The crew watch an education short about the wonders a home economics major can do for young women in The Home Economics Story (1951). In The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957), lonely Viking women set sail to rescue a group of enslaved men. Joel and the Bots consider the waffle and present an iron that can turn waffles into pancakes at the invention exchange.

Simple experiments introduce the characteristics and behavior of worms and other small animals.

Includes index.--Discusses the properties of electricity and describes how it is made and used.

Explores fundamental principles of flight and how they can be used in art. Includes projects of building kites, parachutes, and model aircraft.

Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.

Joel and the Bots watch a re-edited version of Time Walker (1982) called "Being From Another Planet" in which a mummy awakened by a university team goes on a killing spree. The Mads are awfully proud of their "Tragic Moments" figurines while Joel and the Bots play haunted house on the SOL.

Gardner Dozois produces another volume in the series that Locus calls 'the field's real anthology-of-record.' With a unique combination of foresight and perspective, Dozois continues to collect outstanding work by newcomers and established authors alike, reflecting the present state of the genre while suggesting its future directions. With the editor's annual summary of the year in the field, and his appendix of recommended reading, this book is indispensable...

The blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.

Discusses the importance of trees as sources of food, oxygen, and other essential things.

Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future.