From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells : Discovering Alternative Energy Sources
(from the Chain Reactions series, Set 2 of 2)

How long will the world's oil and gas reserves last? Which countries make the most use of alternative energy sources? How will we heat our homes and power our cars in the future? This title tells the amazing story of alternative energy, including biopower, hydrogen fuel cells, and the latest methods of generating wind, wave, solar, nuclear, and geothermal energy.

Author: Sally Morgan
ISBN: 9781403495556 (1403495556) • Dewey: 621.042 • List Price: $35.00 • Direct Price: $26.25
Ages: 11-14 • Grade Level: 6-9 • Lexile Level: 1050L • Guided Reading Level: Y
Pages: 64 • Size: 6 9/16 x 9 1/2 • Publisher: Heinemann • Copyright: 2007
Subjects: Technology • Features: Bio Sketch, Bullets, Captions, Chart/Graph, Fact box/Side bar, Numbered List or Sequence, Timeline

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Series Contents / Information

Grades
6-9

Chain Reactions
This series looks at developments, inventions and discoveries in science and how a discovery or invention by one individual can lead to a series of discoveries by others and even a chain of scientific breakthroughs. Each book charts a few connected developments in the particular field of science from first discoveries through to current applications.

ISBN: 9781403495587 (1403495580) • Number of Sets: 2 • List Price: $420.00 • Direct Price: $315.00

Includes the following 12 titles: From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines, From DNA to GM Wheat : Discovering Genetic Modification of Food, From Greek Atoms to Quarks : Discovering Atoms, From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry : Discovering Chemical Reactions, From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants : Discovering Transplant Surgery, From Mendel's Peas to Genetic Fingerprinting : Discovering Inheritance, From Microscopes to Stem Cell Research : Discovering Regenerative Medicine, From Newton's Rainbow to Frozen Light : Discovering Light, From Ptolemy's Spheres to Dark Energy : Discovering the Universe, From Sea Urchins to Dolly the Sheep : Discovering Cloning, From Steam Engines to Nuclear Fusion : Discovering Energy, From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells : Discovering Alternative Energy Sources

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