Aiming to promote children's interest in conserving the environment, this book may be used as extension material in a junior chemistry course, or as part of a general science course. It is also suitable background material for GCSE science and environmental studies courses.
Aiming to promote children's interest in conserving the environment, this book may be used as extension material in a junior chemistry course, or as part of a general science course. It is also suitable background material for GCSE science and environmental studies courses.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
illustrations, photographs
Maße
Höhe: 248 mm
Breite: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-0449-1 (9780748704491)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 We need air: what is air?; oxygen; the importance of nitrogen; the importance of carbon dioxide; the greenhouse effect; more about photosynthesis and respiration; the noble gases; some experiments on air. Part 2 Pollutants: what are pollutants?; smog - the silent killer; photochemical smog; temperature inversion - Los Angeles; sulphur dioxide strikes again - the Acropolis; acid rain; aerosols and the ozone layer; lead in petrol; carbon monoxide - the invisible killer; mercury; cigarette smoke; radioactivity; some pollution activities.
