scientific apparatus and instruments

This informative book goes to great lengths to explain how scientists around the world use the metric system and related tools to help them compare, contrast, and analyze the measurement data they collect.

Describes the fundamental units and measuring devices that scientists use to bring systematic order to the world around them.

Introduces equipment and devices commonly found in a science laboratory, including beakers, a microscope, and telescopes, and describes their use.

With full-color photographs, activities, and a pronunciation guide, this book introduces clocks and stop watches and explains how they can be used to study things, such as a person's heart rate and how fast animals learn.

If liquids, solids, and gases are all matter, why are these states of matter so different from one another? Set forth in simple language, this volume explains how matter is formed, how it can change states, and how its states are unique. It will leave students with a better understanding of the physical science involved in their own daily lives.

Defines the basic tools used in the field by scientists to help kids understand the uses and value of microscopes, glassware, optical telescopes, and radio telescopes.

An illustrated overview of scientific apparatus and instruments that describes how tools are used in science and discusses tools that extend the senses and are used for measurement as well as models.

A simple introduction to some of the tools that help us make scientific discoveries, including the funnel, ruler, magnifier, and eyedropper.