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Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times-bestselling author of Stuff Matters shows us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff." We all know that without water we couldn't survive, and that sometimes a cup of coffee or a glass of wine feels just as vital. But do we really understand how much we rely on liquids, or the destructive power they hold? Set over...
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"A flickering flame and erupting vinegar volcano have a lot in common. They are both signs of a chemical reaction. Learn all about the reactions from the smallest atomic structures that cause the changes to the different kinds of products reactions can yield and everything in between. It's key chemistry curriculum made approachable for all"--
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"Become a better problem-solver, inventor, and innovator with these fascinating chemistry experiments. Each one has a clear question that’s being asked, step-by-step instructions, a list of materials you’ll need, prompts to help you record your observations, and more. By the time you’re through, you’ll have chemistry for kids down to a science!" -- back cover.
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"Come along on a science adventure to discover how molecules form groups, how chemicals interact, and so much more! This fun question and answer book has everything from facts and figures to simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations to help you learn introductory chemistry terms and concepts, including states of matter, chemical reactions, atoms, compounds, elements, molecules, and more"--Page 4 of cover
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"Little kids love to ask questions about the world around them, and the best way for them to find answers is with their own two hands! This exciting book about science for kids features 20 quick and easy chemistry projects that your little learner will want to try again and again. Kids can create slippery slime, draw a picture with invisible ink, and make a rain cloud in a cup, all with easy-to-find household materials. These experiments are easy...
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This book contains formulas originally researched for Popular Science Monthly. It includes formulas for adhesives, art, automobiles, beverages, poisons and antidotes, fireworks, laundry, gardening, lacquers, paints, papers, perfumes, photography, solder, woodworking, and many more.
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
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Now that budding scientist Curious McCarthy's dad is going back to work, the five oldest McCarthy kids will be helping more with chores and taking turns cooking dinner. When her parents present the daily chore chart, Curious is delighted that they forgot to assign her a task. She spends the next week trying to go unnoticed and chore-less as she learns about chemistry and observes it at work right in her own chaotic home. Her funny footnotes capture...
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"Everything around us is made of matter, but what is matter made of? Atoms and molecules! Learn all about how the smallest things in our universe come together to make the biggest, examine what the behavior of molecules does for the matter it makes up, and more. It's key chemistry curriculum made approachable for all!"--
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"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded...
16) Physicist
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"In Physicist, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take early fluent readers on an informational interview with a life scientist. Readers learn about the day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of this career and the things they can do now to prepare for work as a physicist"--
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The periodic table of the elements is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, obsession, and betrayal. These tales follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold, and all the elements in the table as they play out their parts in human history. The usual suspects are here, like Marie Curie (and her radioactive journey to the discovery of polonium and radium) and William Shockley (who is credited, not exactly justly,...
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"Metals and nonmetals make up almost everything in our world. They represent the two biggest sections on the periodic table of elements. But what exactly makes a metal? How are nonmetals similar? And what's a metalloid? Learn the answers to these questions and more. It's key chemistry curriculum made approachable for all"--