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Backyard biology, discover the life cycles and adaptations outside your door with hands-on science activities, Donna Latham ; illustrated by Michelle Simpson

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Backyard biology, discover the life cycles and adaptations outside your door with hands-on science activities, Donna Latham ; illustrated by Michelle Simpson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Backyard biology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Donna Latham ; illustrated by Michelle Simpson

Sub title

discover the life cycles and adaptations outside your door with hands-on science activities

Summary

Where can you study biology? Everywhere! Do you need special equipment? No! Biology is the study of life, and life is all around you! You can find life thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems around the planet - in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. Backyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities introduces readers ages 9 to 12 to the amazing world of life science right outside their doors, no matter where they live. Throughout Backyard Biology, hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, and links to online primary resources help readers learn the basics of life science, including cell structures, adaptations, life cycles, and microbes

Table Of Contents

Backyards around the world -- Introdcution The study of life -- Chapter 1 Cells alive! -- Chapter 2 Microbiology reveals an invisible world -- Chapter 3 Plants make life possible -- Chapter 4 Plant life cycles -- Chapter 5 Adaptations are a matter of life and death -- Chapter 6 Animal life cycles -- Chapter 7 Be the difference -- Glossary -- Metric conversions -- Resources -- Essential questions -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

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Contributor