science

Focuses on the discoveries and inventions of the ancient Roman civilization in the areas of transportation, agriculture, architecture, science, and technology.

"Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? As the tenth anniversary of the disaster approaches, this question is regularly posed. An international team of scientists has spent nearly that long studying its environmental impact ... For insight into the future, we journey to the Campeche region of Mexico that is still suffering four decades after the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill. ... "--Container insert.

"Explore the wonders of Earth and see how geology is all around us, from nature's materials that are used to build roads and buildings to the minerals found in your mobile phone and drinks can. Witness a volcanic eruption, find out if there is water on Mars, unearth a dinosaur, and meet the geologists and scientists who brought geology to life. Readers can also carry out geology experiments at home"--BTCat.

Contains instructions for science projects referenced in volumes one through nine of "Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia, " and includes a cumulative index and glossary.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to mathematics, explaining what mathematics is, and covering numbers, sets, ratios, statistics, algebra, geometry, measurement, and advanced math, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to technology, explaining what technology is, and covering agriculture, transportation, electronics, medicine, communications, entertainment, computers, and people who use technology, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to physics, explaining what physics is, and covering motion and force, energy, electricity and magnetism, heat, waves, sound and light, nuclear energy, and people who study physics, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to astronomy and space, explaining what astronomy is, and covering the solar system, stars, galaxies, the universe, space exploration, and people who study space, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

Presents a comprehensive manual for middle school science teachers and contains ideas, examples, and advice on classroom management, cooperative learning, assessments, and effective lab lessons.

Presents ready-to-use science proficiency lessons and activities for the sixth through eighth-grade classroom covering general topics of physical science, chemistry, astronomy, and biology.