Art Smart, Science Detective

Kim Shealy Jeffcoat, Melinda Long

Description

Three friends prepare for an alien invasion with aluminum foil, peanut butter, and science

When Art and his friends—Robbie, Jason, and Amy—are having a sleepover, they decide to use Art's telescope for some stargazing. They are shocked to see a purple spaceship hurtling toward Earth. While his parents think his imagination is getting the best of him, Art thinks Earth is at risk of an alien invasion. What should he do? Should Art and his fellow science detectives alert the authorities, or should they take matters into their own hands?

When the local police don't seem concerned about Art's report, the kids decide to apply their knowledge of science and critical thinking skills to prepare for the impending attack. They need a plan—and fast!

What transpires as they gear up for the spaceship's arrival will amuse and educate. Art Smart, Science Detective will appeal to budding scientists and even reluctant young readers as it answers burning questions such as "How close is science fiction to real life?" and "Can peanut butter really keep your brain safe from an alien assault?" This entertaining journey through the science of the sky is easily incorporated into middle-grade science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics courses.

Sujets

• Buzz Aldrin
• Hubble (télescope spatial)
• Beurre d'arachide
• Stem
• Technologie
• Scientist
• General
• Steam
• Astronomy
• Astronomer
• Extraterrestrial life
• Technology
• Unidentified flying object
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Petri dish
• Voyager program
• General officer
• Captain Nemo
• Peanut butter
• Aluminium foil
• Stink bomb
• Dwarf planet
• The Nine Planets
• Goof
• The Sea Monster
• Mantequilla de maní
• Children's

Informations

• Publié par: University of South Carolina Press
• Date de parution: 18 décembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781611179361
• Langue: English

Extrait

Art Smart, Science Detective
Kim Shealy Jeff coat, Series Editor
Art Smart
Art Smart
Science Detective Science Detective
MELINDA LONG
ILLUSTRAT ED BY MONICA WYRICK
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS
THE CASE OF THE SLIDING SPACESHIP
Tex t © 2019 Melinda Long
Illustrations © 2019 Monica W yrick Published by the University of South Carolina Pre ss
Columbia, South Carolina 29208 www .s c.edu/uscpress
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data can be found at h p://catalog.loc.gov/.
ISBN 978-1-61117-935-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-61117-936-1 (ebook)
For Alice, who has waited long enough, for T onia, my student and my teacher and for Helen Fellers, human extraordinaire !

Chapter One
They
’ re Coming! 1
Chapter T wo
The Movie That Ate My Rec Room 5
Chapter Three
The Creature from the Deepest Night!
11
Chapter Four
Stories of the Sky 15
Contents
Chapter Five
What
’ s Fuzzy, Purple, and Coming Our Way?
21
Chapter Six
One More Defender of the Blue Planet 25
Chapter Seven
Ready or Not! 31
Chapter Eight
Purple Spaceships Everywhere
37
Chapter Nine
It
’ s All in the Way
You Look at It
41
Epilogue SCIENCE IN THE SKY 46