Books in Simply Science series

This book is part of a series which is intended to encourage young children to make their first scientific discoveries by playing with everyday objects. It takes a close look at a young child playing with her shadow, showing how it changes size and shape and copies her movements.

Describes the properties of gases and the physical laws by which all gases behave, and explains how these laws apply to everyday life and such current issues as global warming.

Uses simple activities to introduce basic concepts about pushing and pulling and how humans have developed machines to perform these two simple actions

The latest title in the SIMPLE SCIENCE series deals in a light-hearted way with skeletons and movement, aided by artwork and simple experiments. Suitable for the National Curriculum Science Key Stage 1.

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Introduces temperature, describing how it is measured, its effects on the Earth and the weather, how people react to its fluctuations, and how it can transform water from solid to liquid and liquid to gas.

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Introduces the concept of magnetism, describes what magnets are, explains how they work, and examines the ways in which they are used in everyday life.

Uses simple activities to introduce basic concepts about floating and sinking

Photographs and easy-to-read text illustrate how various objects can be moved by pushing or pulling them.

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Describes atom theory and quantum mechanics, detailing the structure of atoms and molecules, why they are important, and how scientists have used advances in technology to further investigate atomic structure.