This title contains 40 tried and tested experiments, some classic with up-to-the-minute variations, and some entirely new. Scientific principles are shown in action as well as in photographs of their everyday applications. The experiments are all safe to do, use household materials, are manageable but absorbing, and offer rewarding results. Readers are told how long each experiment lasts, what materials are needed, and what the results mean. Eye-catching illustrations and engaging text make this a perfect book for the budding scientist!

 

This book is part of a book series called Hands On Science .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Pan Macmillan .

John Graham is head of science at Marlborough School in St Albans, England and has recently acted as consultant to the London Science Museum, advising on publications. Maggie Hewson is a science graduate who has raught primary and secondary pupils for 23 years. She is now the science co-ordinator at Walthamstow Hall Junior School in Kent, England. The school is the distinguished recipient of the nationwide award for Science School of the Year.

This book has the following chapters: 1 TITLE 2-3 COPYRIGHT AND CONTENTS 4-5 INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY TIPS 6-7 MEASURING FORCES 8-9 SQUEEZING AND TWISTING 10-11 GRAVITY 12-13 BALANCING 14-15 PRESSURE 16-17 FLOATING AND SINKING 18-19 ACCELERATION 20-21 MEASURING SPEED 22-23 FRICTION 24-25 AIR AND WATER RESISTANCE 26-27 FLOATING IN AIR 28-29 FLIGHT 30-31 FORCE MAGNIFIERS 32-33 GEARS 34-35 CIRCULAR MOTION 36-37 STARTING AND STOPPING 38-39 GLOSSARY 40 INDEX