Discusses various aspects of forces, including gravity, magnetism, Newton's laws, inertia, friction, action and reaction, velocity, acceleration, balanced forces, combined forces, elastic energy, and more.

Describes the life and work of Ann Haven Morgan, who studied, taught, and wrote about the animals of ponds and streams and the importance of an ecological approach to conservation. Includes related activities.

Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.

Tells the story of the Scopes trial and introduces the colorful charcters involved in the event. Explains why the confrontation between traditional religious teachings and modern science became such an important issue and examines later decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court to tackle the problem.

Includes index. Earth and space science: Space is the place -- What goes around -- H-2-oh. Is that a fact? -- Geology rocks! -- Hard & soft -- Small change -- Skywriting -- Physical science: What's the matter? -- Hot & cold -- Light -- Life science: Classification station -- What a bunch of animals! -- Down at the recycling plant -- That's not hard to swallow -- Very silly song about photosynthesis -- Scientific method: Science of science -- Glossary...