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Kids love activities of all kinds, and projects about plants are the perfect way to engage them in learning crucial curricular concepts such as adaptations, plant parts, photosynthesis, and germination. This beautifully designed volume introduces plant topics, clearly explaining the information learners need to know and the facts that will make them say, "Wow!" Then, step-by-step instructions encourage them to review concepts while completing a related craft or activity, such as creating a leaf stencil, making a plant growth chart, dissecting the parts of a flower, and much more. A final quiz allows reader to assess their understanding of plant facts.

Forces--those that push and pull on objects--are a critical concept in the elementary science classroom. For learners to truly understand this physics topic, they need to see forces in action. This well-designed book takes an up-close look at forces, exploring essential themes such as gravity, magnetism, and friction, through at-level and engaging text that leads into a related high-interest activity, such as making balloon rockets and hovercrafts as well as testing whether objects sink or float. Colorful images accompany both the main information and the step-by-step instructions.

It's astounding to think about how our lives would work without electricity. Luckily, we only realize the impact of electricity when the power's out! But this well-researched, at-level volume provides young scientists with an up-close look at electricity, exploring essential scientific topics such as batteries, circuits, conductors and insulators, electricity generation, and safety issues. After each topic's explanation, readers are invited to complete a related activity, through step-by-step instructions, including making a lemon battery, building an electroscope, constructing a wind turbine, and much more. A final quiz allows reader to assess their understanding of electricity facts.