Neil Ardley

A close-up look at the world of music discusses the history of music and the development of the diverse types of wind, percussion, brass, string, and electronic instruments--from early panpipes to high-tech synthesizers.

A combination package includes a fifteen-track CD and backup text to demonstrate sounds of instruments and musical examples as well as timelines that chart the lives of composers and performers and pinpoint important musical developments.

Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of magnetism.

Presents experiments with water which demonstrates its properties.

Simple experiments illustrate mechanical principles.

Gives instructions for a variety of simple experiments that explain how the body's five senses operate.

Simple experiments explain plant growth.

Includes projects for constructing simple measuring instruments, instructions on the use of metric units, and activities for making measurements.

Tells about the different ways that things can move and the forces that affect them, including friction, inertia, and momentum, and includes projects for hands-on experimentation