Let's Make Some Gold!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Geology and Ecology

By Christine Zuchora-Walske

Is planet Earth flat? Is California an island? Can you mix other metals to make gold? At one time, science supported wild notions like these But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about geology and ecology, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467736627
• ISBN13: 9781467736626
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Lerner Publications
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7