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[2016]
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Explains how caves were formed, their physical characteristics, and the amazing formations that are created within them by water and minerals including stalagmites and stalactites. Discusses the animals that call caves home and how living in a cave affects them. Includes projects that demonstrate how crystals form, echolocation, and to learn about bats.
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[2016]
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Explains how important plants and forests are as living things, and how vital it is to preserve plants and forests for future generations. Emphasizes reduction of waste, reusing items, and the importance of recycling. Includes projects on how to create a robot from recycled materials and how to create a terrarium.
3) The mysterious creature of Duck Pond: a story about dinosaurs, extinction, and wildlife conservation
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[2016]
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Explains some of the theories about how dinosaurs became extinct and how other animals are endangered. Emphasizes the importance of changing our habits and preserving animal species and their habitats. Includes projects that demonstrate how to create a model of a fossil, how to make a model of a dinosaur egg, and demonstrate a chemical reaction.
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[2016]
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Explains how the wind impacts our whole ecosystem, including the amount of precipitation and range of temperatures that we receive and how it affects human, plant, and animal life. Includes projects that demonstrate that airflow follows a contour pattern and how to observe the process of wind pollination (anemophily).
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[2016]
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Explains the relationship between friction and resistance using sleds racing down a slope on fresh snow versus packed snow. Includes projects on how to demonstrate friction in an unusual way and how to learn about friction, inertia, and Newton's First Law of Motion.
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[2016]
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Explains how all living things inherit individual genetic traits and DNA from their parents that contribute to their unique makeup. There is no one like you. Discusses how all mammals have some things in common but have differences too. Explains that there are differences between mammals and reptiles. Includes projects that demonstrate how chemical bases are paired in DNA and how some animals can use camouflage to adapt to the environment.
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[2016]
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Explains the water cycle, where water comes from, and why the supply of drinking water is declining around the Earth. Emphasizes the importance to readers to conserve water daily and not waste it by allowing water to gush needlessly from the tap or water fountain. Includes two activities related to water conservation and sustainability.
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[2016]
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Discusses basic color concepts, including the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, and helps students discover what happens when colors are blended together. Explains the relationship between light and color. Includes a project that demonstrates the prism effect when water and sunlight combine. Also includes a project that demonstrates how primary, secondary, and tertiary colors are created and how salt lowers the freezing temperature...
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[2016]
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Explains the relationship between germs and the common cold especially how it affects the nose and how easily colds can be spread via coughing or touching. Emphasizes the importance of cleanliness, washing your hands, proper care, and rest to combat the symptoms of the common cold and prevent spreading the cold to others. Includes projects that demonstrate how germs can spread from person to person and how to create a mucus-like substance.
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[2016]
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Explains the relationship between eating right by selecting healthy food choices and enjoying good health on a daily basis. Includes projects that teach about the nutritional value of carrots, share how to grow a carrot top, and demonstrate how sugar is dissolved into the blood system.
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[2016]
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Explains thunderstorms, thunder, lightning, how they are formed, and how thunderstorms can end with the formation of a rainbow. Emphasizes the importance of seeking shelter during thunderstorms because lightning injures many people each year who don't take safety steps to protect themselves from storms. Includes projects that demonstrate how raindrops form through condensation and how clouds produce rain.
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[2016]
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Explains the relationship between sunlight, ultraviolet rays, and their effect on our skin. Emphasizes the importance of wearing sunscreen to readers and to take precautions against too much exposure to the sun. Also explains the importance of avoiding sunburn and protect skin from damage caused by ultraviolet rays daily. Includes projects that show how that the Sun emits ultraviolet rays and demonstrates the different layers of skin.
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[2016]
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Explains why some items float while others sink. Includes projects that demonstrate that carbonated drinks can have different densities. Also includes projects on how to learn about density using Skittlesʼ candies and how to learn about primary and secondary colors.
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[2016]
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Explains the various forms that water takes during the water cycle, including water vapor, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Includes projects on how to construct a model of the water cycle and demonstrates how the Sun affects the evaporation rate of water.