Usborne Big Book of Experiments

Author(s): Alastair Smith

Children Non Fiction

Children can investigate the world around them and discover science in action. Specially chosen activities include making electricity, bending light and weather watching. Helpful descriptions, clearly written text and explanations show how and why the experiments work. Striking artwork and photographs illustrate all projects with clarity.

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Part 1 The world around you: testing the water; changing states; bubbling up; expanding and contracting; growing crystals; investigating acids and alkalis; chemistry in the kitchen; chemicals in your body; splitting inks; fizzy fun. Part 2 Testing your body: tasting tests; sound experiments; how your eyes work; eye tricks; work your muscles; more body tests; touch tests. Part 3 Electricity and magnets: magnet tests; more magnet tests; static electricity; making connections; making sparks; electricity and magnets. Part 4 The natural world: weather watching; plants' waterways; growing seeds; more things to grow; animal watching; trapping the Sun's energy. Part 5 Light and dark: bouncing light; splitting and mixing light; playing with light; daylight and dark; make a periscope. Part 6 Pushing and pulling: falling to Earth; balancing tests; floating tests; tricks with air; using pressure; flight tests; turning and spinning; starting and stopping; tips and techniques.

General Fields

  • : 9780746022887
  • : Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • : Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • : 0.4
  • : 01 December 1995
  • : 305mm X 229mm X 7mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alastair Smith
  • : Big book
  • : 1
  • : 500
  • : 96
  • : colour illustrations, glossary, index