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Go to the Moon with ScienceWiz(R) Book and Online Discovery Kit. From phases, eclipses, craters, origins, tidal locking, moon dust, moon rocks, to the discovery of water-ice -- prepare for mankind's return to the Moon with this 52 pages, fully illustrated book. The giant lava tubes discovered just below the surface may prove to where humans form shielded colonies -- perhaps in your lifetime. The Online Discovery version includes a flip-book that guides children through each project visually and includes embedded animations, videos, games, and interactive simulations. It integrates the best of online interactive play with hands-on projects. PROJECTS INCLUDE: Modeling the phases of the Moon Acting out tidal locking Exploring the mysteries of its far side, not visible from the Earth Making your own craters and learning what they teach us about the Moon's history Making a model of the layers of the Moon with soft clay Let it harden and cut it open to see the inside structures from core to mantle Modeling a solar and lunar eclipse. Replicate the happy coincidence, unique to our planet, that gives Earthlings a total eclipse of the Sun Observe the moon directly and viewing the cratered surface with binoculars (included) Holding and learning about the most common type of rock found on the surface of the Moon Exploring tides, their patterns and relationship to phases of the Moon Testing your crater counting skills Of course, eat astronaut ice-cream. Includes a handle box for easy storage and transport. Includes a handle box for convenient storage, binoculars for viewing the Moon more closely, modeling material to build a model of the layers of the Moon, astronaut ice-cream, shapes to weight and drop to model variations in crater formation, and a rock of basalt

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Penny Norman, Ph.D. earned a doctoral degree in Biophysics from U.C. Berkeley. She became involved with the development of primary grade science materials through volunteer work, which she began as her own children started school. During this process she became deeply concerned about the limited exposure of elementary age students to the physical sciences. Her concern has translated into a 20 year effort to test and revamp science materials for the primary grades. Her work with children developed into a product line initially under the auspices of grants from the National Science Foundation and the Franklin Foundation. Her published titles reflect Dr. Norman's extensive testing and involvement with children and teachers and her love and commitment to both. Ann Einstein, M.A.T. from George Washington University in Washington D.C., was a teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District. She has been involved with the education of children for most of her adult career as a director of early childhood education programs, as a teacher in gifted and talented programs and most recently as an elementary education teacher. She has been an editor of the ScienceWiz(TM) Books since 1994 when she edited the ElectroWiz(TM) Electricity book. Ann brings a clarity of mind and the capacity to see things through a child's eyes to the editing process. To quote an Einstein of an earlier generation: We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born. - Albert Einstein

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