Explore Comets and Asteroids! (eBook)

Anita Yasuda is the author of more than 100 books for children and adults, including Explore Simple Machines!, Explore Native American Cultures!, and Astronomy: Cool Women in Space for Nomad Press. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP). Anita lives in Huntington Beach, California.Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including Explore Night Science!, Explore Flight!, Explore Rivers and Ponds!, Explore Rocks and Minerals!, Explore Electricity!, and Explore Honey Bees!. He lives in West Fairlee, Vermont.

•Timeline

•Solar System Map

• Introduction: Let’s Explore Comets and Asteroids!

Good Science Practices

Be a Sky Watcher

Science Scroll

Quadrant

•Chapter 1: All About Asteroids

Trojan Asteroids

The Force Is With You

Asteroid Cookies

•Chapter 2: Investigating Asteroids

Asteroid Model

Refracting Telescope

Topographic Map

Asteroids and Light

•Chapter 3: Minerals, Mining, and Asteroids

Understanding Color

Asteroid Samples

Asteroid Miner

•Chapter 4: Curious About Comets

Exploring Comet Orbits

Make Your Own Comet

Experiment With Landers

Create a Myth

•Chapter 5: Cool Comets

Time Travel

Solar Wind

Write Space Tweets

•Chapter 6: Mysterious Meteors

Watch the Perseids

Make Meteor Craters

Friction

Glossary Game

GlossaryMetric ConversionsResourcesEssential QuestionsIndex