The Story of Science
The Story of Science follows the human quest to learn, an approach to history intended to inspire and inform.. Will the 20th century be remembered for its succession of wars. or for relativity, quantum theory and technological marvels? What is quantum theory? What is relativity? How do we teach those big ideas? Read "Einstein Adds A New Dimension" to find out.
"To present a scientific subject in an attractive and stimulating manner is an artistic task, similar to that of a novelist or even a dramatic writer. The same holds for writing textbooks"
-Max Born, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Einstein’s friend, 1968
"To present a scientific subject in an attractive and stimulating manner is an artistic task, similar to that of a novelist or even a dramatic writer. The same holds for writing textbooks"
-Max Born, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Einstein’s friend, 1968
In this, the most incredible era of science ever, scientific illiteracy is no longer acceptable. These books tell science stories and coordinate them with hands on learning. The stories give meaning to experiments and vice versa.
A recent report from the National Science Board says, "There is no excuse for citizens in our technological society to say, 'I don't know anything about science.'"
What can we do? Educators talk of multidiscipliniary. The Story of Science is intended to make it possible. These books and accompanying materials meet new science standards.
Copublished by Smithsonian Books and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), The Story of Science combines stories with coordinated "hands on" experiments and activities (found in the teaching materials). The Story of Science begins with Thales, way back in ancient Greece, sojourns with Galileo, Kepler and Newton, take on Faraday, Maxwell and the electromagnetic revolution, then Einstein, Bohr, Feynman and the moderns. These are books written for young readers of all ages–readers who want to think and learn.
A recent report from the National Science Board says, "There is no excuse for citizens in our technological society to say, 'I don't know anything about science.'"
What can we do? Educators talk of multidiscipliniary. The Story of Science is intended to make it possible. These books and accompanying materials meet new science standards.
Copublished by Smithsonian Books and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), The Story of Science combines stories with coordinated "hands on" experiments and activities (found in the teaching materials). The Story of Science begins with Thales, way back in ancient Greece, sojourns with Galileo, Kepler and Newton, take on Faraday, Maxwell and the electromagnetic revolution, then Einstein, Bohr, Feynman and the moderns. These are books written for young readers of all ages–readers who want to think and learn.
Aristotle Leads the Way
In this book, readers travel back in time to ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, India, and the Arab world. They explore the lives and ideas of people like Pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta, Al Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Ptolemy, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Those ancients asked questions that would eventually lead to modern science. They often got the wrong answers, but that question-asking was essential. Read this book and you'll understand why.
Combine ancient history, hands on science activities, and some research and writing using this book.
Combine ancient history, hands on science activities, and some research and writing using this book.
Newton at the Center
In this book, readers watch as Copernicus's systematic observations place the sun at the center of our universe-to the dismay of establishment thinkers. After readers follow the achievements and frustrations of Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes, they appreciate the amazing Isaac Newton, whose discoveries about gravity, motion, colors, calculus, and Earth's place in the universe set the stage for modern physics, astronomy, mathematics, chemistry and modern political theory. Yes, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both read Newton's Principia. That amazing book makes it clear that the great world follows understandable rules. So why can't nations do the same thing?
Einstein Adds A New Dimension
In this book, readers will look over Albert Einstein's shoulder as he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics. It leads in two directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights build on Einstein's theories of relativity), and to an understanding of the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics). Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our world and led directly to the explosion of technology we all enjoy. Those two disciplines provide what are perhaps the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of all time.