Berthoud Community Library District

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Description

Provides eleven experiments for children that help to explain why things float.

4) Understanding electricity

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Series

Description

A selection of hands-on experiments provide an entertaining and informative introduction to basic principles of electricity.

5) Sharks

Author

Parker, Steve

Series

100 facts
What if

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Collects one hundred facts about sharks, describing the different types of sharks, their diet, physical characteristics, behaviors and abilities, and other related topics. Includes illustrations, cartoons, quizzes, and activities.

6) Playing with magnets

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Pub. Date

[1995]

Description

Hands-on projects demonstrate the principles of magnetism

7) Making shapes

Author

Series

Description

Includes instructions for and explanations of experiments that introduce such topics as elasticity, tessellation, fibers, and bridges.

8) Food and farming

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book uses interactive projects to examine where our food comes from.

9) Science for fun experiments

Author

Pub. Date

[1996]

Description

Provides instructions for a selection of hands-on experiments introducing basic scientific principles, in such areas as magnetism, electricity, and water.

10) Hearing sounds

Author

Janice VanCleave science for every kid

Series

Pub. Date

1995

Description

Includes experiments which introduce the concepts of sound and hearing.

11) Measuring sizes

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Series

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Combines games and projects to describe how to measure length, area, and volume.

12) Measuring weight and time

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Simple games and activities introduce the concepts of measuring weight, mass, and time.

13) The earth

Author

Parker, Steve

Series

What if

Pub. Date

1995

Description

An imaginative look at the earth, weather, and the environment through such questions as "What if the earth stood still?" and "What if the water ran out?"

14) Ecosystems

Author

Series

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Full-color illustrations and clear text, along with interactive projects, show children what ecosystems are and how they work. Projects include planning a food web, studying the effects of pollution on delicate plants, and constructing a minirainforest.

15) Making fractions

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Series

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Explores the different ways fractions of a whole can be expressed--as fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratios.

16) Wallaby Booth

Author

Weaver, Joanna

Series

Attitude adjusters

Pub. Date

2001.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

17) Projects

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2001

18) Exploring numbers

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Series

Pub. Date

1998

Description

Games and projects introduce the number system, starting with place value and ending with the four operations--addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

19) What if...Sharks

Author

Parker, Steve

Series

What if

Pub. Date

1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Examines the world of fishes--from terrifying sharks to graceful seahorses--using a series of questions such as "What if a lungfish crawled out of the water?" and "What if a coral didn't build reefs?"

20) People and places

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