Volcanoes - Woodbury Ph. D., Rebecca
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An introduction to the geology of volcanoes. Earth is made of layers: crust, mantle, and core. The mantle has a hard upper part with soft magma below. The squeezing of rocks and minerals deep in the Earth causes them to get so hot that they melt to form magma. When magma pushes through a weak spot in the crust, a volcano occurs. Magma that comes to Earth's surface is called lava, which can spout from a volcano or flow across the land. Mountains are formed when the lava cools, becoming rock. Volcanoes can also create islands in the ocean, such as the Hawaiian Islands. Earth's layers are…mehr

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An introduction to the geology of volcanoes. Earth is made of layers: crust, mantle, and core. The mantle has a hard upper part with soft magma below. The squeezing of rocks and minerals deep in the Earth causes them to get so hot that they melt to form magma. When magma pushes through a weak spot in the crust, a volcano occurs. Magma that comes to Earth's surface is called lava, which can spout from a volcano or flow across the land. Mountains are formed when the lava cools, becoming rock. Volcanoes can also create islands in the ocean, such as the Hawaiian Islands. Earth's layers are reviewed. 24 full-color, illustrated pages. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5. Includes a pronunciation guide for scientific terms.
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Dr. Rebecca Woodbury received her PhD in biophysical chemistry from the University of New Mexico in 1992. She was awarded a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of New Mexico, followed by a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. While home schooling her three children, Dr. Woodbury was unable to find a curriculum that provided a solid foundation in science. She left academia, and using her scientific background coupled with her love of learning, she developed a series of science books for kids. The Real Science-4-Kids curriculum provides students with a solid foundation in science and gives them the tools to evaluate scientific data on their own. "We should not rely on the 'experts' but instead learn how to critically evaluate every scientific claim," states Dr. Woodbury. "In these uncertain times with so many social, scientific, and economic problems, it is not enough to teach our kids what to learn. We must also teach them how to learn, and we must encourage our kids to learn from others. Part of learning from others is to know how to engage in productive debate." The Real Science-4-Kids curriculum, with its engaging, kid-friendly Student Textbooks; Laboratory Notebooks full of real science experiments; and easy to use Teacher's Manuals, provides kids with a solid science education in chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy. This curriculum is used in all 50 states in the US and many other countries. Dr. Woodbury and her publishing team continue to develop and test new products at the Real Science-4-Kids Albuquerque headquarters.