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Science Giants covers:

Teaching to the "big idea"

Historical reference shows how we currently understand scientific principles

Activities designed to illustrate principles

New ideas challenge old assumptions

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Experience the force of liftoff

• Create your own constellations
• Write a postcard from another planet
• Make a club-soda comet, and more!

From rocketing out of Earth's gravity and orbiting our planet to probing other planets and walking on the Moon, Cosmic Science makes exploring space a blast! More than 40 easy, safe—and fun—activities show how rockets work, why the shape of the Moon seems to change, just how much power the Sun has, what it's like to live and work in space, and much more! ... Read more

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Great for Educators
As a new teacher, I am a firm believer of hands-on activities; as the saying goes, "I do, and I understand."While beginning a unit on space, I wanted to make it as concrete as I could, and my kids are now ableto understand some very abstract concepts - thanks to the activities inthis book.Most of these activities can be modified for students of alllevels; for higher-level students, teachers could get into inertia, airpressure,... My kids really loved the activity that proves how rocketswork.All of the activites use materials that you already have at home. ... Read more

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In its revised 2nd edition, this book examines current understanding of the relationship between sunspots and the Earth's climate. Opening with a brief historical review, the text moves on to scrutinize the various current hypotheses. The focus is on how information on the solar cycle and Earth's climate is gathered, and includes discussion of observations, methododology and the physics involved, with the necessary statistics and analysis also provided.

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This report sets out to clarify some of the prerequisites/modalities of a confidence-building process in outer space. It examines the role of earth-to-space monitoring in the development of a regime aimed at enhancing the safety and preventing the deployment of weapons in outer space. ... Read more

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A hands-on and fun-filled resource for teaching science to middle and high school students

New in the 5-Minute Fundamentals Series, The Science Teacher's Activity-A-Day, Grades 6-12, includes 180 easy, five-minute hook or sponge activities to capture learners' attention and introduce lessons. Divided into three units, Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth and Space Science; the activities cover topics based on the National Science Education Standards.

• All the book's activities can be done with materials that are inexpensive and easy to find
• Includes quick and fun "sponge" activities that are designed to engage students
• All the activities take about 5 minutes to complete

The Science Teacher's Activity-a-Day is an ideal resource for middle and high school science teachers.

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One of a series consisting of questions designed to baffle, tease and inform. The book has more than 100 question-and-answer sets providing detailed information on the Earth and space, and accompanying panels of short quiz questions, totalling more than 500, test the reader's knowledge and memory. ... Read more

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Discover how old Earth is and how it was formed. Find out what's inside Earth and how its crust is made up of pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Read legends about why we have night and day and where the first living things came from. Kids can even make a volcano and discover why Earth looks blue from space. Part of the Starting with Space series, The Earth combines facts, folklore and hands-on activities to explain space exploration and scientific discoveries about The Earth. ... Read more

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Discover how old Earth is and how it was formed. Find out what's inside Earth and how its crust is made up of pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Read legends about why we have night and day and where the first living things came from. Kids can even make a volcano and discover why Earth looks blue from space. Part of the Starting with Space series, The Earth combines facts, folklore and hands-on activities to explain space exploration and scientific discoveries about the Earth. ... Read more