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Other books in the series: Praise for Music: Investigate the Evolution of American Sound School Library Journal This overview is a STEAM advocate's delight. . . . an admirable synopsis of the multicultural history of American music. Praise for Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA Booklist A solid resource that shows life science and biology students the practicalities and marvels of genetics. National Science Teachers Association. . .The book is written to the reader and I would use this book for a supplement if required to use a textbook. If I was not required to use a textbook, I would use this book for secondary classes. This book would be good to use with students that struggle with reading and content. Praise for Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation Booklist Like other titles in the Inquire and Investigate series, this book focuses on a high-interest topic in a cutting-edge field to reinforce young people's understanding of the scientific method . . . an appealing and age-appropriate STEM resource. Dwight E. Adams, Ph.D., Director, Forensic Science Institute, University of Central Oklahoma This age-appropriate book is an excellent example of both the breadth of forensic science and the amalgamation of science, art, technology, and law. It provides excellent hands-on exercises to reinforce the content.

Praise for The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head Publishers Weekly ""... an extensive introduction to the brain's capability and function, with just enough humor and interactivity to keep readers engaged."" National Science Teachers Association ""This 1.3 kg jelly--like mass of tissue in the head, the master control of all other parts of the body, is the star of this wonderfully engaging book..."" Amazon 4/10/2014 #1 Hot New Release in Teen & Young Adult Biology Books Eric Chudler, Executive Director, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering ""Clear writing and colorful graphics make The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head a terrific resource for young learners interested in learning about those three pounds of tissue in our heads."" Margaret A.B. Sheridan, Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School ""This excellent book not only contains clear and accurate information about neuroscience, but also provides fun activities for children to engage with as they explore the brain! ... I just wish books like this existed when I was growing up!"" Nick Spitzer, Director, Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind ""... An excellent introduction to the way our nervous system works... Highly recommended!"" Other books in the series: Praise for Music: Investigate the Evolution of American Sound School Library Journal ""This overview is a STEAM advocate's delight... an admirable synopsis of the multicultural history of American music."" Praise for Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA Booklist ""A solid resource that shows life science and biology students the practicalities and marvels of genetics."" National Science Teachers Association ""...The book is written to the reader and I would use this book for a supplement if required to use a textbook. If I was not required to use a textbook, I would use this book for secondary classes. This book would be good to use with students that struggle with reading and content."" Praise for Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation Booklist ""Like other titles in the Inquire and Investigate series, this book focuses on a high-interest topic in a cutting-edge field to reinforce young people's understanding of the scientific method ... an appealing and age-appropriate STEM resource."" Dwight E. Adams, Ph.D., Director, Forensic Science Institute, University of Central Oklahoma ""This age-appropriate book is an excellent example of both the breadth of forensic science and the amalgamation of science, art, technology, and law. It provides excellent hands-on exercises to reinforce the content.""

Other books in the series: Praise for Music: Investigate the Evolution of American Sound School Library Journal This overview is a STEAM advocate's delight... an admirable synopsis of the multicultural history of American music. Praise for Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA Booklist A solid resource that shows life science and biology students the practicalities and marvels of genetics. National Science Teachers Association ...The book is written to the reader and I would use this book for a supplement if required to use a textbook. If I was not required to use a textbook, I would use this book for secondary classes. This book would be good to use with students that struggle with reading and content. Praise for Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation Booklist Like other titles in the Inquire and Investigate series, this book focuses on a high-interest topic in a cutting-edge field to reinforce young people's understanding of the scientific method ... an appealing and age-appropriate STEM resource. Dwight E. Adams, Ph.D., Director, Forensic Science Institute, University of Central Oklahoma This age-appropriate book is an excellent example of both the breadth of forensic science and the amalgamation of science, art, technology, and law. It provides excellent hands-on exercises to reinforce the content.

* Amazon 4/10/2014 #1 Hot New Release in Teen & Young Adult Biology Books * Science Books and Films +: Recommended This book from the Inquire and Investigate series gives readers the opportunity to explore the human brain with informative text and activities. The seven chapters cover the anatomy and physiology of the brain, brain development, the senses and the brain, emotions and feelings, memory and learning, language and speech, and the healthy brain. The information is well organized, clearly presented, and accurate. The format of the book is inviting. Each chapter has interest-catching sidebars and insets, including: key concepts; brain teasers; QR codes to scan to access primary sources on the Internet; cartoons; and key questions, which can be used by readers to check on their understanding of the material in the chapter. Each chapter includes several hand-on activities related to exploring such topics as right versus left dominance, testing your working memory, and stress and the brain. The book begins with a timeline that serves as an interesting introduction to the history of human understanding of the human brain and how it works. The book ends with a Much More to Learn section that addresses the fact that in spite of the great advances in neuroscience in recent years, so much about the human brain and its functions remains unknown. Back matter includes an extensive glossary, resources (books, websites, museums to visit, QR code index), and index. * Publishers Weekly an extensive introduction to the brain's capability and function, with just enough humor and interactivity to keep readers engaged. Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Media Rating: Recommended Superior in style, liveliness, integrity and format: Delve deep into the inner workings of the human brain in this book full of eye-catching text features like QR codes and cartoons. Seven chapters lay out topics on the brain's physiology, development, emotions, memory and learning, language and speech, and brain health. The text explains necessary science vocabulary both in context as well as in its extensive glossary, and it should be accessible to most middle school readers. Each chapter contains two to four Inquire & Investigate segments laid out as experiments. For instance, in the Memory and Learning chapter, readers are presented with an experiment called Create a False Memory wherein the procedure involves testing the memories of volunteers using two different word lists. One list has a theme (school-related words) and the other only has a couple of terms from the first list. Variables are suggested for decreasing the amount of time that the subjects look at the lists and wait to look at the second list. Engaging content that will drive understanding makes this book useful to students and educators.

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Carla Mooney is the author of several books for young readers including Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation, The Industrial Revolution: Investigate How Science and Technology Changed the World, Explore Rivers and Ponds! With 25 Projects, and Rocketry: Investigate the Science and Technology of Rockets and Ballistics. Her work has appeared in many magazines including Highlights, Faces, and Learning Through History. Carla lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist with a master's degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Tom has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects; Cities: Discover How They Work with 25 Projects; Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration with 22 Projects; and Maya: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself with 25 Projects. Tom lives in South Bend, Indiana.

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