Science starters

On the Move presents a rich history of one of the key concepts of modern life: mobility. Increasing mobility has been a constant throughout the modern era, evident in mass car ownership, plane travel, and the rise of the Internet. And typically, people have equated increasing mobility with increasing freedom. However, as Cresswell shows, while mobility has certainly increased in modern times, attempts to control and restrict mobility are just as characteristic of modernity. Through a series of fascinating historical episodes Cresswell shows how mobility and its regulation have been central to the experience of modernity.

Summary, Presents projects and experiments demonstrating the effects of mirrors and lenses on rays of light.

Photographs, simple text, and activities introduce the subject of force and the way things move.

Describes the properties of water and relates how we make use of water in our everyday activities. Includes experiments.

"Explains essential facts about forces and movement, including gravity, friction, pressure, and simple machines. Includes experiments"--Provided by publisher.

Examines how essential water is to living things, both human and animal.

Discusses the concept of force and how the earth's gravity determines an object's weight. Introduces devices used to measure weight.

Introduces the concept of movement through discussing different types of movement and introducing key science vocabularly. Includes notes for parents and teachers. Suggested level: junior.

Suggests activities demonstrating how variations in the creation of sound can create musical tones for the human ear and why musical instruments produce sound.

Provides instruction for a variety of projects demonstrating the properties and uses of magnets and electricity.

Provides instructions for a variety of projects that demonstrate the properties and uses of water.

An introduction to how to seasons. Includes key vocabulary, a story, and notes for parents and teachers.

Provides instructions for various experiments and activities involving metal, plastic, fabrics, wood, paper, and other types of materials.

Provides instructions for a variety of projects that demonstrate the properties and uses of sound.

Describes the nature and capabilities of air and how it makes flight possible.

Examines what makes the air move, how wind affects us and our natural environment, how to measure and forecast weather, and how pollution affects the weather.

Examines the properties of various building materials and shows through simple text and specific do-it-yourself projects how the structure of roofs, foundations, and bridges relate to that of the human body.