Sara L Latta
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Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals can help you feel better when you are sick. Robots can too. They check up on patients, help paralyzed people move again, and even perform surgery. Informational text, fascinating facts, and full-color images tell the story of how robots are helping transform medicine. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. The book includes a hands-on activity that will help students understand...
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They build cars and computers and carry heavy boxes throughout warehouses. They even make pizzas. They are quick and accurate, and they can work 24/7 without tiring. They are industrial robots. Engaging text, fascinating facts, and full-color images tell the story of how factories and warehouses use robots. A "Words to Know" feature helps young readers master new vocabulary. This book includes a fun group activity in which students role-play as robots...
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How would you like to have a robot for a teacher? While robots will never replace human teachers, they are helping students learn in and out of the classroom. Informational text, fun facts, and full-color images about educational robots stimulate the curiosity of young readers. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. This cutting-edge book includes a fun activity that will help students learn about programming and supports...
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Mining can be a dirty and dangerous business. Some mines are difficult, if not impossible, for humans to reach. Enter our ever-evolving world of robotics. They help clean up mining disasters, drill into the ocean floor, and more. Young readers will "dig" the informational text, intriguing facts, and full-color images. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. Mining Robots includes an activity that shows readers how to make their...
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To a trained forensic scientist, blood spatter at a crime scene tells a clear story about what happened. The DNA in the blood can narrow down a list of suspects, clearing the innocent or helping send the guilty to prison. Readers will discover how blood spatter analysis and DNA fingerprinting began, how they are used now, and how they have solved decades-old mysteries.
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Take a crash course in middle school science, and see how chemical reactions, energy, and engineering can be powerful tools in todays world. See why chemistry is a piece of cake. Live large with life science and learn what makes living thinks tick. You'll soon discover that science is the real deal for real life.
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When an invasive species makes its way into a new habitat, it can get crowded in a hurry! The invasive species can wreak havoc on the native species including people. Discover how invasive species make their move into new territories and how people are trying to lessen their negative impact.
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Do you like the cold? Do you like solving mysteries and discovering answers? Are you interested in Earth's history? Then a career as an polar scientist might be for you! Through case studies and interviews, you'll discover what it means to be a polar scientist, studying the ice for answers to some of history's biggest questions.
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All bones tell a story, you just have to know how to read them. Forensic anthropologists can tell if found bones are from a human or an animal, are male or female, and how a person lived and died. Readers will discover the techniques forensic anthropologists are using to solve both modern and ancient crimes.
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