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Let's Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps
Madelyn Wood Carlisle, Yvette Santiago Banek
Paperback (B E S Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1992)Introduces all kinds of maps including weather, topographic, road, and undersea; and explains such terms as scale, projections, symbols, latitude, and longitude.
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Animal Characteristics
Sue Barraclough
Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 1, 2016)Why do birds have wing feathers? What animals are cold-blooded? What does a kangaroo keep in its pouch? 'Investigate' encourages science enquiry with an interactive, investigative, and visual approach to a wide range of core curriculum topics. The format allows students to use scientific processes such as prediction, hypothesis, and inference in answering a series of questions on important topics throughout the book.
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Let's Investigate Magical, Mysterious Meteorites
Madelyn Carlisle, Yvette Banek
Paperback (B E S Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1992)Discusses the nature and origin of meteorites and relates stories of famous meteorites, meteorite craters, and meteor showers
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Circles
Marion Smoothey, Ted Evans
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 1993)A LET'S INVESTIGATE mathematics title which looks at circles. Full colour illustrations supplement the text, whilst puzzles, games and projects illustrate individual areas. The roots of words are explained, and the origins of theories and formulae are described.
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Let's Investigate Soft, Shimmering Sand
Madelyn Wood Carlisle, Yvette Santiago Banek
Paperback (B E S Pub Co, Aug. 1, 1993)Discusses what sand is, how it is formed, how beaches and dunes are built up, how concrete and glass are made from sand, and how animals and plants survive in the desert
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Triangles
Marion Smoothey, Ted Evans
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, July 1, 1993)These books provide a thorough and enjoyable introduction to math. The reader is encouraged to discover basic concepts through a combination of investigation, hands-on activity and theory. In many cases these activities are based on practical projects; in others the reader is encouraged to develop problem-solving strategies.
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Quadrilaterals
Marion Smoothey, Ted Evans
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, July 1, 1992)A LET'S INVESTIGATE mathematics title which looks at quadrilaterals. Full colour illustrations supplement the text, whilst puzzles, games and projects illustrate individual areas. The roots of words are explained, and the origins of theories and formulae are described.
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Maps and Scale Drawings
Marion Smoothey, Ann Baum
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 1994)An introduction to maps and scale drawings explains how they can be used in various activities
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Let's Investigate Sparkling, Silent Snow
Madelyn Wood Carlisle, Yvette Santiago Banek
Paperback (B E S Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1992)Discusses such aspects of snow as the shape of snowflakes, record snowfalls, and how humans and animals adapt to snow, and includes activities and experiments
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Estimating
Marion Smoothey, Ann Baum
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 1994)Discusses how to round numbers and estimate the cost of meals
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Number Patterns
Marion Smoothey, Ted Evans
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 1993)These books provide a thorough and enjoyable introduction to math. The reader is encouraged to discover basic concepts through a combination of investigation, hands-on activity and theory. In many cases these activities are based on practical projects; in others the reader is encouraged to develop problem-solving strategies.
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