No. of pages 128
Published: 2003
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This book is aimed at children in primary school.
There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd .
JIM WIESE is an elementary school science teacher in British Columbia, Canada, who has written several science schoolbooks and who loves leading field trips to his favorite amusement parks. Ed Shems has been illustrating and designing since 1991. He has worked on more than 20 children's books and is currently writing and illustrating his own stories.
This book has the following chapters: Acknowledgments. Introduction. How to Use This Book. Being a Good Scientist. Increasing Your Understanding. Using This Book to Do a Science Fair Project. A Word of Warning. PART 1: SCIENCE FROM THE DAWN OF TIME; THE FIRST HUMANS. Project 1: The Stone Age. Project 2: Make It Grow. Project 3: Sweet Tooth. Project 4: Sky Sign. Project 5: Pop Music. PART 2: SCIENCE FROM THE FERTILE CRESCENT: ANCIENT MESOPTAMIA. Project 1: Scrubbing Bubbles. Project 2: Free Wheeling. Project 3: Where in the World. Project 4: Money, Money, Money. PART 3: SCIENCE AMONG THE PYRAMIDS; ANCIENT EGYPT. Project 1: Sticking Together. Project 2: Pyramid Power. Project 3: Measure Up. Project 4: Keeping Time 1. Project 5: Hieroglyphics. PART 4: SCIENCE FROM THE CITY-STATES: ANCIENT GREECE. Project 1: Keeping Time 2. Project 2: The Sound of Music. Project 3: Eureka! Project 4: Diving Bell. Project 5: Surprise Attraction. Project 6: Knowing All the Angles. Project 7: Measuring the Earth. Project 8: A Nice Reflection. Project 9: Seeing the Light. PART 5: SCIENCE FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE; ANCIENT ROME. Project 1: Seeing Better. Project 2: Clever Clippers. Project 3: Powerful Wheels. Project 4: Stronger Structures. Project 5: Stronger Materials. PART 6: SCIENCE FROM THE FAR EAST; ANCIENT CHINA. Project 1: Flying High. Project 2: Going Up With a Bang! Project 3: Write On. Project 4: Cool Treats. Project 5: True North. Project 6: Count on It. Project 7: Earthquake! PART 7: SCIENCE FROM THE AMERICAS; AZTEC, MAYAN AND NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN. Project 1: Sun Block. Project 2: Paddle Along. Project 3: Grow It. Project 4: North and North. Project 5: Sun Track. Glossary. Index.