Bob Bonnet＆Dan Keen著的《我们身边的能量知识(英汉对照双语读物)》介绍的一些科学概念，对学生们理解更深奥的科学原理会有很大帮助，所设置的科技活动将会开发学生的科学研究技能，而这些技能是我们这个繁杂的社会所必不可少的。科学研究技能包括：对物体进行分类的技能，分析观测结果的技能，清晰思考的技能，准确记录数据的持能，以及按照正确方示处理记录值的技能。本书中的许多科技活动是作为“我们身边的科学知识”来设计的，以示其与“书本科学知识”的区别。“我们身边的科学知识”，顾名思义就是指在你身边的科学知识，即你们家里、你们街区、你们学校里的一些科学知识。

本书采用“英汉对照双语读物”的形式，目的在于让学生们了解如何用英语来描述我们周围的世界，如何用英语来表述我们所学过的一些科学知识，以及如何用英语来讲述我们的日常生活、学习和科技活动。

Project

1 Shrinking Cubes Changing the sun's light into heat energy

2 Frosty's Sunscreen Warding off the sun's heating rays

3 Getting Steamed Water vapor put to work

4 Hot Stuff Heat energy from decomposition

5 Bottled Gas Stored chemical energy (C02) in soda

6 Rolling Stock Potential energy, mass and gravity

7 Stormy Weather Detecting the energy release of storms

8 Brick Trick Transfer of heat energy in a solid

9 Sails Aloft Using wind energy to power a boat

10 Salt or Not? Comparing solar energy storage in salt and fresh water

11 Things Are Heating Up Graphing solar energy coltection in materials

12 What, Help, Need Categorizing home electrical appliances 

13 Yesterday's Energy Conserving fossil fuels

14 One If by Land Comparing land and water solar-heat storage

15 Testing the Waters An investigation of solar heat distribution

16 Our Town Transformingand transportingenergy

17 Power Ranger Measuring hom,e electru:al energy usage 

18 Food Energy The fuel of livingthings

19 When to Say When Measuring the energy (calorie) value of foods

20 Sweet Search An examination of sugar, the high-energy food

21 The Right Stuff Seeds store enough food energy for germination

22 In the Pink Home insulation keeps heat in and cold out

23 Keeping Warm Insulating our bodies in cold weather

24 Shock Treatment Capacitors and the storage of electricat energy 

25 Marble Roll Converting potential energy into kinetic energy

26 Frolicking in the Wave How some energies move

27 Little Sir Echo Making use of sound watoes to measure distance

28 Energy Unleashed Thehazardsof fast-moving water

29 Sun, You're Too Much! Taming solar energy the natural way

30 The Green Screen Trees as natural wind—energy protection

31 Choose Not to Lose Identifying causes ofhome heat—energy loss

32 Now You Hear It...Tracking radion frequency direction

33 Once，Twice，Again Reusingproducts to saw8 energy

34 Unplugged!Taking home electrical use for granted

35 Treasure Hunt Your neighborhood with／without electrical power

36 Looking Up Most of Earth’s energy comes#om our SUn

37 Nuclear Dominos Demonstrating a chain reaction

38 Energy Stopper．Friction and the reduction of energy

39 Cell Magic Changing light energy to electrical energy

40 Heat Lost? Using energy to r81now8(transfer)heat

41 Bright Heat Unwanted heat energy from incandescent light

42 Unequal Energy Finding the distribution of heat energy in a room

43 Band at Tension Measuring potential energy in a stretched elastic band

44 Less Than Bright Brownouts in electric power service

45 Energy Detective Helping your school save energy

46 Windy Corners Comparing available wind energy

47 Energy Attendant Changing energy wasteful habits in your home

48 Check Your Game The energy cost ofelectronicfun

49 Heat Wave Discovering how microz~ves generate heat

50 No Tan Wanted Cold-blooded animals and heat energy

51 Static Interference Detecting sources of stray radio frequency energy

52 Great Barrier lee Magnetism Yd$．zoater and ice

53 Onward and Upward Transferring energy ul,hill

54 Invisible Beams Locating light in the darkhess

55 Penny Shoot Newton's law and the transfer ofenergy

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