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Examines scientists and the steps they take to find out mysteries of the world.

Explores the phenomenon of black holes, explains why astronomers think they exist, what causes them, what they are like inside, and the search to find black holes in space.

A clever crow uses the scientific method to get a drink from a nearly empty pitcher in this adaptation of a fable from Aesop. Includes an explanation of the scientific method's six steps.

Publisher's Description: The Third Edition of the bestselling text Research Design by John W. Creswell enables readers to compare three approaches to research-qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods-in a single research methods text. The book presents these three approaches side by side within the context of the process of research from the beginning steps of philosophical assumptions to the writing and presenting of research. Written in a user-friendly...

Mad Margaret uses the scientific method to figure out the cause of Jasper's sneezing.

Examines and debunks what the Pulitzer Prize-winning author refers to as "pseudo-science," which includes such popular topics as channeling past lives, alien abduction, and communal hallucinations, suggesting that these trends are dangerous for society.

Fifth-grade sleuths and science experts Drake and Nell solve four challenging cases involving a werewolf at a campsite, a faked tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a talking oven, and a polluted stream full of dead fish.

Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases involving a crooked carnival barker, a mysterious ghost, an alien plant species invading wildlife habitats, and a wobbly bridge.