· 2022
Inside Out T-Rex explores the king of the dinosaurs through a die-cut model that reveals scientists' most groundbreaking theories about T. rex, from the inside out!
· 2017
The Tyrannosaurus rex has long been hailed as the king of the dinosaurs, but what do scientists really know about this prehistoric creature? Inside Out: T. Rex shows you all the clues we've gathered! Inside Out: T. Rex offers clues to understanding the most compelling and mysterious dinosaur of them all. Loaded with awesome illustrations and captivating text, a die-cut model within the book’s pages will take you inside T. rex’s body to reveal, layer by layer, how these giant beasts lived more than 65 million years ago. You won't need a time machine to see this giant, fearsome predator in amazing detail! Each page of Inside Out: T. Rex will bring you even deeper into the world of the Tyrannosaurus rex. You will be amazed by how its specialized anatomy, from its razor-sharp teeth ,to its massive size, to its squishy insides established it as the top of the prehistoric food chain.
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· 2001
Totally fun, totally imaginative, and totally engaging, the newest title in Silver Dolphin's best-selling series is Totally Prehistoric Beasts. This captivating activity-based book will provide children with the opportunity to learn as they take part in the world of creatures of the past. Using a hands-on approach that encourages imagination as well as factual learning, Totally Prehistoric Beasts describes life after the demise of the dinosaurs, when prehistoric creatures roamed the Earth for 65 million years. Totally Prehistoric Beasts will help broaden kids' understanding of prehistoric times with its 32-page book and snap together parts that make five different prehistoric beasts: Gastritis, Entelodonts, Doedicurus, Smilodon, and Woolly Mammoth. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show how to build actual prehistoric creatures or children can create new creatures with the more than 30 included interchangeable plastic parts. Only real scientists know science can be this cool!
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This illustrated book is a fun way to get young astronomers ready for August 2017, when millions of North Americans will have the rare chance to witness a solar eclipse. The book tells how two curious children and their grandparents re-create eclipses in their living room using a lamp, a tennis ball, two Hula Hoops, and Ping-Pong balls. Later, in the backyard and around the house, the family explores safe ways to view a solar eclipse and ponders phenomena from sunspots to phases of the Moon. Written by the authors of NSTA's award-winning book Solar Science, When the Sun Goes Dark gives children and adults hands-on techniques for learning the science behind eclipses of the Sun and Moon. --Publisher.
Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun' s motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measurement of time and seasons in our daily lives, and much more. The authors are award-winning experts in both astronomy and science education, so they know just how to encourage students to work like scientists by asking questions, doing experiments, comparing notes, and refining and reporting results. They also know you have to make the most of every instructional minute. The book contains plenty of ideas for related writing projects; grade-appropriate math examples; and connections to music, art, fiction, and history. It' s also aligned with the three-dimensional learning encouraged by the Next Generation Science Standards and connects to the Common Core State Standards. Solar Science is ideal for teachers, informal science educators, youth group leaders, curriculum specialists, and teacher trainers. You can use these versatile activities one at a time, as the basis of a stand-alone unit on the Sun, or as a comprehensive curriculum. You get to determine the best way for your students to learn a lot while having fun with the Sun.
· 1994
Build Your Own Dinosaurs is a fun and easy-to-understand introduction to the world of paleontology, allowing kids to make their own real or imaginary creatures with stamps.