The Big Idea Science Book : The Incredible Concepts That Show How Science Works in the World

Created in partnership with Prentice Hall, The Big Idea Science Book is a comprehensive guide to key topics in science, with a unique difference: 200 specially created digital assets that provide the opportunity for hands-on, interactive learning. Everything in this visually rich ebook falls into four major strands: Living Things, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics. Within these four strands are 24 sections, fleshing out major scientific concepts in thrilling and innovative ways. For example, drag racing illustrates the idea that net force causes an object's motion to change. But what really.;Contents 1; Contents 2. Contents 1 6 Contents 2 7 Web connections 6 8 How to use this book 8 10 Life Science 10 13 DNA connections 12 14 DNA evidence 14 16 Human Genome 16 18 Cell division 18 20 Mutations 20 22 Frankenfoods 22 24 Brain power 24 26 Left brain versus right brain 26 28 Hypothalamus 28 30 ALS 30 32 Skeleton 32 34 Blood types 34 36 Heartbeat 36 38 Digestion 38 40 Kidney transplant 40 42 Pregnancy 42 44 Naming 44 46 Bacteria 46 48 Mold 48 50 Fungi 50 52 Allergies 52 54 Pandemic 54 56 Vaccines 56 58 Common cold 58 60 Malaria 60 62 Cancer treatment 62 64 Nuclear medicine 64 66 Biodiversity 66 68 Adaptations 68 70 Patterns in nature 70 72 Biomimetics 72 74 Ferns 74 76 Flowers 76 78 Plant tricks 78 80 Biofuels 80 82 Seed bank 82 84 Animal bodies 84 86 New body parts 86 88 Echolocation 88 90 Insects 90 92 Spiders 92 94 Exoskeleton 94 96 Supercooling frogs 96 98 Birds 98 100 Algae 102 104 Octopus 104 106 Sharks 106 108 Whales 108 110 Gorillas 110 112 Frozen zoo 112 114 Earth Science 114 117 Geologic time 116 118 Fossils 118 120 Dinosaurs 120 122 Extinction 122 124 Giant mammals 124 126 Dating rocks 126 128 Coal 128 130 Ice age 130 132 Glaciers 132 134 Water 134 136 Ocean currents 136 138 Mid-ocean ridge 138 140 Deep sea vents 140 142 Coral reefs 142 144 Caves 144 146 Geodes 146 148 Marble quarries 148 150 Earthquakes 150 152 Afar triangle 152 154 Landslides 154 156 Kilauea 156 158 Lava 158 160 Geysers 160 162 Islands 162 164 Tsunami 164 166 Floods 166 168 Atmosphere 168 170 Aurora Boralis 170 172 Weather fronts 172 174 Thunderstorms 174 176 Rainbows 176 178 Predicting hurricanes 178 180 Fog 180 182 Air pollution 182 184 Acid rain 184 186 Global warmings 186 188 Equators 188 190 Dunes 190 192 Mirages 192 194 Atacama desert 194 196 Amazon river 196 198 Rainforest 198 200 Mount Everest 202 204 Physical Science 204 207 Gravity 206 208 Bridges 208 210 Gravitron 210 212 Roller coaster 212 214 Collision 214 216 Catapults 216 218 Lifting electromagnets 218 220 Color 220 222 Radio 222 224 Guitar 224 226 Sonic boom 226 228 Formula 1 car 228 230 Fuel cell cars 230 232 Creation of elements 232 234 Quarks and leptons 234 236 Crystals 236 238 Fluorescent minerals 238 240 Melting point 240 242 Glass 242 244 Aerogels 244 246 Steel 246 248 Fireworks 248 250 Lichtenberg figures 250 252 Microscopes 252 254 Universe 254 256 Earth 256 258 Earth鈥檚 core 258 260 Moon 260 262 Solar eclipse 262 264 Mercury 264 266 Venus 266 268 Mars 268 270 Jupiter鈥檚 moons 270 272 Saturn 272 274 Uranus 274 276 Neptune 276 278 Pluto 278 280 Asteroids 280 282 Meteorites 282 284 Milky way 284 286 Big Bang theory 286 288 Black holes 288 290 Quasars 290 292 Astronauts 292 294 International space station 294 296 Glossary 296 298 Index 300 302 Picture credits 304 306 Created in partnership with Prentice Hall, The Big Idea Science Book is a comprehensive guide to key topics in science, with a unique difference: 200 specially created digital assets that provide the opportunity for hands-on, interactive learning. Everything in this visually rich ebook falls into four major strands: Living Things, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics. Within these four strands are 24 sections, fleshing out major scientific concepts in thrilling and innovative ways. For example, drag racing illustrates the idea that net force causes an object's motion to change. But what really sets this book apart are the 200 digital assets specially created by Prentice Hall. Delivered to readers on the internet, these assets include: animated art that brings to life scientific processes, and then tests readers' knowledge with interactive quizzes; real world inquiries that allow readers to make hypotheses and test them by synthesizing data and drawing conclusions; animated images and video clips; and virtual laboratories in which readers can experiment and combine virtual chemicals. The book and the interactive assets together provide a spectacular, cutting-edge learning environment for kids 8 and up.