FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Examines the composition and strength of materials, both solid and liquid, and features experiments, including chemical reactions.
The Kingfisher Young Discoverers Encyclopedia provides a hands-on approach to science and nature. Each subject area - geography, biology, science, and the environment - is presented in clear language with full-color illustrations and photographs. Safe, easy-to-do experiments and activities add an extra dimension to each subject, and allow children to practice what they've learned.
Energy and Power explains what energy is and how we use it. It covers our use of both renewable and non-renewable resources, as well as various forms of alternative energy. Activies include making a solar heater and building a simple waterwheel.
Pollution and Waste (Young Discovers) by Rosie Harlow and Sally MorganThis book provides an overview of the many varied sources of pollution -- from smog and acid rain to chemical pesticides and everyday litter. It also covers the greenhouse effect, the hole in the ozone layer, and water and noise pollution, and suggests ways of dealing with them.
Making a periscope, a rainbow, a sound cannon, and musical instruments can be both fun and educational as children explore the properties of light and sound.
Uses activities and projects to introduce the uses of energy in everyday life and its role in pollution, alternative sources of energy, and ways of conserving energy
Hardcover
(Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, March 16, 1993)
Featuring safe simple experiments, colorful photographs, and clear visuals, an activity-based introduction to geography covers the basics of mapping, including scales, contour lines, and the use of color and symbols.
Each book in this highly-visual, activity-based series starts off with basic information and gradually introduces more complex principles. Children can prove to themselves the hows and whys iof science and get plenty of ideas for school projects from each book's step-by-step experiment instructions and suggestions. Full-color illustrations.