Grade 6 - 9

Giant icebergs are cracking off ice shelves and splashing into the oceans below. Ice sheets are melting, sending more and more water rushing into the sea. What on Earth is causing this… More →

Metals and nonmetals make up almost everything in our world. They represent the two biggest sections on the periodic table of elements. But what exactly makes a metal? How are nonmetals… More →

Pool tables, shower tiles, and pizza stones all have something in common--they are all made with metamorphic rocks! But what do you know about these rocks? Dig deep below Earth's surface to… More →

Microsoft is the world's largest software company! From the Windows operating system to the Xbox gaming console, Microsoft's products have led the company to immense success. In this… More →

Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time! Through informative text and photos, this title introduces readers to the history of Minecraft from its beginnings to the present-day,… More →

They are in cell phones and toothpaste. Minerals are everywhere! But what do you really know about minerals? Explore how minerals form. Dig deep to see how we get minerals from rocks. And… More →

Molecules make up most of what we see and touch each day. These molecules combine and separate into new molecules all the time in reactions that change the substances of our world. From… More →

Morgues, funeral homes, and mortuaries are all places where the dead are kept before they reach their final resting place--the grave. Here, corpses are prepared for funerals or autopsied to… More →

One is a 100th birthday present from France, one was once the tallest building in the world, and one was sculpted in China. What are we talking about? United States monuments and memorials,… More →

Mosasaurs had two rows of sharp teeth. They easily snapped up prey! In this hi/lo title, readers are introduced to Mosasaurs' body parts, behaviors, and extinction through leveled text and… More →

A roller coaster speeds down a hill while a merry-go-round spins and spins. Motion is movement in many different ways. Learn what causes motion, how we measure the movement, and Newton's laws More →

Ash rained down like burning snowflakes. There was nowhere to run and hide for the residents of Pompeii after Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Follow along with the true story of a doomed city… More →