heat

Sara, her Russian-American grandmother, her mother, and some neighbors try to drive to the beach on a very hot day.

Explores the concepts of hot and cold and how they affect us in our everyday lives. Includes simple activities to demonstrate the concepts.

Explains heat, cold, and the effect of temperature on various things.

Provides instructions for a variety of experiments and projects related to heat and energy resources, including how to make a simple thermometer, battery, and paddleboat.

Examines how heat has shaped human history by visiting the hottest places on Earth and in time. Discusses Death Valley, the invention of matches, the chemistry of cooking, and the use of coal among other topics.

Defines what constitutes hot and cold emphasizing that heat always flows to cooler surfaces and zones.

Describes severe environment conditions that require special clothing for survival--conditions involving freezing cold, fire, underwater work, and thin or non-existent air.

Examines heat and drought, looking at their causes and effects, places where they commonly occur, and things people can do to prepare for such emergencies.

An introduction to the sources and characteristics of heat.

Simple text and photographs describe some things that people see and do on a hot day.