
Step Into Science: Forces and Magnets
Peter Riley(Author)
Franklin Watts Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 25. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4451-8568-2 (ISBN)
Description
Step up your science knowledge with Step Into Science and discover the science of forces and magnets!
Step Into Science: Forces and Magnets takes you on a journey of scientific discovery. With the help of a cast of funny blobby characters, you'll 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.
Colourful and quirky illustrations make these core science topics exciting and fresh to encourage interaction with the subject.
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.
Perfect for readers aged 7+
Titles in the series:
Electricity
Forces & Magnets
Habitats
Light
Plants
Rocks & Soil
Sound
The Body
Step Into Science: Forces and Magnets takes you on a journey of scientific discovery. With the help of a cast of funny blobby characters, you'll 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.
Colourful and quirky illustrations make these core science topics exciting and fresh to encourage interaction with the subject.
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.
Perfect for readers aged 7+
Titles in the series:
Electricity
Forces & Magnets
Habitats
Light
Plants
Rocks & Soil
Sound
The Body
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 264 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-8568-2 (9781445185682)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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?
1: Squash, stretch, turn, twist
1: Gravity
1: Friction
1: Investigating friction
1: Force fields
1: Magnetic force
1: Magnetic test
1: Magnetic poles
1: Finding the poles
1: Test the force
1: Using magnets
1: Glossary
1: Answers to the activities and questions
1: Index
1: Squash, stretch, turn, twist
1: Gravity
1: Friction
1: Investigating friction
1: Force fields
1: Magnetic force
1: Magnetic test
1: Magnetic poles
1: Finding the poles
1: Test the force
1: Using magnets
1: Glossary
1: Answers to the activities and questions
1: Index