Describes different kinds of materials including metals, oil, plastics, ceramics, and paper, their composition and uses, how they are produced, and how they interact.
Discusses various aspects of forces, including gravity, magnetism, Newton's laws, inertia, friction, action and reaction, velocity, acceleration, balanced forces, combined forces, elastic energy, and more.
Discusses various aspects of energy, including power, kinetic energy, potential energy, photosynthesis, food chains, water power, wind power, chemical energy, atomic energy, heat, and solar energy.
This book provides an overview of the brain and the nervous system, including information about the spinal cord, brainwaves, the senses, the effects of drugs on the brain, and more.
This book tells how our muscles and bones work together to give structure to the human form, protect vital organs, and facilitate movement and involuntary life processes.
Describes several "famous" moments of innovation and then examines the subject's evolution towards the future of the computer, includes biographies, fact boxes, timelines.
Examines the great evergreen forests of the far north, its climate, soils, and habitat for a variety of plants and animals including the northern pike, wolverines and wolves, moose and bears, as well as a number of species of birds.
Examines the science and technology that law enforcement officers use to prevent and solve crimes. Describes infrared and motion sensors, metal detectors, closed-circuit television, GPS, fingerprint scanners, DNA analysis, body armor, and Tasers. Includes a timeline, a glossary, and sources of more information.
