Juvenile Nonfiction : Science & Technology

A photographic journey following a day and a night in the Sahara desert, showing the animals and plants that live there.  more...

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The amazing accomplishments of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya currently living in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are highlighted in this collection of 25 creative, educational, hands-on projects. more...

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Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey—ancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion, tension, and traction. Instructions and diagrams illustrate how to build seven authentic working model catapults, including an early Greek ballista, a Roman onager, and the apex of catapult technology, the English trebuchet. more...

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Step-by-step guidance for perfecting any science fair project Developing a science fair project from scratch is a daunting task, even for the most motivated of students. This ingenious new workbook gives kids a series of simple exercises to help them choose and research a topic, develop experiments, analyze their findings, and then display them creatively. more...

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Forensic science is the application of a field of science to a criminal investigation. Science has been used to help solve crimes since crimes were first committed, but forensic science is more specialist and precise than it has ever been before. Our fascination with forensic science has grown, too. Adults and children alike are gripped by the scientific details of solving crime – how a criminal might be identified  by the tiny hairs shed by clothing, or a footprint, and how DNA analysis can solve crimes committed in the distant past. more...

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