heat

Provides instructions for a variety of experiments introducing the study of heat, its characteristics, sources, and uses.

Presents a collection of experiments exploring the properties of heat.

Considers different aspects of hot and cold and includes simple experiments to illustrate these characteristics.

Easy-to-grasp explanation of three forms of energy: sound, heat, and light.

Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.

Scientific explanations and experiments demonstrate the nature of heat, its sources, and how it travels and affects matter.

Provides information about temperature, explaining how it is measured, where heat comes from, how things get hot or cold, and how to stay warm. Includes an activity and glossary.

A dog's attempts to cool off on a hot day get him into trouble with a series of people and finally lead him to interrupt a country wedding.

The Magic School Bus slides into the icy arctic to learn why people, animals, and things lose heat and how they preserve it, from house insulation to walrus blubber. Original.

An exploration of heat waves that provides accounts of individuals who have survived one, explains what causes them, and discusses related safety procedures.