Kramer, Stephen P

Uses questions about hypothetical situations to introduce the process of thinking according to scientific method.

Discusses different types of avalanches, how they form, where they happen, and how to keep safe when traveling in snowy mountains.

Describes how caves form and what kinds of life can be found in them, and shows how the delicate underground environment must be protected.

Describes the work of Dennis Kunkel, a microscopist from Hawaii, and provides illustrations of microscopic worlds of plants, bugs, and mites.

Covers a variety of facts on lightning, including how it is formed, the different types of lightning, what thunder is and its relationship to lightning, and much more.