Janice Vancleave

Janice VanCleave's Science Around the World

Activities on Biomes from Pole to Pole

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Produktbeschreibung

An all-new collection of hands-on experiments for exploring the worlds ecosystemsThis exciting book of experiments explores the different biomes of the world, from the intriguing flora of the rainforest canopy to the unique fauna of the hot desert. Integrating science and geography, this collection features an introductory description of each biome followed by numerous experiments for hands-on learning, supplemented with helpful line drawings, maps, diagrams, and charts.Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former elementary and high school teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 45 childrens science books with sales totaling over two million copies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 216mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780471205470
• ISBN-10: 0471205478
• Artikelnr.: 22420776

Autorenporträt

Janice VanCleave is a former science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than forty books that have sold over two million copies and a resident science fair authority on discovery.com

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
FORESTS 3
Tropical Rain Forests 5
1. Rain Forest Humidity 7
2. Rain Forest Soil 10
3. Rain Forest Plants 13
4. Forest Canopy and Below 16
5. Rain Forest Animals 19
Deciduous Forests 22
6. Seasons 24
7. Broadleaf Trees 28
8. Deciduous Forest Animals 31
9. Leaf Colors 34
Coniferous Forests 37
10. Conifers 39
11. Adaptations of Coniferous Plants 41
12. Food Chains 43
GRASSLANDS 47
Temperate Grasslands 49
13. Grasses 51
14. Prairie Grasses 54
15. Prairie Animals 58
Tropical Grasslands 60
16. Savanna Plants and Animals 62
17. Savanna Animal Survivors 64
DESERTS 67
Hot Deserts 70
18. Sandy Deserts 72
19. Transpiration 74
20. Hot Desert Plants 76
21. Hot Desert Animals 78
22. Camels 81
Cold Deserts 84
23. Cold Desert Plants 86
24. Cold Desert Animals 88
TUNDRA 91
Lowland Tundra 93
25. Permafrost 95
26. Arctic Tundra Plants 98
27. Arctic Tundra Animals 100
28. Polar Bears 103
Highland Tundras 106
29. Snow 108
30. Winds 110
Glossary 112
Index 117