How Baseball Works

Does a curveball really curve? How do hitters swing with such zing? What makes the great players great? And how can you become one of "the greats"? This book answers all these questions and many, many more. Packed with legendary tales from the pros, fascinating "Quick Hit" facts, insider tips to help you perfect your own game, and all the dazzling science behind the sport, this book covers baseball from every exciting angle.

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Nature in a Nutshell for Kids: Over 100 Activities You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less

Spring through winter---your 8- to 12-year-olds will be fascinated as they discover the marvels of nature with these seasonally based activities. With step-by-step directions and everyday items, each 10-minute activity answers a specific question and teaches children to respect God's creation. Includes a glossary, a list of environmental organizations, and suggestions for further reading. Approx. 135 pages, softcover from Wiley & Sons.

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It Couldn't Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God's World

If your 8- to 14-year-olds are asking tough questions about creation and evolution, they'll find answers right here! With colorful graphics and newspaper-style layout, this biblically based almanac offers solid truths instead of unstable theories. 192 pages, kivar softcover from W.

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200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird & Fun Experiments

Why does a cat have a rough tongue? Why is the sky blue? Why does a person snore? How does a submarine rise and submerge? Learn the answers to these and other questions in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy through 200 fun and wacky, safe and low-cost experiments that can be performed at home or in the classroom. In 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird and Fun Experiments, best selling author and award-winning science educator Janice Van Cleave brings together the best experiments from her popular Science For Every Kid series- plus 40 all-new experiments- to help kids learn about science the fun way. Packed with illustrations, this book uses simple problems, activities, and projects to explain important science principles through hands-on experience. You can learn how biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy relate to your everyday life by making exciting discoveries that lie right at your fingertips! For children ages 8-12 This is a non-reproducible, non-comsumable instruction book. This is not a workbook.

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201 Awesome, Magical, Bizzare, & Incredible Experiments

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202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping & Bouncing Experiments

Explore the strange and sometimes slimy answers to these and other questions about astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Try these fun-filled, hands-on projects at home or in the classroom. Drip liquid mud to show how craters form on the moon, use toothpaste to simulate a sheild volcano, and make your own "bouncy blubber" with water, borax, and glue. Each experiment includes an illustration and safe, simple, step-by-step instructions.

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The World of Plants Great Science Adventures

Angiosperms, germination, photosynthesis---get to the root of it all with this comprehensive program! The lab activities and "Investigative Loops" (question, research, observation) provide hands-on learning. Visual 3-D graphic organizers help make complicated material simple; then students chronicle each of the 24 lessons by creating their own science booklets. Everything you need is here! For single- or multilevel classrooms. Grades K to 8. 168 pages, softcover from Common Sense Press.

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The World of Insects and Arachnids

From the Great Science Adventures Series, this workbook for grades K-8 instructs through vocabulary, 3D graphic organizers, lab experiments, and science projects.

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The World of Space

In each of the 24 lessons, students make a Lots of Science Library Book using the masters provided inside. Information, pictures and diagrams make the study of space meaningful. For lab activities, our exclusive Investigative Loop process helps students get the most from their experience. Complete and clear directions are provided, along with the materials lists, questions to ask, and data for students to record. 3D Graphic Organizers make complicated material simple. Students see and touch each part, increasing understanding and retention. Teacher pages include vocabulary words, concept maps, assessments, assignments, assignments for all grade levels, and enrichments activities.

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The World of Tools and Technology

In each of the 24 lessons, students make a Lots of Science Library Book using the masters provided inside. Information, pictures and diagrams make the study of tools and technology meaningful. For lab activities, our exclusive Investigative Loop process helps students get the most from their experience. Complete and clear directions are provided, along with materials lists, questions to ask, and data for students to record. 3D Graphic Organizers make complicated material simple. Students see and touch each part, increasing understanding and retention. Teacher Pages include vocabulary words, concept maps, assessments, assignments for all grade levels, and enrichment activities.

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