New Releases by Steve Tomecek

Introduces stars and what they are made of, how they shine, their positions with relation to earth, and more.

Contains twenty-five standards-based activities designed to teach students in grades four to eight key concepts in physical, Earth, and life science, featuring lessons in static attraction, the force of atmospheric pressure, the germination rates of different seeds, and similar topics.

From the music that thumps through a listener''s headphones to the strains of an orchestra tuning up for a performance, science plays a vital role in how we hear and create music.

45 technological touchstones are described and illustrated.

Teaching electricity is exciting, easy, safe, and fun with lessons such as Charge It!, which uses a balloon and plastic wrap to teach about static electricity; Go With the Flow, about conductors and insulators; and Stuck On Electromagnets, a journey into electricity and magnetism. includes background information on the history of electricity, questions to guide students'' learning, extension activities, and reproducible data sheets. Linked to the National Science Standards. Grades 306.

A collection of experiments about static cling and magnetism, using such items as a balloon, newspaper, and steel nail.