Car Models that Zoom launches high speed building, creativity, learning, and fun. Make a car model in minutes. Start with a cardboard frame and add motors to create hovercraft, solar-powered models, cable cars, and more. Explore ways to power your models with balloons, rubber bands and electric motors. In the classroom and at home kids learn science fundamentals as they fast prototype their models to get them going farther and faster. They are encouraged to be creative and try their own ideas. Materials are inexpensive and easy to find. The models have been tested by the author in his teacher workshops in 25 countries around the world.

There are four books in the series: Electricity and Magnets , Sound and Light , Forces and Motion and Matter and Materials . Each title contains 20 tried and tested experiments. 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 the perfect book for the budding scientist!

Simple machines make all of our lives easier on a daily basis. In this informative book, young readers will be introduced to many uses of the lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge.

A fantastic aid for GCSE preparation, these revision cards make physics crystal clear and will have you exam-ready in no time. Make physics super simple! These handy revision cards condense everything you need to know about GCSE physics into bitesize key facts and crystal clear diagrams. Studying for exams has never been so easy. Physics is explained in simple, user-friendly language, with colourful illustrations to help you grasp difficult concepts at a glance. Whether you're catching up on lessons, doing homework, or revising for exams, these super simple cards will make you a physics expert in no time.

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Go Facts: Physical Science looks at four key topics in primary science and design technology: Energy, Forces, Materials and Simple Machines. Each book is a model of well-written, accurate and easy-to-read non-fiction. The author has incorporated a variety of text types and specific features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in literacy lessons, e.g. information reports, explanations, instructions and discussions.

Welcome to the wonders of famed inventor Nikola Tesla, the revolutionary scientist who dazzled audiences with his cutting-edge experiments, and to whom the world of technology is forever indebted. Although his name is largely forgotten today, Tesla's greatest invention, A/C current, powers almost everything around us, from central heating, your home and office computers, to high-tech robots! Indeed, Tesla's contributions to the fields of electricity and magnetism continue to magnetize us still today.

Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.

Now it's easy to locate the materials you need to implement the new NCTM math standards. Organized by such math topics as problem solving, estimation, number sense and numeration, and geometry and spatial relationships, this book shows users where to find manipulatives and materials, such as attribute blocks, pattern blocks, clocks, scales, multilink cubes and prisms, calculators, and sorting toys. It also lists specialized math books, computer software, and a host of other learning materials (e.g., activity cards, puzzles, posters, games, reproducibles). The author briefly describes each product, cites grade level when given, and explains possible applications. Products of exceptional quality and value are highlighted, and the addresses of publishers and suppliers are given. A real time-saver! Grades K-4.

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand?What if your feet drifted away from the ground?What stops everything from floating into space?Gravity. As in his previous books, "Redwoods," "Coral Reefs," and "Island," Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book. A Neal Porter Book

A perfect introduction to energy, this fact-packed book teaches children all about energy and how it works. From electricity and light, to heat and sound, learn how different types of energy are part of everything we do. Discover how a rainbow is made, what renewable energy is, and meet an energy expert.

Filled with exciting information, simple science, and colourful illustrations, DKfindout! Energy brings energy to life. With key topics, such as conductors and insulators and fossil fuels, broken down into bite-sized chunks, the information is easily digestible and great for beginners.

The DKfindout! series introduces children to a range of exciting topics in a fun, engaging way. Checked by specialist consultants and an educational expert this is not only a source of information you can trust, but one that is age-appropriate and supportive of schoolwork. Ranging from core topics, to more specialised subjects, the DKfindout! series will inspire and delight kids. Books you may also enjoy from the DKfindout! series include DKfindout! Coding, DKfindout!Engineering and DKfindout! Science.

As cities and populations grow, we need more and more energy to run and heat our homes and to power transportation. Readers will learn how energy engineers help make sure that our energy demands are met in a number of different ways. They discover new ways to convert natural resources into affordable and environmentally friendly forms of energy; they build and operate power stations for both renewable and non-renewable forms of energy; they manage electrical power networks; they also monitor how generating energy may harm the planet. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering process, and how energy engineers will play a vital role in our future.

The perfect grounding for students intending to take their studies to a more advanced level, "Explaining Physics" contains all the essential concepts required by students studying Physics within any Key Stage 4 science course. "Explaining Physics" emphasizes the applications and social effects of physics, and extends its treatment of energy and electronics. The features are: introductory page to each unit to bring out the relevance of the material to everyday life; simple questions at the end of each unit to consolidate learning; and helpful revision summary.