Moving up with Science: Forces and Magnets
Published on 10. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4451-3525-0 (ISBN)
Description
Find out all about the science in the world around us with Moving Up with Science. Written to support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, each title explores key scientific topics through a combination of concise information and fun experiments.
Moving Up With Science: Forces and Magnets takes you on a journey of scientific discovery. Find out how we use forces everyday; which force pulls objects down holes and why Earth acts like a huge magnet. Explore which materials are magnetic and discover how to test them.
Moving Up With Science: Forces and Magnets takes you on a journey of scientific discovery. Find out how we use forces everyday; which force pulls objects down holes and why Earth acts like a huge magnet. Explore which materials are magnetic and discover how to test them.
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Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-3525-0 (9781445135250)
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Peter Riley was a science teacher for 25 years, 17 of them as Head of Science. His first book was published in 1981, and he has been a full-time author since 1996, with over 200 books published for children, students and teachers. He is the winner of the prestigious Schoolbook Award for Science in 2000, as well as being shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 and nominated for the Educational Resources Award in 2009.
Content
1: What is a force?
2: Squash, stretch, turn, twist
3: Gravity and friction
4: Magnetic force
5: Magnetic test
6: Force fields
7: Magnetic poles
8: Finding the poles
9: Test the force
10: Strength tests
11: The jump test
12: Magnets and electricity
13: Glossary
14: Answers
15: Index
2: Squash, stretch, turn, twist
3: Gravity and friction
4: Magnetic force
5: Magnetic test
6: Force fields
7: Magnetic poles
8: Finding the poles
9: Test the force
10: Strength tests
11: The jump test
12: Magnets and electricity
13: Glossary
14: Answers
15: Index