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Books in Real Science Books series

  • My Body

    Patricia Carratello

    Paperback (Teacher Created Resources, June 1, 1999)
    Introduces primary school children to the amazing systems and organs that make up the human body. This classic resource for teachers and parents includes detailed illustrations and easy-to-understand descriptions of each body part's purpose and function. Use the included instructions and templates to create a life-sized, multilayered model of the human body and its systems. Young learners will love coloring the illustrations and placing each part in the correct location within a full-size tracing of their own body, all while learning the jobs each organ performs and the way the body systems work together as a whole. This resource is 40 pages in all.
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  • 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices

    Henry T. Brown

    Paperback (Dover Publications, Aug. 15, 2005)
    Epicyclic trains, oblique rollers, trip hammers, and lazy-tongs are among the ingenious mechanisms defined and illustrated in this intriguing collection. Spanning the first century of the Industrial Revolution, this 1868 compilation features simplified, concise illustrations of the mechanisms used in hydraulics, steam engines, pneumatics, presses, horologes, and scores of other machines.The movements of each of the 507 mechanisms are depicted in drawings on the left-hand page, and the facing page presents a brief description of the item's use and operation. Ranging from simple to intricately complex, the mechanisms offer a fascinating view of the variety of small components that constitute complex machinery. A detailed index provides easy reference to specific mechanisms.Inventors, tinkerers, and anyone with an interest in the history of invention and technology will find this volume a treasury of information and inspiration.
  • Entomology

    Ellen Doris, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, June 1, 1993)
    A guide to studying insects shows young readers how to search for insects in the field, raise caterpillars and watch them turn into butterflies, keep crickets at home and observe their territoriality, and other projects.
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  • Marine Biology

    Ellen Doris, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, June 1, 1993)
    An introduction to marine biology describes a whale watch, visits a salt marsh estuary, and shows how to set up a salt-water aquarium
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  • Electricity: Real Science Made Easy

    Chart Studio

    Spiral-bound (Silver Dolphin Books, Nov. 6, 2003)
    This all-inclusive educational kit provides an exciting and creative introduction to the fascinating world of Electricity. This cool package features a 56-page book filled with 50 different experiments and a glossary, a 20-page flip chart of fun facts and information, and a variety of dynamic components to complete each activity. The Real Science series has been designed to provide a hands-on approach for children and includes easy, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations and diagrams. Topics children will learn about include types of electrical circuits, sources of electricity, solar and nuclear power, electromagnetism and much more!
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  • The 5 Senses: Real Science Made Easy

    Chart Studio

    Misc. Supplies (Silver Dolphin Books, Oct. 14, 2003)
    Explore, investigate and learn about our five senses in this all-inclusive educational kit! This cool package features a 56-page book filled with 50 different experiments and a glossary, a 20-page flip chart of fun facts and information, and a variety of dynamic components to complete each activity. The Real Science series has been designed to provide a hands-on approach for children and includes easy, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations and diagrams. Some of these fun and interesting experiments include how to detect the direction and different pitches of sound, why some parts of the skin are more sensitive to pressure, how to trigger memories from odors, find your blind spot and much more!
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  • General Science: Real Science Made Easy

    Chart Studio

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, Oct. 28, 2003)
    Explore, investigate and learn about the world of science. This all-inclusive educational kit features a 56-page book filled with 50 different experiments and a glossary, a 20-page flip chart of fun facts and information, and a variety of dynamic components to complete each activity. The Real Science series has been designed to provide a hands-on approach for children and includes easy, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations and diagrams. Some of these fun and interesting experiments include using a tuning fork to show wave patterns, learning how to demonstrate lines of magnetic force, splitting white light into a spectrum of colors with a prism, creating an electromagnet using the power of a battery and much more!
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  • Ornithology

    Ellen Doris, Mass.) Children's School of Science (Woods Hole, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, Sept. 1, 1994)
    A guide to birds shows young ornithologists how to use binoculars and a field guide to spot and identify dozens of species, while providing information about calls, markings, nesting, behavior, and endangered species.
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  • Invertebrate Zoology

    Ellen Doris, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, June 1, 1993)
    An introduction to this vast and diverse group of animals focuses on seven families of organisms and shows readers how to rear crayfish and spiders, watch planaria (flatworms) as they distinguish between light and dark, and dissect a clam.
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  • Meet the Arthropods

    Ellen Doris, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, Feb. 1, 1996)
    An introduction to animals that have a hard exoskeleton and jointed legs with instructions for activities
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  • Woods, Ponds, & Fields

    Ellen Doris, Len Rubenstein

    Hardcover (Thames & Hudson, Sept. 1, 1994)
    An activity guide shows young enthusiasts the relationships between living and nonliving things with descriptions of plants and animals, encouraging children to explore the outside world while teaching them how to recognize various aspects of nature.
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  • Rocks and Soil: Real Size Science

    Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 1, 2013)
    This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different types of rocks and soil. Instead of using words alone to explain the appearance and composition of different types of rocks and soil, this book conveys information with accurately-sized photographs. Simple, leveled text helps readers access this information and build vocabulary.
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