{"product_id":"oceans-and-seas-anita-yasuda-9781619306967","title":"Oceans and Seas!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy is the ocean important for humans and for the Earth?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid you know that the ocean covers 70 percent of the surface of the earth? And scientists have only explored a very small part of it!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Oceans and Seas!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWith 25 Science Projects for Kids \u003c\/em\u003ereaders ages 7 though 10 dive into the underwater world of some of the most amazing landscapes on Earth. On this amazing underwater adventure, kids experience the ocean's tropical reefs and spot crabs, sea sponges, and thousands of kinds of fish darting in its crags and folds. They'll meet a giant squid with eyes the size of dinner plates and an umbrella-like bioluminescent jellyfish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough fun facts, engaging illustrations, links to primary sources, timeline, glossary, and resources, readers will be challenged to think about how ocean creatures and plants survive and depend on each other from the sunlit surface to the seafloor, where sunlight does not exist. Student-led STEAM activities, such as building a submarine and creating an ocean in a bottle, use the framework of the scientific method to reinforce learning and enhance critical and creative thinking skills as kids learn about efforts to conserve these incredible creatures and their habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOceans and Seas!\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a set of four Explore Waterways books from Nomad Press. In the \u003cstrong\u003eExplore Waterways\u003c\/strong\u003e set, readers ages 7 to 10 learn about the waterways of our world, including the what, where, how, and who about the origination, content, and aquatic life that water contains. Through science-minded STEAM projects and experiments that encourage readers to think of waterways as part of a larger ecosystem, kids develop critical and creative thinking skills about the role waterways play in our world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTitles in the \u003cstrong\u003eExplore Waterways\u003c\/strong\u003e set include \u003cem\u003eMarshes and Swamps! With 25 Science Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLakes and Ponds! With 25 Science Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Oceans and Seas! With 25 Science Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eRivers and Streams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eNomad Press books in the Explore Your World series for children ages 7-10 integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Yasuda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619306964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619306967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nomad Press (VT)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019 pg. 43","brand":"Anita Yasuda","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485678743807,"sku":"9781619306967","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfcec48f-afed-4ce6-aec4-9ebef5d1a982.jpg?v=1778050841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oceans-and-seas-anita-yasuda-9781619306967","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}