Water
Selected Topics
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 1990
Book
Spiral bound
96 pages
978-0-7487-0448-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
b&w photographs and line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-0448-4 (9780748704484)
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Content
Part 1 We need water: can you imagine life without running water?; case history 1 - the River Thames; how water is treated in a modern sewage-works; the water cycle; the oxygen needs of some animals; case history 2 - the River Irwell. Part 2 Water for agriculture: case history 3 damming the Nile - has Egypt done the right thing?; plants and water; some experiments on plants and water. Part 3 Water for washing: what is soap? how does it work; detergents; hard and soft water; case history 4 - Lake Erie, a matter of death and life; soap or detergent - which is better?; construct a model water-softener; make a bar of soap; experiments on soaps and detergents. Part 4 The boundless sea: case history 5 - a drop in the ocean; ways of cleaning oil-soaked feathers.