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) • List Price: $420.00 • Direct Price: $315.00
Individual Title List Price: $35.00 • Individual Title Direct Price: $26.25
Number of Sets: 2 • Number of Titles: 12
Ages: 11-14 • Grade Level: 6-9 • Lexile Level: 1050L
Pages: 64 • Size: 6 9/16 x 9 1/2 • Publisher: Heinemann • Copyright: 2007
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

SET: 2 From Greek Atoms to Quarks : Discovering Atoms ISBN: 9781403495518 (1403495513)	SET: 2 From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry : Discovering Chemical Reactions ISBN: 9781403495525 (1403495521)	SET: 2 From Newton's Rainbow to Frozen Light : Discovering Light ISBN: 9781403495563 (1403495564)	SET: 2 From Ptolemy's Spheres to Dark Energy : Discovering the Universe ISBN: 9781403495532 (140349553X)	SET: 2 From Steam Engines to Nuclear Fusion : Discovering Energy ISBN: 9781403495549 (1403495548)
SET: 2 From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells : Discovering Alternative Energy Sources ISBN: 9781403495556 (1403495556)	SET: 1 From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines ISBN: 9781403488398 (1403488398)	SET: 1 From DNA to GM Wheat : Discovering Genetic Modification of Food ISBN: 9781403488411 (140348841X)	SET: 1 From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants : Discovering Transplant Surgery ISBN: 9781403488404 (1403488401)	SET: 1 From Mendel's Peas to Genetic Fingerprinting : Discovering Inheritance ISBN: 9781403488374 (1403488371)
SET: 1 From Microscopes to Stem Cell Research : Discovering Regenerative Medicine ISBN: 9781403488367 (1403488363)	SET: 1 From Sea Urchins to Dolly the Sheep : Discovering Cloning ISBN: 9781403488381 (140348838X)