Science, Nature & How It Works
epub |eng | 2019-06-27 | Author:Angie Smibert [Smibert, Angie]

The Real Hero’s Engine In the 1st century AD, Hero of Alexandria invented the first steam engine. It was a round copper container with L-shaped tubes. When the water inside ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2016-07-14 | Author:Elise Moser

Milly and Jenny went to visit the students at Spruce Street School. The principal made it extra fun by arranging for each kid to have a can of Sun Drop, ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |spa | | Author:Eileen S. Coates [Coates, Eileen S.]

GALILEO’S TELESCOPE Even though Galileo didn’t invent the first telescope himself, he did have ideas to make it more useful. He used math to figure out how to change the ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Avery Elizabeth Hurt

For the first time anywhere, books could be mass-produced. This was the greatest advance in communication since the invention of writing. The consequences would be enormous. Keeping the Books Gutenberg ...
( Category: Heavy Machinery October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2015-11-10 | Author:Anne Margaret Lewis

The puddle whispered, “Jump, Puddle Jumper, jump!” As Sam jumped, he wished . . . I wish I were a frog in a pond with a hat and some spots ...
( Category: Weather October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Brian Belval

The Carbon Cycle Carbon is so essential that nature has devised a system to recycle it. The carbon cycle is the exchange of carbon between living things, the atmosphere, the ...
( Category: Chemistry October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-07-03 | Author:Cassie M. Lawton

Another type of circulation involves the kidneys. It’s called renal circulation. “Renal” means having to do with the kidneys. Renal circulation is a part of systemic circulation. Oxygen-rich blood enters ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Greg Roza

Freezing with Liquid Nitrogen Manufacturers liquefy nitrogen to purify it, but they also sell nitrogen in its liquid form. You may have seen a scientist experimenting with liquid nitrogen. It ...
( Category: Chemistry October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-07-03 | Author:Cassie M. Lawton

The pituitary gland (yellow above and enlarged below) is attached to the hypothalamus. It helps your body grow. Your hypothalamus is near the pituitary gland. It produces hormones that control ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-07-03 | Author:Cassie M. Lawton

The eye relies on a type of smooth muscle called multi-unit to let in light to see. Muscles are needed in all activities, such as long-distance running. Chapter Three THE ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2022-02-27 | Author:C. J. Haslam [Haslam, Chris]

At ten to eight the following morning, Orla freewheeled along the quayside in St Stannard to where the Stannard Hotel lurked on the edge of a salt marsh as awkwardly ...
( Category: Environment October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2007-10-15 | Author:Lauri Berkenkamp

Who Is the Early Bird? Birds are often the first animals to migrate in the spring. In this activity you will keep track of the dates when you first hear ...
( Category: Experiments & Projects October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-07-03 | Author:Cassie M. Lawton

There are two types of bone marrow in your body. They both are shown here. Fast Fact Sesamoid bones are short or irregular bones that are embedded within and held ...
( Category: Biology October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:John Davidson

The Panda bears are cute and cuddly to look at. They are however dangerous when provoked. They love privacy and can be easily seen during the mating or nurturing period. ...
( Category: Zoology October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2020-07-03 | Author:Derek Miller

THINK ON YOUR OWN Why might elevators go out of service on windy days? This ball, which is inside a building in Taiwan, is the world’s largest and heaviest damper. ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works October 4,2022 )