Bryant, Jill.
Technology mysteries revealed / Jill Bryant. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2010. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Mysteries revealed . - Bryant, Jill Mysteries revealed. .
Includes index.
Introduction--How do you make electricity from sunlight?--Why does a rubber band always spring back after being stretched?--How do you make an alloy?--What do nonstick pans and outdoor clothing got in common?--How does and optical fiber work?--Why can't a jet airplane fly into space?--Why doesn't a satellite fall out of the sky?--Why do huge metal ships stay afloat?--Do hybrid cars have two engines?--How can a helicopter hover?--When was the wheel invented?--Who built the first computer?--Why does a cell phone lose its signal?--How do some chemicals make some plants grow faster?--Will robots be smarter than humans some day?--What is the world's largest piece of concrete?--Do skyscrapers need walls?--How do you tunnel safely through soft mud?--What is a space elevator?--Can you make houses from straw?--Technology facts--Find out more--Glossary--Index.
Gives the answers to many technology puzzles.
3.0-5.0. 5.0-8.0. Q Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Books.
9780778774174 (lib. bdg.) : 19.95 9780778774327 (pbk.) : 8.95
2009042772
Technology.
T48 / .B8578 2010
600
Technology mysteries revealed / Jill Bryant. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2010. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Mysteries revealed . - Bryant, Jill Mysteries revealed. .
Includes index.
Introduction--How do you make electricity from sunlight?--Why does a rubber band always spring back after being stretched?--How do you make an alloy?--What do nonstick pans and outdoor clothing got in common?--How does and optical fiber work?--Why can't a jet airplane fly into space?--Why doesn't a satellite fall out of the sky?--Why do huge metal ships stay afloat?--Do hybrid cars have two engines?--How can a helicopter hover?--When was the wheel invented?--Who built the first computer?--Why does a cell phone lose its signal?--How do some chemicals make some plants grow faster?--Will robots be smarter than humans some day?--What is the world's largest piece of concrete?--Do skyscrapers need walls?--How do you tunnel safely through soft mud?--What is a space elevator?--Can you make houses from straw?--Technology facts--Find out more--Glossary--Index.
Gives the answers to many technology puzzles.
3.0-5.0. 5.0-8.0. Q Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Books.
9780778774174 (lib. bdg.) : 19.95 9780778774327 (pbk.) : 8.95
2009042772
Technology.
T48 / .B8578 2010
600