Series:

Science Concepts Second

15 total works

Cover of Photosynthesis
Explains photosynthesis, the process responsible for providing the material and energy for all living things, and discusses such related issues as respiration, the carbon cycle, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect.

Cover of The Universe

Cover of DNA

DNA

by Dr Alvin Silverstein

Published 1 September 2002

Cover of Energy
Discusses the sources and uses of different types of energy, both natural and man-made, including electrical, magnetic, light, heat, sound, and nuclear energy.

Cover of Plate Tectonics
Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.

Cover of Weather and Climate
Examines the changes in the atmosphere that produce various weather phenomena and how weather patterns over a period of time determine the climates of the Earth's various regions.

Cover of Global Warming

Cover of Clocks and Rhythms
Discusses the concepts of time and biological cycles, including the phases of the moon, the internal clocks of plants and animals, seasonal rhythms, and the aging process.

Cover of Symbiosis
Discusses the three kinds of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism and describes examples of these relationships.

Cover of Adaptation

Adaptation

by Dr Alvin Silverstein

Published 1 October 2007

Cover of Cells

Cells

by Dr Alvin Silverstein

Published 1 September 2002
A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.

Cover of Evolution
Discusses early theories of evolution, the work of Darwin, fossil and other evidence, and the effects of evolution on us and the future.

Cover of Food Chains
Explains various components of a food chain and discusses the concepts of food webs, umbrella species, biogeochemical cycles, and more.

Cover of Growth and Development

Cover of Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

by Dr Alvin Silverstein

Published 1 March 2009
Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.