Spiro, Ruth
Summary: "The next two books in the Baby Loves series tackle the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms) and Schrödinger's Cat, the famous thought experiment involving quantum theory (quantum physics states that a particle can exist in multiple places at once). Accurate enough to satisfy an expert and simple enough for the rest of us to comprehend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Presents simple illustrations of the concepts of motion, gravity, and mass that make up the theory of Newtonian physics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2017
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Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of force and motion. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces energy, including its forms and uses. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 MIDPeters, Lisa Westberg
Summary: "If you're a curious child and you get a new dog, you discover all kinds of things. Gravity has new meaning, when you're racing down a slide toward your eager-beaver dog waiting at the bottom (uh-oh!). Friction has a new meaning, when your slippery dog escapes from the bath (soap+fingers=not enough friction). But love has a new meaning too, when you and your cosmic dog become the center of your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong, and imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 PETSimons, Lisa M. B.
Summary: "You push your friend while they swing. You pull open a door. What happens when you push or pull an object? Let's investigate pushing and pulling forces!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 SIMClaybourne, Anna
Summary: "How can a plane fly upside down? Why aren't there any super-giant humans? Why doesn't the Moon fall out of the sky? answers all these intriguing questions about the science of forces, and much more."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 CLAHeitkamp, Kristina Lyn
Summary: Energy is everywhere. Introduce young readers to mechanical energy with this visually engaging text. Mechanical energy is defined through accessible language, explaining basic concepts such as potential and kinetic energy. Learn how mechanical energy has been harnessed in inventive ways over the course of history. Readers discover different sources of mechanical energy and how it can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 HEIFaust, Daniel R.
Summary: "Why do objects fall toward the ground? What makes electric lights go on when we flip a switch? How do magnets work? The answers to these questions and many more become clear when you understand how electromagnetic force and gravitational force operate. This title looks at these forces and presents key concepts in an accessible way. Important theories and applications are presented in clear,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530 FAUSchaefer, Lola M.
Summary: "An introduction to the six simple machines-the screw, lever, wedge, pulley, inclined plane, and the wheel and axle-and examples of how they are used in real life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: Defined as the ability to do work, energy is one of the most crucial concepts in physical science existing seemingly everywhere and in everything. In this book, readers will learn how energy affects the movement of objects through the air, the warmth we feel on our skin when the sun shines, and many concepts in between. Readers will also conduct energy experiments and find out how humans have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530 BATPamplona, Alberto Hernández.
Summary: "All students are familiar with the concept of energy, but never before will it have come alive for them the way it will with this illustration-packed title. Informative diagrams and colorful illustrations bring the concepts of energy and motion to life, engaging even science-adverse readers with these core curricular concepts. Furthermore, this title presents some of the natural resources most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 531 PAMDodd, Emily
Summary: Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such types as heat, sound, light, chemical energy, and electricity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 DODGreen, Dan
Summary: Introduces energy, discussing where it comes from, how it can change forms, and how it affects the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 GREMaloof, Molly
Summary: "Inside of you, there is a spark--it's what animates you, and without it, you could not live. This energy creation isn't mystical, nor is it spiritual; it is science. We know from research that our cellular machinery transforms the food we eat and the air we breathe into the electricity that fuels us. With the right lifestyle inputs, we glow with energy; but when the demands on our bodies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 MALBodanis, David.
Contents: Part 1 - Birth -- Bern patent office, 1905 -- Part 2 - Ancestors of E=mc[squared] -- E is for energy -- = -- m is for mass -- c is for celeritas -- 2[hacek(caron)] -- Part 3 - The early years -- Einstein and the equation -- Into the atom -- Quiet in the midday snow -- Part 4 - Adulthood -- Germany's turn -- Norway -- America's turn -- 8:16 a.m. - over Japan -- Part 5 - Till the end of time --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 BODBodanis, David.
Summary: In his bestselling E=mc2, David Bodanis led us, with astonishing ease, through the world's most famous equation. Now, in Electric Universe, he illuminates the wondrous yet invisible force that permeates our universe and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. For centuries, electricity was seen as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2005