Camilla De La Bedoyere - Project Earth

Published in 2020 by Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Copyright 2020 Miles Kelly Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. Publishing Director: Belinda Gallagher Creative Director: Jo Cowan Senior Editor: Fran Bromage Senior Designer: Rob Hale Consultant: Anne Rooney Indexer: Marie Lorimer Image Manager: Liberty Newton Production: Elizabeth Collins, Jennifer Brunwin-Jones Reprographics: Stephan Davis Assets: Lorraine King Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: de la Bdoyre, Camilla. Title: Project Earth / Camilla de la Bdoyre. Description: New York: Windmill Books, 2020. | Series: The project makers | Includes index.

Identifiers: ISBN 9781538392317 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781725393059 (library bound) | ISBN 9781538392324 (6 pack) Subjects: LCSH: Earth science projects--Juvenile literature. | Earth sciences-- Experiments--Juvenile literature. | Science projects--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC QE29.D445 2019 | DDC 550.78--dc23 Manufactured in the United States of America CPSIA Compliance Information: Batch #BW20WM: For Further Information contact Rosen Publishing, New York, New York at 1-800-237-9932 How to use the projects This book is packed full of amazing facts about the Earth. There are also 11 cool projects, designed to make the subject come alive.Before you start a project:Always ask an adult to help you.Read the instructions carefully.Gather all the supplies you need.Clear a surface to work on and cover it with newspaper.Wear an apron or old T-shirt to protect your clothing.Notes for helpers:Children will need supervision for the projects, usually because they require the use of scissors, or preparation beforehand.Read the instructions together before starting and help to gather the equipment. IMPORTANT NOTICE The publisher and author cannot be held responsible for any injuries, damage, or loss resulting from the use or misuse of any of the information in this book. CONTENTS Big Bang Chocolate planet Make a mudflow Make a seismometer Disappearing act Make a mini water cycle Lightning strikes Tornado in a bottle ock cakes Potato power! "Help the Earth" picture THE LIVING PLANET Planet Earth is a tiny spinning rock in a vast universe, but we call it home. CONTENTS Big Bang Chocolate planet Make a mudflow Make a seismometer Disappearing act Make a mini water cycle Lightning strikes Tornado in a bottle ock cakes Potato power! "Help the Earth" picture THE LIVING PLANET Planet Earth is a tiny spinning rock in a vast universe, but we call it home.

It is the only place we know about that can support life, because it has an atmosphere, water, land, and just the right amount of light and heat from the Sun. DYNAMIC EARTH The land beneath your feet feels solid and still, but it is moving - very slowly! The Earth is covered in a rocky layer called the crust, with Earths continents and oceans sitting on large pieces of this crust. These pieces, or plates, move because of liquid rock beneath them. EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS When a volcano erupts, there may be rivers of scorching liquid rock, clouds of toxic ash, or even giant rock-bombs raining down from the skies. This is one of the planets most incredible, natural, and deadly events - and a sign that Earths fiery interior is on the move. RATTLE AND ROLL Huge amounts of energy are released when plates move suddenly.

Solid rock trembles and shudders, causing tiny tremors to enormous earthquakes, which can sometimes have dreadful effects. WATER WORLD Seen from space, Earth is a blue planet with swirling white clouds, thanks to the huge amount of water it holds. It is because of this water that there is life, and most living things exist in the oceans. EARLY LIFE No one knows what turned Earth from a hot, steamy space rock into a lush, green planet of life. All we do know is that 3.5 billion years ago tiny bacteria - a simple form of life - already existed. BIOMES Lions live in dry grasslands and alligators live in lush wetlands. BIOMES Lions live in dry grasslands and alligators live in lush wetlands.

The places that animals and plants live are called their habitats. The particular environment and the animals and plants in it form a biome. THE WATER CYCLE The amount of water on the planet and in its atmosphere stays the same, but it is always on the move between the land, the oceans, and the air. The way that water moves around the Earth is called the water cycle.