Steve Tomecek

Conditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it!

Is it true that heat waves can make roads break apart? Yes! When it's extra hot, the materials that roads are made of will swell and start to crack.

INSIDE, YOU´LL FIND:

How heat waves and droughts happen, why they happen, and an account of the most devastating ones in recent history;

A hands-on activity, a timeline,

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Presents facts about the sun, what it is made of, its distance from Earth, and its relation to other planets in the solar system.

A survey of the earth's rocks and minerals explores some of the ways they have been transformed into usable materials from talcum powder to silver jewelry, in a reference complemented by a bonus activity suggestion.

Brief text explores how soil is formed, its layers, and its importance as a natural resource that living things need to survive.

Earth is big compared to a ladybug but small compared to a galaxy -- learn about the Earth not only through its comparison to other things but by touring some of the most extreme places on the planet. Find out what's most and least about the place you live.