Inside Biosphere 2 : earth science under glass / Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman.
Material type: TextSeries: Scientists in the fieldPublisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780544416642
- 0544416643
- Inside Biosphere Two
- Earth science under glass
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 304.2 C321 | Available | 33111008116309 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 304.2 C321 | Available | 33111008087385 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the Arizona desert, scientists conduct studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change. The location is Biosphere 2, an immense structure that contains a replica ocean, savannah, and rainforest, among other Earth biomes. It's a unique take on the Scientists in the Field mission statement -- in this case, the lab is a replica that allows the scientists to conduct large-scale experiments that would otherwise be impossible.
Includes bibliographical references (page 77-78) and index.
"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists in the Field mission statement - in this case, the field/lab is a replica that allows the scientists to conduct large scale experiments that would otherwise be impossible."-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 10+.
Grades 7 to 8.