An exploration of chemical reactions that covers atomic structure, bonding, the different types of chemical bonds, and reaction rates, and discusses how chemical reactions are used in digestion, to diagnose diseases, and to solve crimes.
Explores the basic characteristics of different types of metals, how certain metals are classified, and the importance of various metals to the environment.
Describes the history of the periodic table; examines the elements, including alkali and alkaline earth metals, transition metals, lanthanides, halogens, noble gases, and others; and provides a table of atomic masses.
Provides an overview of biochemistry, discussing amino and nucleic acids, proteins, enzymes, lipids, biological membranes, metabolic pathways, photosynthesis, and the Human Genome Project.
An introduction to carbon chemistry, featuring a brief review of atoms and elements, and covering carbon compounds, biomolecules, the carbon cycle, global warming, carbon products, and other topics.
An introduction to states of matter that teaches children why all substances are either gases, liquids, or solids and how each substance can be transformed.
Explores the various chemical and physical changes on the Earth, describing how the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere interact with one another.
