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The science of a shipwreck / by Lisa J. Amstutz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 21st century skills library. Disaster sciencePublisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2014]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 32 pages : illustrations, chiefly color ; 25 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1631376276
  • 1631376721
  • 9781631376276
  • 9781631376726
Subject(s):
Contents:
A Titanic disaster -- What makes a ship float? -- What makes a ship sink? -- How scientists study shipwrecks -- Making ships safer.
Summary: "This book discusses the science behind shipwrecks. The chapters examine history's deadliest shipwrecks, explain how ships sink, and show how scientists and engineers are designing safer ships."-- Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 910.452 A528 Available 33111007918218
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book discusses the science behind shipwrecks. The chapters examine history's deadliest shipwrecks, explain how ships sink, and show how scientists and engineers are designing safer ships. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

A Titanic disaster -- What makes a ship float? -- What makes a ship sink? -- How scientists study shipwrecks -- Making ships safer.

"This book discusses the science behind shipwrecks. The chapters examine history's deadliest shipwrecks, explain how ships sink, and show how scientists and engineers are designing safer ships."-- Publisher's website.

Age 11.

Grades 4 to 6.

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