulics. Includes photographs and illustrations, sidebars, text-related questions, a glossary, and additional resources.

With humor, stories, and hands-on projects, teaches readers about the lives, cultures, and activities of America's first peoples.

"Kids in elementary school explore what it means to be an engineer. In this book, imagination, art, and logic combine to produce lasting lessons in science, math, and physics. Engineering kids learn how to look at problems and find ways to solve them through critical and creative thinking!"--Back cover.

Explores foundational concepts in physics through interactive activities that cover light, optics, wave theory, sound, the electromagnetic spectrum, the importance of the sun, and how the eye uses light to see; and introduces major figures in the field of light and optics.

" ... readers ages 7 to 10 investigate atoms and molecules and learn how they connect with each other in different ways to form everything there is"--Back cover.

"In [this book], children explore foundational concepts in physics through interactive activities. Using themes familiar to everyone--gravity, magnetism, and motion--this book encourages young readers to push, pull, twist, turn, and spin their way to learning about forces and motion!"--Back cover.

Presents an exploration of soil, offering young readers twenty-five projects illustrating what soil is made of and its importance to daily life.

Describes the different forms of poetry and literary techniques and suggests creative activities that encourage visualization of concepts.

Contains activities that teach about electricity, including currents, electromagnetism, and circuits.