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Description
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Take an engrossing journey to explore the awesome ideas of science, with Dr. Art as your guide. Travel through atoms, energy forces, and the universe—and discover that it is all more amazing than you could imagine! Venture beyond the Milky Way with Dr. Art to discover the vastness of space, the depths of time, and how ancient explosions in our galaxy generated stardust that infuses our planet—and even our bodies—to this day. You’ll learn why there is no such thing as empty space, how energy and matter are related, and the meaning of Einstein’s famous equation!
Designed for readers ages 12 and up, Dr. Art's Guide introduces difficult concepts in a user-friendly fashion that will appeal to preservice science education students as well.
ART SUSSMAN, Ph.D., [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] is a science educator and author of the acclaimed and award-winning book, Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet Earth (over 70,000 copies sold). Sussman directs WestEd’s Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and Mathematics Education, based in San Francisco and serving science and math educators throughout the West. He directs California’s Building a Presence for Science, a project for NSTA involving 4,800 science educators statewide. In addition, Sussman is active nationally with the Council of State Science Supervisors and has assisted Nevada, Utah, Georgia and California in developing their science standards.
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