atoms

A book for middle schoolers with safe, practical earth science experiments they can perform at home.

Engage readers with simple step-by-step instructions to create fireworks right in their kitchen. Readers are introduced to basic science concepts such as ignition, atoms and molecules, and density.

Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the quark, one of the most basic constituents of matter.

Science buffs will find the topics that pique their curiosity in this book that spans the science spectrum, including simple machines, elements, computers, and sound, electrical, and light energy. Fun, easy projects demonstrate key concepts, while quizzes test reading comprehension.

An introduction to nuclear energy and the reactions that create it.

An introduction to nuclear energy that defines what it is, describes how it is made, and discusses how it is used and its negative effects on the planet.

Describes what atoms are, what they look like, and how chemical reactions happen.

Explains the different parts of atoms such as protons, neutrons, and electrons and why they are called the building blocks of all matter on Earth.

" ... 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.

Two students, looking for an idea for their science project, get lucky when they meet Miss Dallerwag, a store owner who teaches them about atoms and molecules, mass, volume, and density, and the ever-changing states of matter.