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The environment is all around us, whether you live in a city, suburb, or the country. Sometimes, it’s easy to ignore. But forgetting about the environment isn’t an option if we want our planet to be healthy!
Planet Earth: Finding Balance on the Blue Marble with Environmental Science Activities for Kids introduces middle grade readers to all the parts of the natural world, including the oceans, the atmosphere, the earth, and everything in between. In this book, kids master ecology basics, such as the food web and animal habitats, while also learning about environmental issues such as wind and solar power, endangered species, climate change, and more. Stories about new innovations in fields such as recycling, agriculture, and energy production galvanize readers to turn their creative thinking skills to their own inventions.
Planet Earth includes hands-on STEM activities and critical thinking exercises to encourage readers to discover connections among their observations of their immediate environment and the larger world around them. Fun facts, links to online primary sources and other supplemental material, and essential questions encourage readers to ask themselves what they could do differently to make the world a healthier place.
Planet Earth is part of a set of four Build It Environmental Science books that explore the history and science of the planet and all that live on it through hands-on STEM activities and real-life environmental connections. Other titles in this series are Planet Earth, Garbage, and Biomes.
Try these hands-on environmental projects!
- Build your own worm castle
- Conduct your own food supply experiment
- Make your own Tullgren funnel
- Observe air pollution in your home
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction
Welcome to Planet Earth
Chapter 1
Earth: Our Spot in Space
Chapter 2
The Planet of Air and Water
Chapter 3
Our Star, the Sun
Chapter 4
Life on Earth
Chapter 5
Pollution
Chapter 6
Climate Change
Chapter 7
Recycling
Chapter 8
Finding the Balance
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Essential Questions
Index