ABSTRACT

Why is rubber elastic? Why are leaves green? Why can a gecko climb a wall? Answering these and a myriad of other puzzles of nature, Exploring Integrated Science shows how the simplest questions that arise from our daily experiences can lead us through a chain of reasoning that explains some of the most fascinating principles of science.Written in a

chapter 1|26 pages

Our Universe Where Are We?

chapter 3|22 pages

Energy Why Can Sunlight Power the World?

chapter 4|28 pages

Atoms

chapter 5|28 pages

Combining Atoms

chapter 6|28 pages

Fluids How Does Water Flow?

chapter 8|14 pages

Polymers Why Is Rubber Elastic?

chapter 9|24 pages

Sparks in Nature

chapter 10|26 pages

Odor

chapter 11|24 pages

Sound

chapter 12|20 pages

Nature’s Solar Cells Why Are Leaves Green?

chapter 13|20 pages

Vision Why Can We See Sunlight?

chapter 14|16 pages

Biopolymers Why Does Life Use Polymers?

chapter 15|24 pages

Proteins

chapter 16|16 pages

RNA

chapter 17|26 pages

DNA

chapter 18|28 pages

Information Does DNA Compute?

chapter 19|28 pages

Nanoworld Why Can a Gecko Climb a Wall?

chapter 21|20 pages

Evolution

chapter 22|16 pages

Relativity

chapter 23|16 pages

Quantum Mechanics I