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Science and Nature

Adventure of Echo the Bat

Prepared especially for elementary school students by NASA and USGS. Introduces children age 5 through 9 to satellite imagery and the habitats of bats through heartwarming narrative and interactive, lift-the-flap illustrations. Fun drawings and satellite images set the stage for the five diverse habitats Echo visits as he travels from where he was born to a bat cave in Arizona. 24 p.; ill.
S/N: 033-000-01237-3 -- $8.00

Agate Fossil Beds: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska

Tells children and parents what fossils are found in the park, and recounts the park’s history. Includes tips to visitors, a reading list, and information on other sites in the National Park System. 1980. 96 p. il.
S/N: 024-005-00785-7 -- $10.50 Add to Cart

Collecting Rocks

Provides children with information on collecting rocks. Includes sections on: types of rocks, starting a collection, identifying rocks, where to find rocks, collecting equipment, housing and enlarging a collection, and hints for rock collectors. 12 p. il.
S/N: 024-001-03579-1 -- $1.50 Add to Cart

Fossils, Rocks, and Time

Teaches children how to put events in order, the relative time scale, rocks and layers, fossils and rocks, fossil succession, and the numeric time scale. 1993. 24 p. il.
S/N: 024-001-03587-1 -- $1.50 Add to Cart

Imagine the Universe (CD-ROM)

Contains three astronomy and space science learning centers, each with its own learning adventure full of facts, fun, music, beautiful images, and movies:

  • Imagine the Universe! Presents our universe, discussing what is known about it, how it is evolving, and the kinds of objects and phenomena it contains. Geared for ages 14 and up.
  • StarChild, an award-winning site for younger astronomers between ages four and 14, introduces the solar system, universe, and space exploration. Includes activities, movies, and puzzles.
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day features photographs for each day from 1999, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

System requirements: Macintosh System 7.1/ Windows 95 or better. CD-ROM drive and Web browser (included).

S/N 033-000-01224-1 -- $17.00 Add to Cart

Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands

Coloring book. As children paint the outlined drawings in the book, they learn what is a wetland, discover wetland plants and animals, get acquainted with the names of different wetland environments (marsh, swamp, floodplain, forest, bog, fen, slough, wet meadow, and prairie pothole), and they are taught the value of wetlands. 20 p.; ill.
S/N: 008-022-00296-1 -- $3.00

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Last updated: March 13, 2003
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