Lead, Donna B. McKinney
Type
Label
Lead, Donna B. McKinney
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades 5 to 8
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lead
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1029808559
Responsibility statement
Donna B. McKinney
Series statement
Exploring the elements
Summary
"In ancient times, humans used lead in everything from cooking tools to water pipes to cosmetics. That was before scientists discovered that lead is poisonous to humans. Today lead is still useful, but we use it with more care in items that hold corrosive materials -- like car batteries that hold acid -- or to protect us from harmful radiation -- like in X-ray machines or nuclear reactors. Pb is lead's symbol, from the Latin word plumbum. This book will help students better understand the basics of chemistry as they learn what lead is and how this toxic but important metal is used in our world." -- Back cover
Table Of Contents
Lead: up close -- Lead in the periodic table: organized elements -- Pure lead: applied to life -- Mixing it up: lead combined with other elements -- Danger ahead: lead in the human body
Target audience
juvenile