Microbes: Discover an Unseen World with 25 Projects
If our vision were to improve 1 million times, we would be able to see microbes in the air, on our skin, in the dirt, in water, and on food! In Microbes: Discover an Unseen World, readers journey through several different microbial worlds to encounter bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, and archaea populations. In this book, kids are granted access to an encompassing view of microbial worlds that collide with our own on a daily basis.
Hands-on experiments, such as building a mini incubator, making bacterial growth plates, and growing fungi, allow children to explore their microbiological surroundings safely while employing the scientific method to discover details about this weird and fascinating topic.
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Science Books & Films 2016 Best Books List
++: Highly Recommended
“This book is a great way to introduce young scientists to the scientific method and it allows for easy experimentation to be carried out at home (or in the classroom) for students of all backgrounds.”
Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Media
Highly Recommended -- Superior book everyone should buy.
“This is the ideal book for students who want to know more about microbes than they are learning in the classroom. Part textbook, part experiment project book, colorful, fun, and animated Microbes is easy to follow and goes in depth into various parts of the science: the scientists behind discoveries of microbes, illnesses and disease, and cures and antibodies. Each chapter has an essential question that is written both at the beginning and the end. Students are encouraged to reflect on what they have learned by keeping scientific journals (the scientific method is spelled out as well). At the end of each chapter are three different experiments that children can perform on their own (if there is any potential danger, the author notes that parental help is advised). Several QR codes are available so the reader can take a closer look at a microbe, pathogen, etc. Table of contents, index, resources used to write this book, recommended web sites and books, metric equivalent chart, and QR code index (in case the scanner does not work) all serve to round out the amazing science book!”
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“Making microbes an engaging topic for young readers is no easy task, but by marshaling comic-book-style illustrations and plenty of relatable examples, this book will be an appealing choice for the science classroom and the library shelf . . . As a series of fun experiments in a dynamic layout that also remains faithful to the basic tenets of scientific inquiry, this is sure to engage young biologists.”
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Detailed Book Description
If our vision were to improve 1 million times, we would be able to see microbes in the air, on our skin, in the dirt, in water, and on food! In Microbes: Discover an Unseen World, readers journey through several different microbial worlds to encounter bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, and archaea populations. In this book, kids are granted access to an encompassing view of microbial worlds that collide with our own on a daily basis.
Hands-on experiments, such as building a mini incubator, making bacterial growth plates, and growing fungi, allow children to explore their microbiological surroundings safely while employing the scientific method to discover details about this weird and fascinating topic.
| Hardcover, $22.95 9781619303065 |
Paperback, $17.95 9781619303102 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction
Microbes Everywhere!
Chapter 1
The World of Microbes
Chapter 2
Microbes in Your Body
Chapter 3
Microbes in Water
Chapter 4
Microbes on Land and in the Air
Chapter 5
Pathogens: Microbes on the Dark Side
Chapter 6
Our Fight Against Pathogens
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Essential Questions
Index