Books with title Changing Materials: Fire and Ice

Changing Materials: Bang! Snap! Crackle!: Looks at the difference between natural and manufactured materials and looks at the ways in which materials can be changed, e.g. squashing, heating. Introduces words such as: melting, freezing, boiling Growth & Life Cycles: Tadpole to Frog: Looks at how animals reproduce and grow, using examples from life cycles of frog, bird and insect. Introduces words such as: reproduce, growth, life cycle, larvae

Why was aluminum once more valuable than gold? Why are some buildings built on giant springs and where can they be found? Why does a nuclear waste remain hazardous for thousands of years? In this book, you will learn about the chemical and physical changes that can occur in materials, including chemical and metal reactions, the effect of substances on materials, and the various types of physical changes and their causes. Find out what a huge part the material world plays in your life! Each book in the 'Material World' series looks at a key area of materials science, covering subjects such as states of matter, material characteristics and behavior, the uses of different materials, and the technology used to make new materials or change existing ones for new purposes.