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This book provides an introduction to chemistry in simple language, perfect for a Middle School student. After a basic grounding in the subject, the book moves on to bite-sized discussions of different aspects of chemistry, each with fun, hands-on activities so the student can see chemistry in action. Using substances and chemicals that are readily available around the home, each activity includes detailed instructions, as well as clear explanations of the expected results.Some of the topics covered are: The chemistry of burningUsing oxygen for bleaching and making rustHow carbon dioxide puts out firesTesting acids and basesHow soap worksThe gases we breatheMaking crystalsUsing electricity to get hydrogen and oxygen from waterColored flame testsAccompanied by two learning guides that steer the student through the book--one for the first part of the book, and one for the second part. The learning guide includes additional activities to help the student apply what is being learned.

Accompanied by a learning guide that steers a student through this book, as well as parts of "Writing Nonfiction," Heron Books, step-by-step, along with many activities through which a student learns to write a documented research paper. By the end of the learning guide, the student has the ability to write a 1,000-word research paper, fully and correctly cited, and created a works cited list.

This companion text augments study of the 11-volume text "A History of US."Accompanied by four learning guides (titles below), which steer a student step-by-step through this and the main texts, students learn about American history from prehistory to modern times. Along the way the student is encouraged to consider widely different perspectives on historical events, and to draw their own conclusions on those events. American History 1: The United States--Prehistory to 1850American History 2: A Young Nation Growing UpAmerican History 3: The Twentieth Century and World WarAmerican History 4: The Cold War and Afterwards

This book provides math skills that a person needs for everyday life. The math that's needed to address useful real life activities are presented in a simple, straightforward way. Topics covered are mental math skills, saving money, figuring out interest, borrowing money, taxes, math for measuring, useful formulas such as rates, mileage, electrical energy, etc. Finally, math for statistics and probability are covered. This book works for a young teen as well as any adult who wants to brush up on these vital skills.

How to Manage Your Money presents the topics of budgeting, savings, interest, checking accounts and their reconciliation, online banking, and the difference between debit and credit cards--all at a level that is easily grasped.

In addition to serving as the glossary of basic words for the courses in the Heron Books Geography Series, this is a very useful all-around glossary of geography terms written at a beginning level. It covers place names as well as general terms.

What is the difference between a town and a city? What are some of the jobs needed to keep a city functioning? Where are they done? What does a factory do? Learning the answers to questions like these can often be neglected with young children, but understanding these basic concepts can make a big difference. This illustrated book covers a variety of things related to cities: different types of jobs, names for different types of buildings and stores, different types of roads.

What does "warm blooded" mean? How do mice and squirrels keep their teeth from growing too long? Which mammals are the fastest runners? What is a mammal anyway? In this course, the student gets to choose from 12 practical projects about real mammals, such as visiting a farm or a zoo or an animal doctor. He finds out how foxes and wolves live, and learns about deer and otters and many other wild mammals, as well as about domestic mammals.The course interests and familiarizes young students with the different kinds of mammals.

How are all insects alike? How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? In this illustrated course, the student gets to choose from eleven projects where he can study live insects. He learns about social insects, and how there are hundreds of thousands of different kinds of insects in the world. He finds out how some insects are harmful and others are useful to have around. The course is designed to make a student aware of the tremendous variety of insects in the world and how they affect us.

This book contains a simple, straightforward discussion about the beginning of life and how a baby grows and develops in the mother's body. Hand-drawn, tastefully done illustrations accompany the text.

Has your child ever asked why things have different colors? This simple book provides simple concepts regarding light, along with fun activities involving prisms, color mixing and bending light.

How can we tell if it is going to rain soon? What is the jet stream? This illustrated book introduces the fascinating subject of weather, including how the sun affects all weather, what causes wind and rain, how clouds are formed, the water cycle on Earth, and basic weather prediction, Full of hands-on activities that teach a student to read a thermometer, measure air temperature, make some wind, demonstrate the water cycle, and keep weather records.

Sponges and potatoes become tools for creating art in this simple and enjoyable book. It offers many fun activities that allow a young student to explore the different shapes and designs that can be created with these and other found objects.

Beginning with atoms and electrons, and positive and negative charges, this amply-illustrated book explains, simply and clearly, what electricity is and how it is generated and distributed through the power grid to businesses and homes. It covers circuits, circuits boxes, short circuits, switches and plugs as used in homes, and touches on alternate sources of electricity such as hydroelectric, wind and solar. A number of interesting experiments and projects are included in the book.

This is a book about maps and globes, how they work, and how to use them to find places on the earth, both locally and globally. The amply-illustrated text introduces students to map scales, symbols, directions and grids and provides activities for building familiarity by making and using maps to find their way. It explains how to use features like hemisphere, latitude, longitude and coordinates to find places on a globe and provides activities for doing so.

Do you know which foods give your body energy? Build bones? Build muscle? Help with digestion? How about what foods might not be the best for your body? This simple book answers these questions with basic information on nutrition, what foods provide what nutrients, and what effects these can have on a growing body. The book takes care to make it clear that not all nutritionists agree, and there is much to learn on this interesting topic. The accompanying learning guide includes activities such as keeping a food diary, researching various current diet plans, interviewing parents for their opinions about diet, going to a grocery store to read ingredient labels of various foods, and creating and following a personal menu plan.

Want to become a first-class authority on grammar?Probably not.How about a specialist in punctuation rules?Not likely.What most of us want is to be able to write well, to communicate effectively in writing. What we need is a handy reference that will help us know whether we need a comma here or a semi-colon there. Punctuation is simply the use of symbols to control the flow of writing and ensure it's clear. Grammar is simply how we put words together so our writing makes sense. Getting Writing Right was created as a simple, go-to reference on these subjects-to help you become a better writer by providing a quick reference for use when writing. Read it. Use it. And get your writing right!Its seven accompanying learning guides help students progress through the book providing opportunities for lots of practice as they hone their skills.

This glossary of roughly 180 terms includes art terms and translations of many Italian words and phrases used in The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. A list of characters both in order of appearance, and alphabetical by common name, is provided to assist in keeping track of the many people Michelangelo encountered in his long life.