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  • Electrical Circuits and Currents

    Barbara Somervill

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    How does electricity help your heart beat? What causes static electricity? How can you protect yourself from lightning? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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  • Forces

    Abbie Dunne

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of forces for beginning readers. The book concludes with a simple, kid-friendly activity.
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  • Magnetism

    Kathleen Connors

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2018)
    Kids often play with magnets, yet they don't learn how these playthings work for many years. Practical knowledge from their play can help them learn more about magnetism, and so can this book. Specially written for those with reading challenges or readers looking for a review, the main text covers important vocabulary, magnetic fields, and a discussion of why metals and magnets come together. Diagrams and succinct fact boxes offer additional ways to learn each concept and explain some ideas in greater detail.
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  • Physics Lab in a Housewares Store

    Robert Friedhoffer, Joe Hosking

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1997)
    Explores such topics in physics as levers, friction, heat transmission, and density with experiments using common household utensils
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  • The Shocking Truth about Electricity

    Jennifer Ann Swanson, Bernice Lum, Alec M. Bodzin PhD

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2012)
    What do you call a power failure? A current event! Get it? If you don’t get this joke, you need this book! It’ll teach you everything you need to know about the power that powers your world. The answers might shock you!
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  • The Attractive Truth about Magnetism

    Jennifer Ann Swanson, Bernice Lum, Alec M. Bodzin PhD

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2012)
    A bat walked into a magnetic field and stuck. Get it? If you don’t get this joke, you need this book! It’ll teach you everything you need to know about what makes magnets work. The answers will attract your curiosity.
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  • Forces and Motion

    Casey Rand

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    How does friction help you ride a bicycle? How does a submarine keep from sinking? What is equilibrium? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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  • The Reactions of Metals

    Roberta Baxter

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    What happens when sodium reacts with water? What causes metal to rust? Why is the Statue of Liberty green? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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  • The Properties of Elements and Compounds

    Lisa Hill

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    What gives an atom a negative charge? How many types of elements occur naturally on Earth? What is plasma? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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  • Chemical Reactions

    Eve Hartman, Wendy Meshbesher

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    How does dough turn into bread? What kinds of reactions give off heat? What’s the harm in burning fossil fuels? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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  • Electricity

    Abbie Dunne

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of electricity for beginning readers. The book concludes with a simple, kid-friendly activity.
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  • Gravity

    Lisa Hill

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 22, 2009)
    How does gravity hold the universe together? How do satellites orbit the Earth? What would happen if gravity was turned off? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive.
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