Educational: Technology

Did you know that the wheel was invented in prehistoric times, in about 3500 BC?

Do you know that computers were only invented within the past 100 years?

Do you know that the first industrial robot started work in 1959?

Do you know that only 200 years ago, the only way that one person could send a message to another person was by letter or messenger?

What Is the Weather Today?

What Is the Weather Today?

What Is the Weather Today?

What Is the Weather Today?

What Is the Weather Today?

What Is the Weather Today?

Without muscles we would not be able to move.

How do our eyes and ears work?

Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach - all these organs keep our bodies working, but what really goes on inside them?

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that.

Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "e;Did you know .

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life rolling vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life flying vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Feeling tech-savvy?

Not all spiders are scary!

Moths aren't like other minibeasts.

Dragonflies aren't like other minibeasts.

Not all beetles are scary!

Hazardous sinkholes.

Dangerous winds.

Dangerous landslides.

Overturned cars.

Are you ever overwhelmed with the amount of information online?

This book takes the mystery out of computer programming.

Ever wonder what goes on inside your computer?

Digital technology can sometimes be overwhelming.

Say hello to bees, ants, butterflies and more!

Presenting crabs, shrimp, lobsters, barnacles and krill!

Explore the lives and achievements of the Wright Brothers.

From planets and comets to sunspots and spacewalks, there's so much to know about space!

Military drones have been part of wars for more than 100 years.

With drone use soaring, remotely piloted aircraft have captured people's imaginations.

Farm fields can span many hectares.

Helicopters and aeroplanes aren't the only aircraft taking off into the skies anymore.

Want to go to space?

For more than 50 years humans have been exploring space.

What's a spacewalk?

The My First Guides series offers introductions to a broad variety of high-interest topics.

Rumble, rumble!

Dig and scoop!

Lift the load up high!

Crush and crunch!

If you get a text from a stranger, do you know what to do?

If a classmate sends threatening e-mails to you, do you know what to do?

If a strange character offers you a gift in an online game, do you know what to do?

If a strange person asks to be your online friend, do you know what to do?