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Amazing Maya inventions you can build yourself
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Great ancient Egypt projects you can build yourself
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Great colonial America projects: you can build yourself!
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[2008]
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English
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From the Publisher: Kids will learn how to shoot candy and soda 10 feet up in the air or create a crystal collage with the key chemistry concepts and exciting yet educational projects in this handbook. With more than two dozen fascinating projects illustrating major chemistry themes-including atoms and molecules; the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases; chemical reactions; acids and bases; and the properties of water-children learn the...
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Amazing solar system projects you can build yourself
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Great Ancient China projects
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Great medieval projects you can build yourself
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Amazing biome projects you can build yourself
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Amazing Africa projects you can build yourself
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George Washington: 25 great projects you can build yourself
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[2019]
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English
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That potato chip bag you tossed in your trash can this afternoon-where does it go when it leaves your house? Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids invites middle graders to investigate the world of trash! The average American produces more than four pounds of trash every day-multiply that by 300 million people and you've got a lot of garbage! Where does it go? How does it break down? What are the challenges of dealing...
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Geology of the Desert Southwest: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
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Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
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The Silk Road: explore the world's most famous trade route
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Bridges and tunnels: investigate feats of engineering
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Geology of the Eastern Coast: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
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Natural disasters: investigate Earth's most destructive forces with 25 projects
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Canals and dams: investigate feats of engineering with 25 projects
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Inca: discover the culture and geography of a lost civilization
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Mapping and navigation: explore the history and science of finding your way with 25 projects
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Native Americans: discover the history and cultures of the first Americans with 15 projects
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Skyscrapers: investigate feats of engineering with 25 projects
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Cities: discover how they work
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Comics: investigate the history and technology of American cartooning
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Micronations: invent your own country and culture with 25 projects
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[2015]
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English
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In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.
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[2015]
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In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.
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The American Revolution: experience the battle for independence
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Climate change: discover how it impacts spaceship Earth
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[2015]
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English
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"If our vision improved one million times, we would be able to see microbes in the air, on our skin, in the soil, in water, and on food! In Microbes: Discover an Unseen World, readers journey through microscopic worlds that collide with our own on a daily basis to encounter bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, and archaea,"--page [4] of cover.
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2015.
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Catch a kid looking down, and chances are they're focused on a screen, deciding on strategy, building cities, setting traps for monsters, sharing resources, and nurturing critical relationships. Over 90 percent of kids ages 2-17 play video games. In Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure, young readers learn why games are so compelling and what ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games like Minecraft. Kids will even create...
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[2016]
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In Bioengineering, Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, young readers explore designs and innovations that come from nature. Leonardo da Vinci studied birds wings to draw his design of a man-made flying machine and engineers still look to birds when attempting to make planes more aerodynamic. And a burr on your shirt from walking through a field sticks like Velcro, doesn't it? The plant and animal world provides engineers and scientists with...
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[2016]
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How do we heat our homes, light our rooms, and power our cars? With energy! In 2014, the United States relied on fossil fuels for about 67 percent of its power. But as the fossil fuel supply dwindles and climate change becomes an increasingly urgent issue, individuals, businesses, and governments are expanding their sources of renewable energy, including solar, wind, biofuel, hydro, and geothermal. In Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future...
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The U.S. Constitution: discover how democracy works
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Evolution: how life adapts to a changing environment - with 25 projects
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Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the Earth's crust moves
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The Oregon Trail: the journey across the country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad
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The Underground Railroad: navigate the journey from slavery to freedom, with 20 projects
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