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Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Earth Science: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit(A Plus Science Projects S.)

Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Earth Science: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit(A Plus Science Projects S.)


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By request of teachers nationwide-a new volume in the bestselling Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Projects series! Earth science is one of the most popular science fair project subjects. The 30 Earth science experiments featured in this latest volume of the bestselling Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Fair Projects were specially designed to help junior high and high school students develop their own ideas for blue-ribbon science fair projects. The book covers 30 key earth science topics in the categories of earth and space, geology, the changing Earth, meteorology, and oceanography. Each topic is introduced with a step-by-step project recipe, followed by questions and recommendations that help spur students' imagination and ingenuity. Extremely well-illustrated with 70 crisp, clear line drawings. Janice VanCleave (Riesel, Texas) is a former elementary school and high school science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than three dozen children's science books with sales totaling more than one million copies. Visit Janice at her web site: http://members.aol.com/Janvancle/index3.html.

Table of Contents:
MAPPING THE EARTH.; Maps and Globes: Terrestrial Guides.; Topography: Highs and Lows of the Earth's Surface.; THE EARTH AND SPACE.; Rotation: The Spinning of the Earth on Its Axis.; Heliocentric: The Earth's Solar System.; Night Light: The Structure and Movement of the Earth's Moon.; Mobile Stars: The Apparent Movement of Stars.; Time: Day Lengths and Time Zones.; Early Methods: Ancient Techniques of Determining the Earth's Size and Shape.; PHYSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH.; Elements: The Earth's Building Blocks.; The Earth's Layers: Chemical and Physical Properties of the Earth.; THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE.; Minerals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Minerals.; Crystals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Crystals.; The Rock Cycle: Processes That Change One Rock Type into Another.; Erosion: The Breakdown and Movement of Crustal Material.; Rock Sandwiches: Layering of Regolith Particles.; Soil Texture: Effects of Regolith Size.; Crustal Bending: Deformation of the Earth's Crust.; Faulting: The Earth's Crustal Breaking Point.; Plate Tectonics: Floating Crustal Sections.; THE EARTH'S HYDROSPHERE.; Soundings: Mapping a Profile of the Ocean Floor.; Water Waves: Surface Disturbances Due to Energy Transfer.; Percolating Water: The Movement of Water Beneath the Earth's Surface.; The Hydrologic Cycle: The Movement of Water from Place to Place.; THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.; Atmospheric Energy: Unequal Heating by the Earth's Surface.; The Greenhouse Effect: Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere.; Convection: Air in Motion.; Fronts: Moving Air Masses.; Barometric Changes: The Cause and Measurement of Air Pressure.; Hygrometers: Ways to Measure the Atmosphere's Water Content.; Precipitation: Phases of Atmospheric Water.; Appendices.; Glossary.; Index.

About the Author :
JANICE VANCLEAVE was an award--winning science teacher before deciding to devote her time to writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 40 children's science books, with sales totaling more than one million copies.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471177692
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0471177695
  • Publisher Date: 14 Dec 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: A Plus Science Projects S.
  • Weight: 482 gr


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