Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive![ by learning more about the water you drink. What will you discover in this book? [ Don't like water? Find water you'll enjoy with a water taste test! [ Paying more for a famous name? Find out what's really inside the bottle. [ Do you know that water can go from yuck to yum? Learn how to purify dirty water! And much more! Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning the "dos and don'ts" of skin health. What will you discover in this book? Can those who don't like the shade of their skin change it? Changing skin shade by making it lighter or darker may come with dangerous side effects, so beware Applying sunscreen is annoying, so why bother? Test sun protection products and other cover-up methods to check out their benefits. People with darker skin shades don't need to use sunscreen, right? Determine your skin type and investigate UV radiation in your area to decide what's best for you. And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning more about your indoor air. What will you discover in this book? [ Indoor pollution just comes from furnaces, right? Wrong. Tiny creatures, mold, and odorless gases are just a few of the many indoor pollutants you need to know about! [ How can you tell if your home has these pollutants? Go on a scavenger hunt to find visual clues. [ How can you get these intruders out of your home? Learn about lots of things you can do! ... And much more! Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning to use home chemicals safely. What will you discover in this book? Do you really need to read the small print on labels? Reading labels and following directions can prevent serious accidents and even keep you alive. How can this product be hazardous? I bought it at the grocery store. Nearly every home contains a variety of hazardous chemicals. Do you know what's in your house? How do hazardous chemicals get into your body? Find out how unwanted chemicals can get inside you and how to protect yourself And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. Strive to thrive by learning more about germs and cleanliness. What will you discover in this book? How do germs spread? Run some tests using glitter to represent germs A little water and maybe some soap cleans hands, right? Try different techniques to learn the correct way to clean your hands. Can you trust what people say about their handwashing habits? Find out the real story And much more Highly recommended by NSTA Recommends, Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources, and Midwest Book Review. Winner of National Health Information Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention and Teachers' Choice Award for the Family.

Your students have inquiring minds- Help them to discover physics! The first edition of Teaching Physics with TOYS brought fun and learning to thousands of classrooms. Now, the completely revised Teaching Physics with TOYS-EASYGuide Edition provides new activities in collaboration with K'NEX Education, along with many new features to guide and support science inquiry in your classroom. ¢22 hands-on investigations for grades 3-9 make physics principles fun and easy to teach! Students use common toys to explore inertia, kinetic energy, laws of motion, and many more physics principles. ¢Simple step-by-step teaching notes and online access to reproducible and customizable student pages save you time preparing and teaching lessons. ¢K'NEX pieces-used to build assorted levers and pulley systems, balances,crank fans, tops, cars, and more- are a fun and economical alternative to single-use equipment. ¢Connections to National Science Education Standards are detailed for each activity.

With this unique book, ordinary sponges become powerful learning tools for young children. Fun, but not just for fun... students from ages 3 to 8 will love this sequence of 20 hands-on activities designed to build science process skills and increase pathways for learning in all areas. Follows national education standards established by National Association for the Education of Young Children and National Science Education Standards. NSTA Recommends says that Squishy, Squashy Sponges "models the best in inquiry education for early childhood."