How to Be Good at Science, Technology, and Engineering

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Contents 1 Introduction How science works 10 Working scientifically 12 Fields of science 14 How engineering works 16 2 Life What is life? 20 Classification 22 Cells 24 Cells, tissues, and organs 26 Nutrition 28 Human digestive system 30 Teeth 32 Respiration 34 Lungs and breathing 36 Blood 38 The heart 40 Excretion 42 Fighting infections 44 Sensing and responding 46 Human nervous system 48 The human eye 50 The human ear 52 How animals move 54 Muscles 56 Skeleton 58 Staying healthy 60 Animal reproduction 62 Life cycle of mammals 64 Life cycle of birds 65 How eggs work 66 Life cycle of amphibians 68 Life cycle of insects 69 Human reproduction 70 Gestation and birth 72 Growth and development 74 Genes and DNA 76 Variation 78 Inheritance 80 Evolution 82 Plants 84 Types of plants 86 Photosynthesis 88 Transport in plants 90 Flowers 92 Seed dispersal 94 How seeds grow 96 Asexual reproduction in plants 98 Single-celled organisms 100 Ecology 102 Food chains and recycling 104 Humans and the environment 106 3 Matter Atoms and molecules 110 States of matter 112 Changing state 114 Properties of matter 116 Expanding gases 118 Density 120 Mixtures 122 Solutions 124 Separating mixtures 1 126 Separating mixtures 2 128 Moving molecules 130 Atomic structure 132 Ionic bonds 134 Covalent bonds 136 Chemical reactions 138 Chemical equations 140 Types of reactions 142 Energy and reactions 144 Catalysts 146 Acids and bases 148 How acids and bases react 150 Electrolysis 152 The periodic table 154 Metals 156 The reactivity series 158 Iron 160 Aluminum 161 Silver 162 Gold 163 Hydrogen 164 Carbon 166 Crude oil 168 Nitrogen 170 Oxygen 171 Phosphorus 172 Sulfur 173 Halogens 174 Noble gases 175 Materials science 176 Polymers 178 4 Energy What is energy? 182 Measuring energy 184 Power stations 186 Heat 188 Heat transfer 190 How engines work 192 Waves 194 How waves behave 196 Sound 198 Measuring sound 200 Light 202 Reflection 204 Refraction 206 Forming images 208 Telescopes and microscopes 210 Colors 212 Using light 214 Electromagnetic spectrum 216 Static electricity 218 Current electricity 220 Electric circuits 222 Current, voltage, and resistance 224 Electricity and magnetism 226 Electromagnetism in action 228 Electronics 230 5 Forces What are forces? 234 Stretching and deforming 236 Balanced and unbalanced forces 238 Magnetism 240 Friction 242 Drag 244 Force and motion 246 Momentum and collisions 248 Simple machines 250 More simple machines 252 Work and power 254 Speed and acceleration 256 Gravity 258 Flight 260 Pressure 262 Floating and sinking 264 6 Earth & space The universe 268 The solar system 270 The planets 272 The Sun 274 Gravity and orbits 276 Earth and the Moon 278 Earth’s structure 280 Plate tectonics 282 Natural hazards 284 Rocks and minerals 286 The rock cycle 288 How fossils form 290 Earth’s history 292 Weathering and erosion 294 The water cycle 296 Rivers 298 Glaciers 300 Seasons and climate zones 302 The atmosphere 304 Weather 306 Ocean currents 308 The carbon cycle 310 Glossary 312 Index 316 Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index