Electricity and Magnets
Published on 22. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-0-7534-0270-2 (ISBN)
Description
This title contains 40 tried and tested experiments, some classic with up-to-the-minute variations, and some entirely new. Scientific principles are shown in action as well as in photographs of their everyday applications. The experiments are all safe to do, use household materials, are manageable but absorbing, and offer rewarding results. Readers are told how long each experiment lasts, what materials are needed, and what the results mean. Eye-catching illustrations and engaging text make this a perfect book for the budding scientist!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7534-0270-2 (9780753402702)
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Person
Sarah Angliss has worked at the Science Museum in London, organizing exhibitions and demonstrations, most notably "Things" and "In the Garden", two hands-on galleries for 6 to 14 year olds. She has also written several children's books on applied and contemporary science. Maggie Hewson is a science graduate who has taught primary and secondary pupils for 23 years. She is now the science co-ordinator at Walthamstow Hall Junior School in Kent, England. The school is the distinguished recipient of the nationwide award for Science School of the Year.
Content
1 TITLE 2-3 COPYRIGHT AND CONTENTS 4-5 INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY TIPS 6-7 CREATING STATIC 8-9 STATIC ATTRACTION AND REPULSION 10-11 SIMPLE CIRCUITS AND SWITCHES 12-13 CIRCUIT GAMES AND SHORT CIRCUITS 14-15 CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS 16-17 RESISTANCE 18-19 SERIES CIRCUITS, DIMMER SWITCHES 20-21 PARALLEL CIRCUITS 22-23 ELECTRICITY IN COMPUTERS, ELECTRONICS 24-25 WHAT IS MAGNETISM? 26-27 ATTRACTION AND REPULSION EXPERIMENTS 28-29 COMPASSES 30-31 MAGNETIC FIELDS 32-33 MAKE YOUR OWN MAGNETS 34-35 THE POWER OF MAGNETISM 36-37 ELECTROMAGNETS 38-39 GLOSSARY 40 INDEX