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Plate Tectonics: The Engine Inside the Earth
College level science for kids age 8-14!
What do ancient reptile fossils have to do with radioactive atoms deep inside the Earth's mantle?
What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
Why are there strange creatures living deep beneath the ocean surface, where hot water and chemicals spew out of cracks in the ocean floor?
The answer to all of these is the same: plate tectonics. Over the last century, scientists have discovered how heat generated deep inside the Earth drives movements of the mantle and crust - and how in our Solar System, this process is almost unique to our home planet. This is real, cutting-edge science, written for kids! Best of all, activities at the end of the book bring the science to life: experiment with how temperature changes density, build your own compass, and put Earth's continents back together to see what the world looked like hundreds of millions of years ago.
Judith Hubbard is a geology professor with a Ph.D. from Harvard University and a B.S. from Caltech - and also two young children. She started the In Depth Science series with the goal of making college-level science accessible to kids as young as eight years old.
What do ancient reptile fossils have to do with radioactive atoms deep inside the Earth's mantle?
What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
Why are there strange creatures living deep beneath the ocean surface, where hot water and chemicals spew out of cracks in the ocean floor?
The answer to all of these is the same: plate tectonics. Over the last century, scientists have discovered how heat generated deep inside the Earth drives movements of the mantle and crust - and how in our Solar System, this process is almost unique to our home planet. This is real, cutting-edge science, written for kids! Best of all, activities at the end of the book bring the science to life: experiment with how temperature changes density, build your own compass, and put Earth's continents back together to see what the world looked like hundreds of millions of years ago.
Judith Hubbard is a geology professor with a Ph.D. from Harvard University and a B.S. from Caltech - and also two young children. She started the In Depth Science series with the goal of making college-level science accessible to kids as young as eight years old.
79 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 4, 2016
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October 6, 2016EDITORIAL REVIEW from Readers' Favorite (Mamta Madhavan) - 5 stars!
Plate Tectonics: The Engine Inside the Earth (In Depth Science Book 3) by Judith Hubbard is an educational and informative book for young readers that gives them in depth details about Earth and its movements. Plate tectonics cause volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and many other natural calamities. The heat generated inside Earth also plays an important part in creating movements on the surface, and scientists feel this could also have caused the continental drift. Earth will not change much over time if a certain equilibrium is maintained.
The book is packed with information needed for students and the author puts it all down in a manner which makes it easy for them to read and understand. The illustrations are very helpful in understanding the concepts. It's an excellent book to keep in all libraries as it's good for reference. The self-quiz at the end of the book is helpful to know if readers have understood what they have read. There are additional activities which will encourage readers to learn more about the Earth and its movements.
The author handles the topic extensively, but the simple explanations and the quizzes make this book child-friendly as they can understand the topic easily and develop an interest in science. Reading this book will make readers eager to learn more about Earth and what happens inside it.
Plate Tectonics: The Engine Inside the Earth (In Depth Science Book 3) by Judith Hubbard is an educational and informative book for young readers that gives them in depth details about Earth and its movements. Plate tectonics cause volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and many other natural calamities. The heat generated inside Earth also plays an important part in creating movements on the surface, and scientists feel this could also have caused the continental drift. Earth will not change much over time if a certain equilibrium is maintained.
The book is packed with information needed for students and the author puts it all down in a manner which makes it easy for them to read and understand. The illustrations are very helpful in understanding the concepts. It's an excellent book to keep in all libraries as it's good for reference. The self-quiz at the end of the book is helpful to know if readers have understood what they have read. There are additional activities which will encourage readers to learn more about the Earth and its movements.
The author handles the topic extensively, but the simple explanations and the quizzes make this book child-friendly as they can understand the topic easily and develop an interest in science. Reading this book will make readers eager to learn more about Earth and what happens inside it.
August 7, 2016
The earth rotates on its axis giving us day and night. In this book, author Hubbard discuss how the earth itself is made of many moving parts called tectonic plates that are also constantly moving. There are 12 essay questions, an activity section, and glossary. This is the third book in the In Depth Science Book series.
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