The environment is all around us, whether you live in a city, suburb, or
the country. Sometimes, it's easy to ignore. But forgetting about the
environment isn't an option if we want our planet to be healthy!
Planet Earth: Finding Balance on the Blue Marble with Environmental
Science Activities for Kids introduces middle grade readers to all the
parts of the natural world, including the oceans, the atmosphere, the
earth, and everything in between. In this book, kids master ecology
basics, such as the food web and animal habitats, while also learning
about environmental issues such as wind and solar power, endangered
species, climate change, and more. Stories about new innovations in
fields such as recycling, agriculture, and energy production galvanize
readers to turn their creative thinking skills to their own inventions.
Planet Earth includes hands-on STEM activities and critical thinking
exercises to encourage readers to discover connections among their
observations of their immediate environment and the larger world around
them. Fun facts, links to online primary sources and other supplemental
material, and essential questions encourage readers to ask themselves
what they could do differently to make the world a healthier place.
Planet Earth is part of a set of four Build It Environmental Science
books that explore the history and science of the planet and all that
live on it through hands-on STEM activities and real-life environmental
connections. Other titles in this series are Biodiversity, Garbage,
and Biomes.
Nomad Press books integrate content with participation. Common Core
State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM
Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in
education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates
learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach
simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the
space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
