Table of Contents
1 SCIENCE: A WAY OF KNOWING
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Sunrise 2
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 8
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 10
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 11
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 11
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 14
TECHNOLOGY 18
2 THE ORDERED UNIVERSE
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Cause and Effect 26
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 28
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 29
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 33
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 38
TECHNOLOGY 44
3 ENERGY
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Morning Routine 53
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 56
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 60
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 64
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 67
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 67
4 HEAT AND THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Hot Breakfast 78
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 80
TECHNOLOGY 81
TECHNOLOGY 84
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 85
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 87
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 90
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 93
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 94
5 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: The Hidden Force 100
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 101
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 103
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 107
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 107
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 113
TECHNOLOGY 116
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 117
TECHNOLOGY 118
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 119
6 WAVES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: The Radio 125
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 128
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 130
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 133
TECHNOLOGY 140
TECHNOLOGY 141
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 142
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 144
7 ALBERT EINSTEIN AND THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Waiting at the
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 160
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 160
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 161
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 164
TECHNOLOGY 165
8 THE ATOM
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Deep Breath 171
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 175
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 183
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 184
TECHNOLOGY 184
9 QUANTUM MECHANICS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Digital Pictures 192
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 195
TECHNOLOGY 198
TECHNOLOGY 200
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 202
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 202
10 ATOMS IN COMBINATION: THE CHEMICAL BOND
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Throwing Things
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 220
TECHNOLOGY 220
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 227
TECHNOLOGY 231
11 MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Hauling Gear 238
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 244
TECHNOLOGY 248
TECHNOLOGY 251
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 253
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 255
12 THE NUCLEUS OF THE ATOM
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Radioactivity Around Us 261
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 262
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 267
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 267
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 271
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 273
TECHNOLOGY 277
ITER: The Future of Fusion
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 278
13 THE ULTIMATE STRUCTURE OF MATTER
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Looking at Sand 283
TECHNOLOGY 286
TECHNOLOGY 288
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 288
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 289
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 290
14 THE STARS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Sunshine 301
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 306
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 308
TECHNOLOGY 308
15 COSMOLOGY
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Glowing Charcoal
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 325
16 EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS Is Earth the only planet with life?
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: The Sun and the Moon 342
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 346
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 348
TECHNOLOGY 349
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 351
SCIENCE OF LIFE 354
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 357
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 358
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 358
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 359
17 PLATE TECTONICS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Windblown Sand 368
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 368
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 372
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 375
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 378
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 382
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 386
TECHNOLOGY 386
18 EARTH’S MANY CYCLES
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Seaward Breeze 392
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 396
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 398
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 398
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 401
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 405
TECHNOLOGY 406
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 411
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 412
19 ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEMS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Life Under the Sand 418
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 424
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 425
TECHNOLOGY 425
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 434
20 STRATEGIES OF LIFE
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: The Diversity of Life 439
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 442
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 447
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 447
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 451
21 THE LIVING CELL
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Sunburn! 463
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 464
22 MOLECULES OF LIFE
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: An Afternoon
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 485
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 488
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE 490
TECHNOLOGY 495
23 CLASSICAL AND MODERN GENETICS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Family Resemblance 503
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 507
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 518
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 519
TECHNOLOGY 520
24 THE NEW SCIENCE OF LIFE
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: A Break in the Case 525
TECHNOLOGY 528
TECHNOLOGY 528
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 529
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 532
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 535
ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 540
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 541
25 EVOLUTION
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Day’s End 547
SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 554
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 555
SCIENCE IN THE MAKING 558
THE ONGOING PROCESS OF SCIENCE 562
A HUMAN ANATOMY
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: Waking Up A1
B UNITS AND NUMBERS
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: The Hardware Store A7
C THE GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
SCIENCE THROUGH THE DAY: In Time A11
D SELECTED PHYSICAL CONSTANTS AND ASTRONOMICAL DATA
E PROPERTIES OF THE PLANETS
F THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
