Provides step-by-step instructions for using common kitchen items to perform basic chemistry experiments involving atoms and molecules, states of matter, and reactions.
Cynthia L. Cynthia Light Brown Book order
Cynthia Light Brown crafts engaging non-fiction books for children, consistently blending scientific concepts with hands-on projects. Her work, informed by a deep understanding of Earth and environmental sciences, aims to ignite curiosity and discovery in young readers. She excels at making complex scientific ideas accessible and fun through activities children can build and explore themselves. Her books are celebrated for their ability to foster a passion for science and technology.
- 2020
- 2020
In Rocks and Minerals! With 25 Science Projects for Kids kids ages 7 to 10 put on their headgear and embark on a journey through the world of rocks as they discover the geological forces that create and transform rocks, including the life cycle of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and what they can tell us about the earth--plus fossils!
- 2012
Big History
- 294 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Big History tells the story of the universe, from the beginning to now, by interweaving the fields of biology, geology and anthropology to offer an all-encompassing account of Earth's history. Flowing seamlessly from the birth of the universe to life on a planet inhabited by billions of people, this is a mind altering account of the fate of the Earth and of our role in this ongoing story. Featuring Cynthia Stokes Brown's paradigm-shifting movement, Big History is a seminal work written for academics, students and the layperson alike.
- 2011
Geology of the Pacific Northwest
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Venturing through two of the most diverse and fascinating regions of North America, these activity books combine the subjects of geology and physical geography while making them captivating and fun. With a different approach, this series reveals the underlying processes for kids, explaining each region’s evolution and illustrating the different forces of nature that have changed the continent over time. The lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, the dry and arid deserts of the Southwest, and even the volcanoes and rainforests of Hawaii are all explored in detail as the chapters chronicle the effects of plate tectonics; landforms such as mountains, plateaus, and canyons; and the elements of climates and ecosystems. A plethora of hands-on projects ensure the learning process is both engaging and entertaining, including making a swamp cooler, creating a rift zone, building a seismograph, constructing basalt columns and water wheels to harness the power of a river, fashioning moving tectonic plates, and even mimicking nature’s process of carving an arch.