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Revised to cover the latest research, this new edition of the DK Science Encyclopedia is an essential reference for today's students and young scientists. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: DK Children; Rev Exp edition (November 20, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0756622204
ISBN-13: 978-0756622206
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #59,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Reference > Encyclopedias #30 in Books > Reference > Encyclopedias & Subject Guides > Children's #1169 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works
Age Range: 10 - 17 years
Grade Level: 5 - 12
I am an engineer and a volunteer tutor in science and mathematics for grade 8-9 students. This is one of the best books covering the essential scientific concepts in non mathematical form that I have used which also makes it great book to supplement mathematically oriented physical science text even at the first year college level. It covers Physics (as Force, Motion, Energy, Light and Electricity) Chemistry, Biology and the Natural sciences. It's short on human biology, but one must grasp the essence of animal biology which is common first. Each section is well organized by topic with a concise paragraph supported by plenty of colored illustration. Furthermore it has some simple examples of where the concept is used in real life or a supporting experiment that one can perform at home. Well dome DK. This is an encyclopedia geared for young adolescents or any one with a curious mind. Therefore it requires some guidance in selecting topics, however it is sufficiently well organized that one you can pick a section i.e. earth science and follow page after page.
We decided to homeschool this year and this is one of the first items I picked up to have on hand for the boys to use when doing their Science. I love how much information is included, and the pictures and eye appeal are great. This is a great resource and has plenty of additional information to help your kids supplement their research or learn from. It is getting a lot of use already, though we just started the year. I highly recommend picking this up, whether homeschooling or teaching. It is a great resource with amazing visual information.
An amazing, common-sense book on science and technology. It should be required reading for anyone wanting to learn about difficult scientific subjects. I walked away completely enlightened. Very few books will ever give you this much insight for $20.
From what I did note was there are many pictures and descriptions and explanations for certain phenomena and processes. One thing I did not like was the information overload. It seemed like one page had 12 different things under investigation. Certainly will well inform its reader but it seemed like a bit to much in my opinion. I know this is an encyclopedia but even then it seemed a bit too detailed and seemed to go a bit in-depth for its target audience of children and young readers.
This is a big book, full of great information. I was a bit disappointed that it didn't include much information regarding sub-categories of science like microbiology, and didn't even have a section on Physics! It is, however, filled with tons of info. on biology and chemistry.
My mother brought me this book as Christmas gift when I was a kid in primary school. After years and things changed. To honor my childhood memory and my parents' vision of educating kids with science instead of obscurantism and folk beliefs, I recently brought this latest version from .The book contains almost all the general knowledge concerning science that a citizen will need. It is overall well written and interesting. The only problem is this book is a little bit out-of-date. The biology sections fail to cover the latest genetic perspective of lives. The astronomy sections are still about those most visible and most researched planets in the 90's. Today's science encyclopedia should really talk about habitable planets/moons such as Europa, Titan, or Gliese 581g. So to let our kids know that there are more than Earth out there that we can live on.
I used this as a child myself and am now extremely happy to buy the latest edition for my daughter .
Love this book!! Excellent for my homeschooling needs!
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