What is gravity and who discovered its laws? How does evolution work and how did Darwin work it out? Learn all about the advances in science that have expanded our understanding of Earth, our place in the living world and the workings of the Universe in STEM-gineers: Scholars of Science.

STEM-gineers is an exciting 4-book series, which focuses on particular engineering or scientific challenges. You will find out about the great minds behind every featured discovery or structure and learn through hands-on projects how these great minds overcame the scientific or engineering challenges of their time. From simple experiments, to observing and recording various aspects of the world around us, this series is the perfect introduction to the exhilarating world of STEM for readers aged 9 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Stem-Gineers .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. His previous titles as author include Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts); Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), and Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon).

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Seeking scientific knowledge
• 1: The theory of light
• 1: A universal force
• 1: The origin of species
• 1: Germ theory of disease
• 1: Explaining radiation
• 1: Inheritance and genetics
• 1: Light, space and time
• 1: An expanding Universe
• 1: The start of the Universe
• 1: The reshaping the Earth
• 1: The genetic code for life
• 1: The origin of cells
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Answers
• 1: Index