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Energy / author, Emily Dodd ; consultant, Jack Challoner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: DK findout!Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465474452
  • 1465474455
  • 9781465470959
  • 1465470956
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is energy? -- The Sun -- Types of energy -- Potential energy -- Kinetic energy -- Heat -- Hot and cold -- Light -- Invisible rays -- Sound -- Super sound -- Nuclear energy -- Chemical energy -- Explosions -- Energy from food -- Magnetism -- Electricity -- Static electricity -- Circuits -- Conductors and insulators -- Making electricity -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energy -- Sparks of genius -- Energy at home -- Interview with... -- Future of energy -- Energy facts and figures.
Summary: Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such types as heat, sound, light, chemical energy, and electricity.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 531.6 D639 Available 33111008902385
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 531.6 D639 Available 33111009218906
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 531.6 D639 Available 33111008207512
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From light and heat to magnetism and electricity, explore energy with this children's book full of photographs and illustrations, fascinating facts, and engaging challenges--from the creators of DKfindout.com, DK's free online resource for kids.

Did you know that lighting can be more than five times hotter than the surface of the sun? Or that the world's most powerful wind turbine has blades longer than nine buses? Find out why!

Perfect for energetic young scientists who want a highly visual STEM book to increase their science know-how, DK findout! Energy is sure to inspire the next amazing science fair project or school report. Inside, author Emily Dodd breaks down what energy is and why it's so important.

With this DK findout! book, you will:

- Learn about the different types of energy, including kinetic energy, potential energy, and chemical energy
- Read about the discoveries of brilliant scientists such as Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, and Marie Curie
- See how sound energy travels, how conductors and insulators work, and how electricity flows through a circuit
- Watch the chemical explosion that occurs when a firework is lit
- Discover renewable energy sources and ways we can conserve, or save, energy
- Hear from real-life scientist Dr. Canan Dagdeviren at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- and find out much, much more!

The DK findout! series of kids books helps children become experts on their favorite nonfiction subjects, from dinosaurs and ancient civilizations to space, coding, and cutting-edge technology. Learn more about science--and everything else--at www.dkfindout.com, the award-winning free educational website.

Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such types as heat, sound, light, chemical energy, and electricity.

Includes index.

What is energy? -- The Sun -- Types of energy -- Potential energy -- Kinetic energy -- Heat -- Hot and cold -- Light -- Invisible rays -- Sound -- Super sound -- Nuclear energy -- Chemical energy -- Explosions -- Energy from food -- Magnetism -- Electricity -- Static electricity -- Circuits -- Conductors and insulators -- Making electricity -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energy -- Sparks of genius -- Energy at home -- Interview with... -- Future of energy -- Energy facts and figures.

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