Understanding Science is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing comprehensive coverage of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, together with structured practice. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the six books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 science curriculum, including scientific investigation, providing a solid foundation for success in science. Forces & Electricity meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 science, and covers the following areas: electricity and circuits, magnets, measuring forces, gravity and weight, conductors and insulators, friction, water and air resistance, machines and gears. This book describes how forces make things go faster or slower, rise or fall, float or sink. It also explains the importance of electricity and its impact on everyday tasks. Key features of Understanding Science include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; a 'Scientific investigation' table to identify and encourage scientific questioning opportunities across the series; a combined 'Index and glossary' to define key terms introduced in the text.

 

This book is part of a book series called Understanding Science .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Schofield & Sims Ltd .

Penny Johnson has been an engineer, a science teacher, and a full-time publisher of school textbooks. She is now a full-time freelance writer, consultant, and editor, who has co-written a number of science courses for use at home and in school. She lives in England.