An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to help middle school students learn science.

Presents sixty-five short "mysteries" in which science facts ranging from the life, Earth and space, physical and chemical, to the general sciences are taught in an entertaining way.

Our world would be a much different place without the groundbreaking work of scientific visionaries such as Hennig Brand, Marie and Pierre Curie, and Antoine Lavoisier, to name a few. This volume offers readers a vivid and colorful history of chemistry, highlighting some of field's most notable discoveries. Fact boxes illustrate how these discoveries continue to impact our world today, highlight key scientists and their work, and feature fun facts....