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  • Artificial Intelligence

    Thinking Machines and Smart Robots with Science Activities for Kids

    by Angie Smibert ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    What is artificial intelligence? How is artificial intelligence going to change our lives?“Alexa, play my favorite song! Alexa, shut the garage door!” Imagine a world in which you simply call out a request while sitting in your living room and have a small computer comply. Suddenly, the driving beat of your favorite song fills the air while in the distance you hear the grind of the garage door ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Physics of Fun

    by Carla Mooney ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire & Investigate
    Learn physics on the fly with this activity-based book for ages 12 to 15 that explores the connections between science, sports, and entertainment!Why are you able to jump so much higher from a trampoline than from the ground? What forces are at work when you do an ollie on a skateboard? How does a counter rotation work on a snowboard?The answer is: physics! In The Physics of Fun, kids ages 12 to ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Universe

    The Big Bang, Black Holes, and Blue Whales

    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire & Investigate
    A deep dive into the origins of the universe! Explore the ways people have tried answering the fundamental question of how the universe began with STEM activities and research projects that bring out-of-this-world learning into your own hands!What exactly is the universe? Is it brilliant stars, distant galaxies, and giant black holes? What about the sun, the moon, or the planet Earth? The universe ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gender Identity

    Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms

    by Maria Cook ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire & Investigate
    An informative and project-filled book for middle graders to explore the meaning and history behind LGBTQ rights movements, including biographies of key figures in gender and gay/lesbian history, the context behind today’s transgender “bathroom wars” and dozens of activities and research ideas for perspectives and further learning.What does it mean to think of gender as being a range instead of ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Human Body

    Get Under the Skin with Science Activities for Kids

    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Did you know that your brain has up to 100 billion nerve cells? Wow! What else is going on in your body?In The Human Body: Get Under the Skin with Science Activities for Kids, middle schoolers learn about the different bodily systems that keep people breathing, moving, thinking, and staying healthy! Kids get a good look at all the action that's going on right inside their own bodies, from ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate Change

    The Science Behind Melting Glaciers and Warming Oceans with Hands-On Science Activities

    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Skipping Stones 2021 Honors Award Winner!A book about climate change for middle readers who want to learn the science behind a warming planet and make a difference for their own future!What’s causing extreme weather around the globe? Why are some species rapidly dwindling in number? And what does the future hold for planet Earth?In Climate Change: The Science Behind Melting Glaciers and Warming ... Read more

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  • Rocks and Minerals

    Get the Dirt on Geology

    by Chris Eboch ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire & Investigate
    A fun and informative introduction to the earth science happening beneath our feet, packed with hands-on science experiments and STEM research projects that help readers ages 12 to 15 discover the amazing world of geology!Did you know that minerals were necessary for the beginning of life? Or that geothermal power could provide all the energy the world needs? Planet Earth is our home, but how much ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Big Data

    Information in the Digital World with Science Activities for Kids

    by Carla Mooney ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    What is big data and what does it have to do with you?Have you watched videos online today? Did you post photographs on social media? Did you upload your English essay to Google docs?All of these questions are questions about data. Data is information. It can be stored in books, magazines, on graph paper, in computers, and with many other methods. Most of the data that exists today is stored in ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bioengineering

    Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs with 25 Projects

    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, young readers explore designs and innovations that come from nature. Leonardo da Vinci studied birds' wings to draw his design of a man-made flying machine and engineers still look to birds when attempting to make planes more aerodynamic. And a burr on your shirt from walking through a field sticks like Velcro, doesn't it? The plant ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cells

    Experience Life at Its Tiniest

    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire and Investigate
    If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience the World at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evolution

    How Life Adapts to a Changing Environment with 25 Projects

    by Carla Mooney ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Why do humans walk on two legs? Why do fish have gills? Life on Earth is incredibly diverse and part of the reason for this is evolution, or the theory that living things change with time. Evolution: How Life Adapts to a Changing Environment explores the theory of evolution, its history, how we think it works, examples of creatures who have evolved in response to specific circumstances, and what ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Feminism

    The March Toward Equal Rights for Women

    by Jill Dearman ...
    Illustrated by Alexis Cornell ...
    Series series Inquire & Investigate
    Why are women treated differently from men? What is feminism? Why is this movement such an important part of the history of civic rights, and why is it still important today?Feminism: The March Toward Equal Rights for Women invites middle and high schoolers to examine the different stages of the feminist movement, from early mentions in history through the suffragettes’ fight for the vote to today ... Read more

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