Everything takes on exciting new meaning when you look at it through the lens of numbers. Even boring, everyday stuff like can openers, snowflakes, rain, and honeybees becomes fascinating when you realize that:
The can opener was created 48 years after food was first put in cans (before that, people were using a hammer and chisel to open their beans)
It takes a snowflake 1 hour to fall to the…
Science objectives: List example of extreme weather, Describe some of the health, economic, and environmental effects of extreme weather, Explain how thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes form, Identify safety measures to take during storms, and Explore the latest technology that scienctists use to learn about and predict storms.
Reality Shock! is the 2015 edition of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! bestselling annual series. This incredible collection is loaded with unbelievable facts, amazing stories, and incredible animals. With amazing photography, zany stories and unbelievable facts and figures, this book is sure to be a favorite with adults and children alike. Reality Shock! Is filled with more of the amazing facts, …
Contents: Greenhouse effect -- Carbon dioxide -- Global changes -- Looking to the future -- More about global warming and Max Axion -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index.
Shows objects that make shadows and object that do not. Children can use the pictures to decide what characteristics determine whether an object will or will not make a shadow.
The world's best-selling Almanac for kids is packed with amazing animals, cool inventions, dinosaurs, robots, maps, games, activities, and more all in one "fun-tastic" volume. In true National Geographic style, this book excites young people about their world and everything in it, so it's no surprise that the 2012 edition landed at #3 on the New York Times best seller list! The 2014 Almanac fea…