Match Earth’s tectonic plates like a jigsaw puzzle, locate volcanoes in the Ring of Fire, or track a volcanic eruption… Over 100 volcano & earthquake activities bring learning to life! Colored pencils would be a nice addition to this book, which provides hours of educational fun.
Active Learning Volcanoes & Earthquakes
SKU
029927
ISBN
9780744056136
Grade 3-7
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Publisher's Description of Active Learning Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Learn all the essential facts about volcanoes and earthquakes in this illustrated, interactive, and educational activity book for kids.
What happens when a volcano erupts? Why do earthquakes hit particular places? How do tsunamis occur?
SI Active Learning: Volcanoes & Earthquakes
covers all these questions and more! Children will have fun learning through doing, with dozens of different activity types to fully engage with and explore geology.
Kids aged 8–12 will be occupied for hours as they pore over the information-packed pages in this natural science book and tackle the wide range of puzzles and activities – including mazes and tangles, code-breakers, matching games, anagrams, word searches, logic games, classification and identification games, quizzes, sudoku, odd one out, drawing, and coloring.
This exciting volcanoes and earthquakes book for children includes:
What happens when a volcano erupts? Why do earthquakes hit particular places? How do tsunamis occur?
SI Active Learning: Volcanoes & Earthquakes
covers all these questions and more! Children will have fun learning through doing, with dozens of different activity types to fully engage with and explore geology.
Kids aged 8–12 will be occupied for hours as they pore over the information-packed pages in this natural science book and tackle the wide range of puzzles and activities – including mazes and tangles, code-breakers, matching games, anagrams, word searches, logic games, classification and identification games, quizzes, sudoku, odd one out, drawing, and coloring.
This exciting volcanoes and earthquakes book for children includes:
- Fascinating facts and information with write-in exercises and activities inspiring children to truly understand and engage with geology.
- Over 100 fun activities and puzzles to help children learn and test their knowledge.
- Detailed, high-quality illustrations and photography, alongside engaging text.
- In-depth information on earthquakes, volcanoes and how earth science works.
Category Description for DK Active Learning (Smithsonian)
Perfect for a road trip! Packed with engaging activities, these 96-page books make learning a blast! High-level information is easy to digest with colorful, full-page illustrations, diagrams, and explanations. Kids will draw, match, color, unscramble, word-find, and make their way through mazes, puzzles, and more as they learn about the Human Body, Stars & Planets, Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures, or Volcanoes & Earthquakes. The Answer Key is at the back of each book.
Note: Although done tastefully, parents should be aware that The Human Body book does cover male and female reproductive systems, pregnancy, and stages of life with illustrations/diagrams showing those body parts.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-7 |
| Brand: | DK Children |
| ISBN: | 9780744056136 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.95 |
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