The Earth Science Book Activities for Kids

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-03-10
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary

If you're looking for the most fun on Earth. * Make your own fossils (pg. 39) * Create a tsunami in your bathtub (pg. 45) * Watch a volcano erupt (pg. 47) * Follow the path of a mini-glacier (pg. 73) No other book on Earth science is packed with so much fun. The Earth Science Book's pages overflow with dozens and dozens of enjoyable, educational, and easy-to-do activities that explain basic Earth science facts and important environmental issues. Using simple materials you can find around the house or in your neighborhood, these activities show you all about the planet Earth, its composition and atmosphere, life on Earth, and much more.

Author Biography

DINAH ZIKE is an educational author, consultant, lecturer, and product developer with her own company, Dinah-Might Activities, Inc., based in San Antonio, Texas. She is the author of numerous books and activity materials in science, history, reading, and other areas of special interest to children, teachers, and parents.

Table of Contents

The Earth
1(17)
Earth's Place in the Universe
2(5)
The Planet Earth--One of a Kind
7(3)
Earth's Seasons
10(2)
Earth's Rotation
12(1)
Earth's Satellite
13(3)
Gravity
16(2)
Matter
18(8)
What Is Matter?
20(3)
Element-ary Building Blocks
23(1)
Basic Elements
24(2)
The Lithosphere
26(28)
Parts of the Earth
28(2)
Earth's Crust
30(2)
Rocks and Minerals: Gifts of the Crust
32(2)
Naming Rocks
34(2)
Rocks That ``Talk''
36(2)
Fossil Formation
38(2)
Plate Tectonics: A Giant Earth Puzzle
40(4)
When the Earth Quakes
44(2)
Volcanoes
46(2)
Mountains
48(2)
Erosion
50(2)
Oceanography
52(2)
The Hydrosphere
54(22)
The Three States of Water
56(2)
The Water Cycle
58(2)
Properties of Water
60(2)
Salt Water
62(2)
Fresh Water
64(2)
Fresh Water Underground
66(2)
Surface Water
68(2)
Frozen Water
70(2)
Glaciers
72(2)
Water Vapor
74(2)
The Atmosphere
76(8)
Composition of Earth's Atmosphere
78(2)
Layer after Layer of Atmosphere
80(2)
Weather
82(2)
Life on Earth
84(20)
What Is Life?
86(2)
Plants
88(4)
Animals
92(4)
Back to the Land
96(2)
Investigating Fungi and Bacteria
98(2)
Regions of Life on Earth
100(4)
Our Changing Earth
104(8)
Changes
106(2)
Caring for the Earth's Land
108(1)
Caring for the Earth's Water
109(1)
Caring for the Earth's Atmosphere
110(1)
You Can Help
111(1)
Glossary 112(4)
Index 116

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