Science Books For 11-Year-Old Kids

At age 11, children are ready to investigate how scientific ideas change as new evidence becomes available. Books may look at discoveries that challenged earlier beliefs and show how scientists continue testing, revising and improving their understanding of the world.

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Where The 11 Deadliest Animals In The US LiveCould Lightning Cook My Breakfast? | SCIENCE MYSTERIES REVEALEDMonstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite MonstersThe Manga Guide to BiochemistryThe Manga Guide to Electricity'Near Earth Object (N.E.O.)' | SUNG SCIENCE'A Big Song About a Small Thing (Atoms!)' | SUNG SCIENCEMagnetic CompassCreation of Caves by GroundwaterBlack HolesWhen Lunch Fights BackVoyager's Greatest Hits: The Epic Trek to Interstellar SpaceVolcano Geo FactsThe Science of Controlling Electricity and WeatherStem Guides To SpaceAlbert Einstein: Forging the Path of Modern PhysicsGalileo Galilei and the Movement of the PlanetsWhy Do Pitcher Plants Eat Bugs? And Other Odd Plant Adaptations

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Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite MonstersThe Manga Guide to BiochemistryThe Manga Guide to ElectricityBlack HolesWhen Lunch Fights BackVoyager's Greatest Hits: The Epic Trek to Interstellar SpaceVolcano Geo FactsThe Science of Controlling Electricity and WeatherStem Guides To SpaceAlbert Einstein: Forging the Path of Modern PhysicsGalileo Galilei and the Movement of the PlanetsWhy Do Pitcher Plants Eat Bugs? And Other Odd Plant AdaptationsCareers in Virtual Reality TechnologyStem Guides To SportsMary Anning and the Great Fossil DiscoveriesFault Lines and Tectonic PlatesLet's Make Some Gold!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Geology and EcologyMindstorms: Level 1A Project Guide to Electricity and MagnetismTop Secret Science in SpaceTop Secret Science in the MilitaryGarbage: Follow The Path Of Your TrashA Project Guide to Rocks and MineralsMindstorms: Level 2

Videos

Where The 11 Deadliest Animals In The US LiveCould Lightning Cook My Breakfast? | SCIENCE MYSTERIES REVEALED'Near Earth Object (N.E.O.)' | SUNG SCIENCE'A Big Song About a Small Thing (Atoms!)' | SUNG SCIENCEMagnetic CompassCreation of Caves by Groundwater

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Did you know?

  • Scientists can learn about ancient climates by studying layers of ice trapped in glaciers.
  • Some fossils are more than 500 million years old.
  • The continents are still slowly moving across Earth's surface.

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  • Label the steps of the scientific method.
  • Create a classification chart for living things.
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  • Map connections between organisms and their environments.
  • Compare different scientific discoveries.

FAQ

Books about science for 11-year-olds often examine scientific ideas through real-world discoveries, experiments and investigations. Topics may range from space exploration and genetics to engineering, climate science and emerging technologies.

Books about science are engaging for 11-year-olds because they often show science as an ongoing process rather than a finished body of knowledge. Readers get to see how questions are investigated, how discoveries are debated and how new evidence can change what people think they know.

These books can be especially meaningful when readers are developing strong interests in particular subjects or beginning to think about future areas of study. They also appeal to curious readers who enjoy exploring big questions with no easy answers.

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