Books in Flying Start Science series

Focuses on how sound is produced, transmitted, and received, and provides activities that explore aural skills through sound recognition, dynamics, and pitch variation

None

Discusses the training, preparation, equipment, and strategies necessary for competing in soccer

Simple activities introduce light in relation to day and night, the sun and the stars, shadows, black and white, and more

None

Simple activities introduce the concepts of hot and cold in relation to melting and freezing, temperature, deserts and polar areas

None

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce the properties, sources, and effects of light.

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities explore the world of food and its importance for us

Simple activities introduce the qualities of things that float in water, the difference between floating and swimming, and how balloons and airships stay up in the air

Text, pictures, and suggested experiments introduce the forces that determine whether an object floats or sinks

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce weather, its effects on people and animals, and methods of observing and recording it