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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub Co Inc
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Pages
197
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616080136
ISBN-10
1616080132
Dimensions
1 by 8.75 by 11.50 in.
Weight
2.86 lbs.
Original list price
$19.95
Other format details
sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Why does a rolling ball stop rolling? Why doesnât the sun burn out? Why canât you unscramble an egg? Why canât we live forever? These are all questions that a curious kid might ask. In Whatâs the BIG Idea?, renowned juvenile science educator Vicki Cobb answers these and thirty-one other fascinating questions to help kids learn more about the world through the wonders of science.
A big idea is one that has no simple or easy answer, and there are four big ideas in this book: motion, energy, matter, and life. The motion of nonliving objectsÂrolling balls, falling stones, the moon and starsÂseems so ordinary and familiar that most people take it for granted. Matter, on the other hand, comes in so many different formsÂsolids, liquids, gases, metals, nonmetals, living materialÂit is hard to imagine anything that all matter has in common. Energy is an idea that is in the news just about every day, yet most people couldnât tell you what the big idea of energy is. And life seems mind-boggling and infinitely complicated. How do we bend our brains around it?
Scientists learn by asking questions. And Whatâs the Big Idea? is designed to make young readers stop and think about each of the thirty-five questions before reading what scientists have learned that answers each question. Theyâll be able to do simple things to see for themselves and build their own scientific knowledge in the process. By the time theyâve finished this book, theyâll have a pretty good idea of what science is all about.
A big idea is one that has no simple or easy answer, and there are four big ideas in this book: motion, energy, matter, and life. The motion of nonliving objectsÂrolling balls, falling stones, the moon and starsÂseems so ordinary and familiar that most people take it for granted. Matter, on the other hand, comes in so many different formsÂsolids, liquids, gases, metals, nonmetals, living materialÂit is hard to imagine anything that all matter has in common. Energy is an idea that is in the news just about every day, yet most people couldnât tell you what the big idea of energy is. And life seems mind-boggling and infinitely complicated. How do we bend our brains around it?
Scientists learn by asking questions. And Whatâs the Big Idea? is designed to make young readers stop and think about each of the thirty-five questions before reading what scientists have learned that answers each question. Theyâll be able to do simple things to see for themselves and build their own scientific knowledge in the process. By the time theyâve finished this book, theyâll have a pretty good idea of what science is all about.
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Hardcover
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from Skyhorse Pub Co Inc (June 1, 2010)
9781616080136 | details & prices | 197 pages | 8.75 × 11.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 2.86 lbs | List price $19.95
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from Sky Pony Pr (September 10, 2013)
9781620876855 | details & prices | 197 pages | 8.75 × 11.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 2.32 lbs | List price $12.95
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