Rusick, Jessica
Summary: This title provides an overview of atoms and molecules. Text includes a simple overview of atoms and molecules and examines nuclei, protons, neutrons, electrons, shells, bonds, isomers, and polymers. Includes the periodic table. Information is explained using real-world examples and supported with graphics and photos. This book concludes with two simple, kid-friendly experiments. Aligned to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J540 RUSGaertner, Meg
Summary: "Engage readers with simple step-by-step instructions to create a super bouncy ball right in their kitchen. Readers are introduced to basic science concepts such as atoms and molecules, polymers, and elasticity. Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, a phonetic glossary, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 507.8 GAESummary: "Tells a story of great geniuses, people like Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg, who were driven by their thirst for knowledge and glory. It's a story of false starts and conflicts, ambition and revelation, a story which leads us through some of the most exciting and exhilarating ideas ever conceived of by the human race"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose Video Pub. 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ATOSummary: With the Happy Atoms Introductory Set, you can snap together hundreds of different molecules. Because the atoms already have the correct number of free electrons and empty bonding sites, it is difficult to build a molecule that doesn't actually exist. Happy Atoms function like the building blocks of the universe!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Kosmos 2016
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 121Squire, Ann
Summary: "This book details the science of matter. It explains what forms matter can take, how and why matter goes through changes, and more."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530.4 SQUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530.4 SQUSummary: "Tells a story of great geniuses, people like Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg, who were driven by their thirst for knowledge and glory. It's a story of false starts and conflicts, ambition and revelation, a story which leads us through some of the most exciting and exhilarating ideas ever conceived of by the human race"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose Video Pub. 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ATOMeyer, Cassie
Summary: "Experience chemistry like never before! The characters in this series will whisk you away on a colorful journey in science. Do you get a bad reaction to chemistry? Never fear! Accelerate your learning with the...Building Blocks of Chemistry."--Cover back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 539.1 MEYSummary: After the events of "Hunting the Elements", venture on a worldwide quest to find the key molecules and chemical reactions that have paved the way for human civilization, life, the universe, and everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BEYSlingerland, Janet
Summary: Offers an introduction to the structure of atoms and explains how they fit together to form molecules and materials, in a volume that includes coverage of the periodic table, classification systems, and the properties of mixtures and compounds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530 SLIWells, Robert E.
Summary: Explore the world of the VERY small.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 539.1 WelDickins, Rosie
Summary: Find out all about atoms, what they are and where they come from - and how these tiny particles combine to make up EVERYTHING in the universe (including you). Packed with intriguing facts, this is an entertaining and accessible introduction to key scientific ideas. Written in consultation with an expert chemist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM DickinsLevitt, Dan
Summary: "The awe-inspiring story of the elements that make up the human body, and how these building blocks of life traveled billions of miles across billions of years to make us who we are."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.7 LEVSummary: Everything is made up of atoms, but what are atoms made of? This program summarizes modern atomic theory and the chemistry of atoms. First, modern atomic theory is explained with emphasis on some of the major breakthroughs by Ernest Rutherford, who experimented with alpha particles; Niels Bohr, who observed the valency of elements; and Dmitri Mendeleev, who designed the periodic table of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Wilcox, Merrie-Ellen
Summary: "This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines the history, beliefs and customs surrounding death in cultures around the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.9 WILSummary: Scooby-Doo! and the legend of the vampire: While on vacation in Australia, Scooby and the gang attend a music festival at Vampire Rock. When a legendary creature called Yowie Yahoo begins kidnapping the acts and turning them into vampires Scooby and crew help crack the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOMcCann, John
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for completing twenty-five rubber band loom projects, including jewelry, hair accessories, and toys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 MCCFerrie, Chris.
Summary: Provides an introduction to quantum physics, presenting such topics as energy and atoms with simple text and illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDTroost, J. Maarten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 TROSummary: In an effort to win control of the Marshall Islands gateway to the Japanese empire, U.S. aircraft bombarded Japanese ships in the lagoon at Kwajalein for weeks. Later, this lagoon became the graveyard for WWII era airplanes and shipwrecks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.424 SILSheinkin, Steve
Summary: Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 623.4 SHEPlokhy, Serhii
Summary: "A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the "definitive" (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today,there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing 10 percent of world electricity. Yet as the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Starring DC Comics favorites the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman, these action-packed Filmation Associates-produced adventures pit our heroes against alien invaders and fantastical creatures from strange worlds, all intent on taking over planet Earth. Compilation features each super hero in their own cartoon plus bonuses starring the Justice League of America and the Teen Titans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DCSummary: In this concise and logically formatted program, students discover the fundamental building blocks of the universe: the elements. Lively computer animation makes the atom and its constituent parts-the proton, neutron, and electron-easy to understand. The Bohr Model and the Quantum Mechanical Model of the atom are clearly differentiated. Working from these concepts, students can then make sense...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Ferrie, Chris
Summary: Offers a simple illustrated introduction to organic chemistry, describing how carbin, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms react differently to one another to create many unique molecue structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018