Natural Disasters Investigate the World's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects by Kathleen M. Reilly
  

Natural Disasters Investigate the World's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects

Written by Kathleen M. Reilly
Illustrated by Tom Casteel

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Natural Disasters Investigate the World's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects by Kathleen M. Reilly

When natural disasters happen they grab headlines around the world. People, creatures, and the environment are all impacted when nature gets out of control. Natural disasters can be upsetting to live through, but scientists today better understand their causes and how we can protect ourselves and others. Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects teaches readers about some of the natural disasters throughout history, what caused them, their impact on civilizations, and how people today cope with natural disasters. Readers of this book will make their own shake tables, create a cake batter lava flow, invent a wind tunnel, and experiment with avalanches. These hands-on activities engage readers and add depth to the text while ensuring that the learning is made lasting and fun.

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National Science Teachers Association ... what sets this book apart is that it contains projects which take this volume to a whole new level. School Library Journal Spiraling winds, surging waters, eruptions, blazing forests, and chilling snows are discussed with clarity and detail and include the most recent information, e.g., the MMS Scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Hence, readers may accurately grasp the impact of nature's destructive forces. In addition to a lucid explanation of each type of phenomenon, safety tips, historical incidences, pen-and-ink line drawings, and correlative projects using simple materials are included to provide firsthand evidence of scientific processes involved in natural forces. Useful for science units Ray Coish Ph.D., Robert R. Churchill Professor of Geosciences, Middlebury College Natural Disasters covers important topics in imaginative ways. The chapters on earthquakes and volcanoes present the basics of how the earth works, and the well-designed activities at the end of each chapter--using easily attainable supplies--illustrate the important processes. Marla Conn, Educational Consultant

About the Author

Kathleen Reilly has written several books for Nomad Press, including Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself; The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works; Explore Weather and Climate! with 25 Projects; and Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects. She is an award-winning author of several other science books for kids and is a contributor to dozens of publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Family Fun, National Geographic Kids, and Parents. Kate lives in Raleigh, NC. Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist with a master's degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Tom has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects. He is working on his first graphic novel. Tom lives in South Bend, IN.

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Format

Paperback
128 pages

Author

Kathleen M. Reilly
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Publisher

Nomad Press

Publication date

1st December 2012

ISBN

9781619301467

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