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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Whether it's the soulful sounds of a saxophone solo or the sharp rhythm of a rock band, the principles of acoustics allow us to enjoy the music we love. This book explores the science behind how we create, listen to, and react to different patterns of sound."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
What makes the best athletes excel? The Science of Sports examines how athletes master techniques that are rooted in the laws of physics, chemistry, and psychology in order to become the best. Easy-to-read text and vivid images bring this subject to life. Features include a table of contents, fast facts, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explains the scientific background to the superpowers of popular cartoon and film superhero characters, including the ability to jump and fly, change the weather, heal quickly, and get strength from adrenaline.
Publisher
Discovery Communications Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (440 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. Various myths are tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myths are Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed).
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (198 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Mythbusters explore urban legends, including if a penny dropped from a skyscraper could kill a pedestrian below, and if using a cell phone at the gas station could cause the pump to explode.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (440 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prepare yourself for the kind of fun that requires safety goggles as the team takes on tales of exploding pants, steam-powered machine guns, and jailbreak methods, and blasts a host of hoaxes to smithereens.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010], c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 540 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A large woman becomes stuck when she's suction-sealed onto an airplane toilet seat during a flight, requiring the crew to land before they could help her off-- myth or actual danger? Only two men are brave or foolish enough to find out: MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. The foremost experts on myth busting, Jamie and Adam pit their thirty years of experience in special effects work against the most dangerous and bizarre theories and tales...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xiii, 209 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Journalist and bestselling author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer an impassioned polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (430 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with over thirty years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. Includes ten episodes.
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