Materials are all around us! Investigate the many different forms that materials take, from chunky solids to runny liquids, and find out how materials are used according to their unique properties. Explore how materials are changed by chemical reactions, how important it is to recycle materials and discover some famous inventors whose visions have transformed the world we live in. Test your understanding with fun projects, such as making a chemical volcano.

Inject some fun into STEAM topics, with these lively examinations of buildings, robots, computers, vehicles, materials and space! This bright, colourful series aims to inspire children aged 8 and up with a lifelong love of STEAM subjects.

This book is part of a book series called Adventures in Steam .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Claudia Martin has worked in book publishing for 17 years. She is the author of several books and websites for children and young people. Her favourite subjects are history, current affairs and technology.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Choosing Materials
• 2: Matter
• 3: Solids
• 4: Liquids
• 5: Gases
• 6: Melting and freezing
• 7: Evaporating
• 8: Mixtures
• 9: No changing back
• 10: Hall of fame: Chemical Reactions
• 11: Minerals and Rocks
• 12: Metal
• 13: Wood
• 14: Glass
• 15: Plastic
• 16: Hall of fame: Polymers
• 17: Textiles
• 18: Ceramics
• 19: Composites
• 20: Hall of fame: Inventors
• 21: Recycling
• 22: Glossary
• 23: Quiz
• 24: Find out more
• 25: Index
• 26: Answers