Alison Eldridge
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The scientific method is the process scientists use to test ideas and gather useful results. As part of the scientific method, scientists gather data, form a hypothesis, and test their hypothesis by performing experiments. Not all hypotheses will be right, but that's part of science! Readers will learn the parts of the scientific method, best practices for running experiments, and how to interpret the results of their experiment. Diagrams and fact...
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From tuning a radio to sending text messages or popping popcorn, people use electromagnetic energy all the time. What is the electromagnetic spectrum and how do people depend on it? This book offers a look into the discovery, history, and uses of microwave energy. You might be familiar with microwaves for their use in microwave ovens, but did you know microwaves are also used in astronomy? Complete with a glossary, color images, intriguing sidebars,...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Icy cold air conditioning is very common in many people's lives, but there was a time when this popular luxury did not exist. People had to think of other ways to keep cool on hot, humid days. It was also too hot in factories and hospitals, theaters and cars. Willis Carrier changed all that. Authors Alison and Stephen Eldridge explore how his love of science and fixing things led to a lifetime of adventure, research, and the discovery of air conditioning....
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Icy cold air conditioning is very common in many people's lives, but there was a time when this popular luxury did not exist. People had to think of other ways to keep cool on hot, humid days. It was also too hot in factories and hospitals, theaters and cars. Willis Carrier changed all that. Authors Alison and Stephen Eldridge explore how his love of science and fixing things led to a lifetime of adventure, research, and the discovery of air conditioning....
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Although only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can be seen by the human eye, people depend on the energy from the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum every day. Gamma rays might be familiar from comic books and superhero movies, but few know that gamma ray bursts are the most spectacular explosions observed in the universe. This book gives readers a look into the discovery, history, and uses of gamma rays. It's a perfect complement...
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Doing experiments in a laboratory requires equipment. After all, you can't test all the properties of salt and sugar without beakers, a Bunsen burner, and a crucible. With this book, readers will learn about the pieces of equipment found in most science labs, what they're used for, and how to use them. Full-color photographs, helpful diagrams, and informative fact boxes aid readers in understanding the importance of lab safety and proper lab equipment...
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Club drugs refer to a wide variety of dangerous drugs often used by young adults at all-night dance parties, dance clubs and bars. The best known of the so-called club drugs used is ecstasy, but there are many others. Club drugs are also sometimes used as "date rape" drugs, to make someone unable to say no to or fight back against sexual assault. This book presents information about ecstasy and other club drugs, including their history, how they are...