Explore Night Science

Download or read book Explore Night Science! written by Cindy Blobaum and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Night Science! encourages 6–9 year olds to safely explore and understand what happens around the world when it is dark outside. Readers are led step by step into integrated, active explorations that uncover the science and technology of the natural and physical world that surrounds them. Kids learn about the rod and cone cells found in their eyes as they test their color vision at night, create a chorus mimicking the sounds of nocturnal animals, and make a personal stardome. Sidebars highlight a real kid who discovered a supernova, how Stonehenge is an ancient almanac, and what elephants and moths have in common. Kids will be amazed at the adaptations used by plants and animals to survive and thrive in the dark of night. Whether they live in the country or in the city, kids will learn to use all of their senses to investigate the night.

Download or read book In the Dark written by Lisa Deresti Betik and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, fact-packed introduction to the science of night. What happens when we go to sleep at night? Kids can find out in this fun exploration of the world after dark. This nonfiction book covers the surprising amount of activity going on at night with animals, plants, celestial objects and even our own bodies! Here are answers to all the questions kids have about nighttime — and many they have never thought of! — including: Why do we dream? How do bats use echolocation? What blooms in the moonlight? Why do stars twinkle? There’s so much here to investigate, kids will be up all night!

Download or read book What Makes Day and Night written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-03-26 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros’s colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth’s rotation in clear and simple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the ‘sun’ further clarifies the principles introduced.’ —BL.

Download or read book Fox Explores the Night: A First Science Storybook written by Martin Jenkins and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers are invited to join a determined fox as she sets out to find her dinner in this simple, stylish introduction to light and dark. Fox is hungry. She waits until dark, then emerges from her den to hunt for food. Follow her as she pads through the city streets and learns about sunlight, moonlight, and electric light. Shadows grow along alleys and reflections bounce off store windows as Fox moves through patches of light and dark. Using simple, clear language and beautiful illustrations, this gentle story is the perfect introduction to light and dark for budding scientists.

Download or read book Lights Day and Night written by Susan Hughes and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming and captivating exploration of the science of light. Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? A girl and her cat find answers to these questions on a summertime journey of scientific discovery. The pair identify loads of examples of light, while exploring many fascinating topics: natural and artificial light; uses of light; opaque, translucent and transparent objects; absorbed, reflected and refracted light; and how the eye sees light. It’s a gentle yet comprehensive introduction to light and all its mysteries. From stars in the sky to fireworks over a lake, our inquisitive guides shine a light on … light!

Download or read book Day and Night written by Joy Cowley and published by Science Storybooks. This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fireflies in the Night written by Judy Hawes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1991-09-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[In] a revision of the 1963 edition, [a] brief, clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night."—SLJ.