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For Adults
PERSISTENCE IS POWER! A REAL-WORLD GUIDE FOR THE NEWLY DISABLED EMPLOYEE
Persistence is Power is a one-stop shop for the newly disabled employee. In simple language, you'll find the real-world answers and guidance to help you win your disability benefits, choose doctors and lawyers, protect your income and assets, and avoid disability traps. Packed with step-by-step instructions, decision-making tips, checklists, forms, examples, answers to FAQs, Internet sites, and other resources, this is the complete survival kit you need to regain control of your life.
Persistence is Power is a one-stop shop for the newly disabled employee. In simple language, you'll find the real-world answers and guidance to help you win your disability benefits, choose doctors and lawyers, protect your income and assets, and avoid disability traps. Packed with step-by-step instructions, decision-making tips, checklists, forms, examples, answers to FAQs, Internet sites, and other resources, this is the complete survival kit you need to regain control of your life.
For Kids
THE EARTH (Early Childhood)
Environmental science and geology are complex sciences, but children can still get acquainted with the basics. With this in mind, The Earth provides many hands-on experiences with the oceans and landmasses that make up our planet. Activities designed to help children understand how the Earth is formed, how mountain ranges form, what the Earth looks like under the oceans, and what animals live in the different areas of the oceans and landmasses will help children understand that we are all part of nature. After working through The Earth, children will be prepared to understand the water cycle and other environmental concepts that are introduced in later grades.
Environmental science and geology are complex sciences, but children can still get acquainted with the basics. With this in mind, The Earth provides many hands-on experiences with the oceans and landmasses that make up our planet. Activities designed to help children understand how the Earth is formed, how mountain ranges form, what the Earth looks like under the oceans, and what animals live in the different areas of the oceans and landmasses will help children understand that we are all part of nature. After working through The Earth, children will be prepared to understand the water cycle and other environmental concepts that are introduced in later grades.
CREEPY CRAWLIES (Early Childhood)
Many children--and adults--perceive crawling animals, such as insects and spiders, negatively, largely because they don't understand what these creatures do for us. With this in mind, Creepy Crawlies explains some of the different types of arthropods (animals whose limbs have joints and whose skeletons are on the outsides of their bodies) and earthworms. The word arthropod means "jointed limb" and was first used over 140 years ago. Arthropods include crustaceans (such as crabs, lobsters, and pill bugs), myriapods (centipedes and millipedes), arachnids (spiders), and insects. They are found all over the world. To date, 1.3 million species of arthropods have been identified, but scientists believe that as many as 30 million species may exist.
Many children--and adults--perceive crawling animals, such as insects and spiders, negatively, largely because they don't understand what these creatures do for us. With this in mind, Creepy Crawlies explains some of the different types of arthropods (animals whose limbs have joints and whose skeletons are on the outsides of their bodies) and earthworms. The word arthropod means "jointed limb" and was first used over 140 years ago. Arthropods include crustaceans (such as crabs, lobsters, and pill bugs), myriapods (centipedes and millipedes), arachnids (spiders), and insects. They are found all over the world. To date, 1.3 million species of arthropods have been identified, but scientists believe that as many as 30 million species may exist.
50 NIFTY SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS (Grades 4-6)
How cool! The school science fair is just around the corner and you need an idea for a project--and quick! 50 Nifty Science Fair Projects is loaded with great ideas for putting together projects about magnetism, electricity, visual perception, aerodynamics, botany, gravity, and even cosmic rays. You'll learn what an afterimage is, how camouflage works, why mirrors reflect images the way they do, and much more. Using simple tools available from art and hardware stores (and even from around your house), you can create a project that will amaze your parents, teachers, and classmates.
How cool! The school science fair is just around the corner and you need an idea for a project--and quick! 50 Nifty Science Fair Projects is loaded with great ideas for putting together projects about magnetism, electricity, visual perception, aerodynamics, botany, gravity, and even cosmic rays. You'll learn what an afterimage is, how camouflage works, why mirrors reflect images the way they do, and much more. Using simple tools available from art and hardware stores (and even from around your house), you can create a project that will amaze your parents, teachers, and classmates.
SUPER SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS (Grades 4-6)
What makes a science fair project super? If you want to know, then Super Science Fair Projects is for you. This handy guide tells you everything you need to know about doing a science fair project. Included are tips on choosing an idea, researching your project, where and how to gather materials for experimenting, making and building your project, and creating a report, charts, diagrams, and handouts. This valuable source book also contains summaries of several winning science fair projects from kids just like you. Using the simple guidelines in Super Science Fair Projects, you can make your science fair experience truly SUPER!
What makes a science fair project super? If you want to know, then Super Science Fair Projects is for you. This handy guide tells you everything you need to know about doing a science fair project. Included are tips on choosing an idea, researching your project, where and how to gather materials for experimenting, making and building your project, and creating a report, charts, diagrams, and handouts. This valuable source book also contains summaries of several winning science fair projects from kids just like you. Using the simple guidelines in Super Science Fair Projects, you can make your science fair experience truly SUPER!
50 NIFTY SUPER SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS (Grades 4-6)
It's that time of the year again--the school science fair. 50 Nifty Super Science Fair Projects is filled with fifty great ideas to create original and challenging science fair projects. This super edition also contains tips on how to get started on a project, how to build a display that gets your project noticed, and much more.
Using simple tools available from art and hardware stores (and even from around your house), you can create a super science fair project that will amaze your parents, impress your teachers, and be the envy of all your classmates. Includes a metric conversion table and helpful index.
It's that time of the year again--the school science fair. 50 Nifty Super Science Fair Projects is filled with fifty great ideas to create original and challenging science fair projects. This super edition also contains tips on how to get started on a project, how to build a display that gets your project noticed, and much more.
Using simple tools available from art and hardware stores (and even from around your house), you can create a super science fair project that will amaze your parents, impress your teachers, and be the envy of all your classmates. Includes a metric conversion table and helpful index.
INSIDE OUT: MODERN TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED (Ages 14+)
How does a remote control unit tell a CD player what song to play? How can sound waves produce a picture of the fetus inside the womb? How does a microwave oven boil a cup of water while leaving the cup itself cool? The answers to these and many other questions are found in Inside Out: The Wonders of Modern Technology. Colorful, computer-generated illustrations accompanying clearly written text take readers inside the workings of the technology we use every day, from cable TV to holograms. An exciting look at today's most useful inventions, Inside Out is an illustrated guide to the wonders of modern technology.
How does a remote control unit tell a CD player what song to play? How can sound waves produce a picture of the fetus inside the womb? How does a microwave oven boil a cup of water while leaving the cup itself cool? The answers to these and many other questions are found in Inside Out: The Wonders of Modern Technology. Colorful, computer-generated illustrations accompanying clearly written text take readers inside the workings of the technology we use every day, from cable TV to holograms. An exciting look at today's most useful inventions, Inside Out is an illustrated guide to the wonders of modern technology.
BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE: THE EARTH (Grades 7-8)
Do you know what causes an earthquake or a volcano? Did you know that the continents are constantly moving? Did you know that the Earth has a pulsating molten core?
Breakthroughs in Science: The Earth takes young readers on a journey through the discoveries that have been made in the exciting fields of geology and ecology. Fun and educational, it opens up young minds to the wonders of our fascinating planet.
Do you know what causes an earthquake or a volcano? Did you know that the continents are constantly moving? Did you know that the Earth has a pulsating molten core?
Breakthroughs in Science: The Earth takes young readers on a journey through the discoveries that have been made in the exciting fields of geology and ecology. Fun and educational, it opens up young minds to the wonders of our fascinating planet.
BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE: ASTRONOMY (Grades 7-8)
Did you know that a black hole is a massive start collapsing under the weight of its own gravitational force? Did you know that Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were ancient astronomical observatories? Do you know how the universe was formed?
Breakthroughs in Science: Astronomy takes young readers on a journey through the fascinating field of astronomy. Fun and educational, this beautiful book opens up young minds to the wonders of the universe.
Did you know that a black hole is a massive start collapsing under the weight of its own gravitational force? Did you know that Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were ancient astronomical observatories? Do you know how the universe was formed?
Breakthroughs in Science: Astronomy takes young readers on a journey through the fascinating field of astronomy. Fun and educational, this beautiful book opens up young minds to the wonders of the universe.
BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE: THE HUMAN BODY (Grades 7-8)
Did you know that the Chinese have been practicing acupuncture, the art of placing needles in the body to relieve pain, for thousands of years? Did you know that a scientist named Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin when he noticed a strange mold growing in a dish? Did you know that the first microscope was invented in the year 1590?
Breakthroughs in Science: The Human Body tells the fascinating stories behind some of the most important and ingenious discoveries that have been made in the field of medicine. Both fun and educational, this book will open up young minds to the wonders of medical science.
Did you know that the Chinese have been practicing acupuncture, the art of placing needles in the body to relieve pain, for thousands of years? Did you know that a scientist named Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin when he noticed a strange mold growing in a dish? Did you know that the first microscope was invented in the year 1590?
Breakthroughs in Science: The Human Body tells the fascinating stories behind some of the most important and ingenious discoveries that have been made in the field of medicine. Both fun and educational, this book will open up young minds to the wonders of medical science.
BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE: INVENTIONS (Grades 7-8)
Did you know that the first steam-powered engine was invented in ancient Greece by a man named Hero as early as 120 BC? Did you know that we now have lasers that can burn a hole through a diamond or a sheet of steel? Did you know that before the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, all books were written out by hand?
Breakthroughs in Science: Inventions tells the stories behind some of the greatest inventions ever made, form the wheel to the space shuttle. Fun and educational, this beautiful book will open up young minds to the exciting world of scientific discovery.
Did you know that the first steam-powered engine was invented in ancient Greece by a man named Hero as early as 120 BC? Did you know that we now have lasers that can burn a hole through a diamond or a sheet of steel? Did you know that before the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, all books were written out by hand?
Breakthroughs in Science: Inventions tells the stories behind some of the greatest inventions ever made, form the wheel to the space shuttle. Fun and educational, this beautiful book will open up young minds to the exciting world of scientific discovery.
