Water play
By: Wendy Madgwick
Series: First science library; First science library
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781861473516
Subjects: Water; Experiments; Juvenile literature
Description: This title features 18 easy-to-follow experiments for learning fun. You can find out about rain, ice and how water works! You can make your own rain gauge, see how heat dries things out, create condensation, and much more. Fun photographs and illustrations show youngsters carrying out the practical projects in simple stages, making learning accessible and enjoyable. A glossary at the back of the book explains all the science terms used in the main text. It is ideal for school use by 5- to 7-year-olds, and also contains guidance notes for grown-up helpers using this book to teach children at home. Are bubbles always round? How can you measure rainfall? Why do some things float? What are frost and dew? All of these questions and many others are answered in this exciting book, which explores the wonderful properties of water. Watch how water expands when it freezes and turns into ice. See the magic skin known as surface tension.
Table of contents: title: Looking at water; title: Wet water; title: Stay or go?; title: All gone; title: Liquid or solid?; title: A magic skin; title: Bubble power; title: Waves and currents; title: Going up!; title: Papercraft; title: Let's mix it; title: Water support; title: Liquid layers; title: Hints to helpers.