Movements called vibrations produce sound. Small vibrations make a quiet sound. Big vibrations make a loud sound. This book teaches children what sound is and how it can be measured.

An electric eel is an ocean fish that makes and uses electricity to shock prey! Children will learn what electricity is and all about batteries, static, and electric currents.

Gases, liquids, and solids are all matter. Everything that has mass and takes up space is matter. This book instructs eager learners about the different forms of matter and explains how matter can change forms.

People get energy from food and use energy to exercise. This book teaches young readers about chemical and kinetic energy and explains how electricity and fossil fuels are energy sources.

Why is a small piece of metal heavier than a large piece of foam? Why does wood float in water? This books answers these questions as it teaches children about density in water and air.

Young readers are introduced to the basic science concept of temperature and how to properly identify things that are hot and cold in this age-appropriate text. Fun facts, striking, full-color photographs, and diagrams provide insight into this essential elementary science curriculum topic. This accessible reading experience is sure to make early learners even more curious about the world around them, and it encourages them to experiment safely with...

Understanding the properties of different materials is essential to developing basic scientific knowledge. Readers are introduced to this critical concept through accessible text that asks them to examine different everyday materials, such as glass and wood, and what they are used for. The main text includes interesting facts that enhance science curriculum topics. Eye-catching, full-color photographs and diagrams are also featured. This engaging...

Why does light appear after you flick on a light switch? Where does electricity come from? Questions such as these are answered in this age-appropriate and educational book all about electricity, which is a common part of elementary science curricula. This engaging text explains basic scientific concepts to young readers to teach them about how electricity works, where it comes from, and how we use it in our everyday lives. Vibrant, full-color photographs...

Energy comes in many forms-including sound, heat, electricity, and light-and is perpetually at work all around us. As the inquisitive scientists in this book, readers will come to recognize some key characteristics of energy. Measuring the speed of sound, investigating reflection and refraction, and examining static electricity are a few of the experiments young scientists will undertake, with the help of boxed instructions and bright illustrations....

Chemistry has never been so fun-and so accessible-as it is in the bright pages of this invaluable volume. While following step-by-step instructions, with the aid of colorful illustrations, readers find themselves in control of their own laboratory, exploring such significant scientific topics as changing states of matter, chemical reactions, and crystal formation. Each experiment, using common materials, highlights a need-to-know concept as well as...