Glass, Susan

Provides an overview of science tools and safety. Covers tools for observing and measuring and addresses safety tips for at home and at school. Includes a review of the scientific method and presents hands-on experiments.

Presents a study of the body's circulatory system and examines the heart and blood vessels, the four parts of the blood, blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.

Presents a study of environments and ecosystems and discusses habitats, energy, the food chain and food webs, and the animals that live in the various regions of the world.

Examines the origin and purpose of cells in living things and discusses the invention of microscopes in the seventeenth century, the size and shape of cells and how they divide, good and bad cells, and specialized cells.

Describes the parts and workings of the human respiratory system, and includes related experiments.

Introduces the scientific method; presents step-by-step instructions for classroom experiments that demonstrate the method; and discusses controls, blind tests, models, and the use of animals in experiments by scientists.

Introduces the scientific method, discussing the history of science, other methods, and modern science; describing how it is used to solve problems; and providing a time line of discoveries, a glossary, and a list of related books.