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A guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of light.

How did ancient people manage to find light sources? How do we know about light-based theories such as prisms? This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the discovery and theories of light and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on them. It also examines how the different theories based on light were arrived at, how they were tested, and what impact these theories and discoveries have had on our understanding...

Light and Dark helps emergent readers understand and differentiate between these opposites while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Light and Dark includes tools for teachers as well as introductory...

Albert Einstein, a scientist who loves to study and learn, introduces young readers to light and gravity and how they can be experienced in the everyday world.

Answers dozens of questions about color and light while outlining experiments involving such subjects as rainbows, colored shadows, and photosynthesis.

Kids will use creativity and problem-solving skills with Cool Makerspace Gadgets & Gizmos. Each book focuses on a unique technological device or process. The projects are perfect for makerspaces, whether at home, in the library, or at school. With easy-to-follow instructions, how-to photos, and tips and tricks about working in a makerspace, young makers will be creating in no time! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....

Introduces the scientific phenomenon of shadows, and offers a guessing game where readers can figure out whose shadow is represented.

Explains the science of light, discussing such concepts as reflection, refraction, and the spectrum, and includes related experiments.

Text and illustrations explore rainbows, explaining what they are, how they look to us, when to watch for them, and more.