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Review Praise for other titles in the series Explore Honey Bees! With 25 Great Projects School Library Journal: "Featuring well-organized chapters and colorful illustrations, this title sheds light on bee anatomy, social structure, life cycle, products, and more. Readers will gain a greater respect for these insects and an appreciation for their importance to humans. . . Younger students will appreciate the images and accessible directions, while the vocabulary and content are challenging enough for older readers. A solid text that lends itself well to classroom use as well as to individual research." Explore Gravity! With 25 Great Projects National Science Teachers Association: “Are you looking for projects about gravity that are equally interactive as well as instructive? Explore Gravity! is sure to be one of the more popular science books in your class” Explore Night Science! With 25 Great Projects School Library Journal : " This one will be worth staying up past bedtime for."Booklist May 15 spotlight: “Atoms and molecules certainly cannot be seen with the naked eye, but that doesn’t mean that budding scientists cannot learn about their properties in observable and interactive ways. Slingerland utilizes an inquiry-based approach to studying the building blocks of matter, positing questions to readers that serve as the basis of each experiment and encourages young scientists to keep a notebook recording their hypotheses, observations, and conclusions. The complexity of concepts ranges from extremely straightforward (building a model of an atom using bottle tops) to more advanced (creating dot diagrams to represent covalent bonds). Scannable QR codes and keyword search terms are included in the margins and provide instant access to online information and primary sources that compliment each experiment. Tools for information literacy, such as graphs, diagrams, and tables, comprise a bulk of each experiment’s directions and explanation. By conducting these experiments, young readers get a chance to observe even the most microscopic aspects of physical science.”School Library ConnectionUtilizing inquiry-based methods to approach the conceptualization of atomic and molecular structure and behavior, Slingerland expands readers’ knowledge with spot-on, age-appropriate content. Information and instruction are divided up into well-organized chapters that include unique and engaging project activities. The projects help the reader understand scientific concepts and visualize the “invisible” subjects of study through activities based in a multitude of disciplines. In addition to engaging project experiments, scannable QR codes instantly link readers to enriched content online. Important vocabulary and keywords are boldly highlighted and defined in sidebars on each page. Each chapter sharpens critical thinking by including engaging questions that lead the reader to consider and discuss particular elements of the information provided. Text design, graphs, charts, and illustrations all work together to keep readers engaged without overwhelming them. The content can be weighty at times, but the book’s layout and design keeps the tone from getting bogged down. Cartoonish illustrations and brightly colored page layouts also help to engage younger and reluctant readers by cutting down the intimidation factor. If you are looking for an engaging addition to your collection that can be enjoyed on its own or as a supplement to curriculum, then look no further. This title promises to beef up your STEM collection in an approachable, fun way. Highly Recommended Product Description Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of matter. Matter is every physical thing around us in the universe, including our own bodies! In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate the structure of atoms and learn how atoms fit together to form molecules and materials.If everything is made out of atoms an