Discusses how physicists and chemists discovered that everything in the universe is made up of tiny particles called atoms and how atoms of different elements can join together to make new substances.
An introduction to the noble gases--helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon--that provides information on their properties and explains how they are used in everyday life.
Explains how all matter is composed of atoms, which join together to form molecules, and how scientists have learned to release energy by splitting the atom.
Explains what atoms are and how they join together to form matter; describes molecules, chemical properties, and nuclear energy; and presents several experiments that can be done at home. Also includes the periodic table and charts of common elements and chemicals.