Exploration Period Great Discoveries

Author: (English) Gary Bali
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This series of books aims to unify art, science, and creativity in popular science reading. With vivid and innovative mini-sections and over a thousand lively, interesting, and intuitive images, it reveals the secrets of scientific knowledge in various fields such as painting, architecture, geography, teaching, physics, astronomy, and engineering technology from different perspectives. It is suitable for primary and secondary school students to supplement their extracurricular knowledge and enhance their scientific literacy. The "Let's Get Creative" DIY section in this book is particularly fun, helping students transform their "dead" knowledge into "alive" knowledge, develop and explore their innovative spirit and practical abilities, and understand scientific principles through hands-on activities. This also holds the key to Leonardo da Vinci's success! Students, what are you waiting for? Open the book and embark on a journey of exploring the mysteries of scientific knowledge! You could be the next Leonardo da Vinci! A story, a question, leads to an invention that changes human lives, and hides an important scientific principle! With the advancement of the times, The Age of Discovery showcases thrilling inventions. Why did astronomers invent astrolabes? It turns out that the idea for the invention of kites came from military codes! How did the abacus make arithmetic easier? Then, let's make a compass together to measure our surroundings; you can also build a pinhole camera to see the world. Or, build a model ship by hand, or even make a human hand out of gelatin powder!