Books with author Christine Cooper

A compelling introduction to electric current, this volume investigates the conducting properties of various materials and goes on to describe ways of producing electric currents. It also describes how electricity is used in the home, in industry, and in the world of communications. Aligned to the Common Core science standards, the text explains moving charge, current and stored charge, resistance and power, direct and alternating currents, and electricity from machines, among other subjects. Nine activities help students understand practical applications. A chapter about Thomas Alva Edison honors his electric light bulb invention and the beginning of the electric age.

When Zero realized that he did not have any value he became very sad and tried to fit in where he did not belong. This story tells what happens when The Zero decides to cooperate."Why the Zero was Sad" was written to give a creative look at the numbers from zero to ten. It will help young children learn to count in an amusing way, and also introduce young children to the rhyming of words.

Why do apples fall to the ground? What stops atoms from flying apart? Why don’t submarines sink? Investigate the curious world of physical science. Find out for yourself about Forces and Motion through experiments that you can do at home. Learn why some balls are better to use in certain games. Find out how a person can lift a car. Forces and Motion will show you the importance of investigating and understanding the physical world around you.

What is light? Why do we see different colors? Why we appear upside down in some mirrors? Investigate the dazzling world of physical science! Find out for yourself about Light through experiments that you can do at home. Did you know that white light is made up of many colors? Light will show you the importance of investigating and understanding the physical world around you.