How to Think Like a Scientist
Answering Questions by the Scientific Method
Published on 27. March 1987
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-0-690-04565-9 (ISBN)
Description
Every day you answer questions-dozens, even hundreds of them. How do you find the answers to questions How can you be sure your answers are correct
Scientists use questions to learn about things. Scientists have developed a way of helping make sure they answer questions correctly. It is called the scientific method. The scientific method can help you find answers to many of the questions you are curious about.
What kind of food does your dog like best Is your sister more likely to help you with your homework if you say please Can throwing a dead snake over a tree branch make it rain The scientific method can help you answer these questions and many others.
Stephen Kramer's invitation to think like a scientist, illustrated by Felicia Bond's humorous and appealing pictures, will receive enthusiastic response from young readers, scientist and nonscientist alike.
Scientists use questions to learn about things. Scientists have developed a way of helping make sure they answer questions correctly. It is called the scientific method. The scientific method can help you find answers to many of the questions you are curious about.
What kind of food does your dog like best Is your sister more likely to help you with your homework if you say please Can throwing a dead snake over a tree branch make it rain The scientific method can help you answer these questions and many others.
Stephen Kramer's invitation to think like a scientist, illustrated by Felicia Bond's humorous and appealing pictures, will receive enthusiastic response from young readers, scientist and nonscientist alike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New South Wales
Australia
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Target group
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-690-04565-9 (9780690045659)
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Person
Stephen P. Kramer has had a lifelong interest in natural history. After receiving degrees in biology from Pacific Lutheran University and Northern Arizona University, he taught junior high school science for four years on the Navajo Reservation. He spends his time now as a househusband and writer. His first book for children was Getting Oxygen: What do you do if you're cell twenty-two Mr. Kramer lives with his wife and two sons in Vancouver, Washington.