Does your coat have a zipper? Did you eat breakfast with a fork? You're using simple machines! From butter knives to seesaws, rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines! Simple Machines! With 25 Science Projects for Kids astounds readers with the ingenuity they already possess and inspires them to look differently at the objects they use every day. What do a fork and an axe have in common? How do pulleys get a flag up a flagpole? Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects. Simple Machines! dedicates a chapter to each of the six simple machines that were identified centuries ago: levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Kids develop analytical skills as they figure out where force is applied and what kind of work it generates. Essential questions, fascinating facts, and links to online primary sources make student-led learning fun and productive! Through science-minded STEM projects and investigative engineering experiments, kids develop critical and creative thinking skills about the roles simple machines play in our world and their importance to human civilization. Simple Machines! is part of a set of two Explore Technology books that introduce young digital natives to the history, science, and engineering of the tech world in which we live, using hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, links to online primary sources and real-life connections. The other title in this series is Robotics! Nomad Press books integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.

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 vibrant and hands-on approach to practical science experiments, Discover It Yourself: Flying and Floating is packed with scientific facts, experiments, and activities linked to air and water. Keen scientists can discover why air and water are essential to life on Earth, why the wind blows and the three forms of water. After learning the essential key facts, readers can find almost everything they need for the experiments around the home, and the materials and instructions are simply, safely, and clearly presented. Written by David Glover, this STEM-focused book will show readers how to make a hot-air pinwheel, fly your own homemade kite, build a waterwheel, and much more.

The UK's bestselling GCSE Science series has been updated and specifically tailored for the 2016 AQA GCSE Science (9-1) specifications. Supporting your students on their journey from Key Stage 3 and through to success in the linear GCSE qualifications, this series helps students and teachers to monitor progress, while supporting the increased demand, mathematical content, and new practical requirements. All Student Books have been approved by AQA. This Teacher Book offers: - Fully integrated and differentiated support tailored to the 9-1 GCSE specification - Differentiated learning outcomes and checkpoints following our GCSE assessment framework - Intervention and extension Checkpoint lessons for every chapter - Full lesson suggestions, with ideas for support and extension - Practical guidance for all required practicals and more - Guidance and support for developing maths and literacy skills.

The Exam Success in Cambridge IGCSE (R) & O Level Physics Practical Workbook fully supports the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0625) & O Level (5054) syllabuses and is suitable for use alongside our Complete and Essential IGCSE Physics series. The Practical Workbook provides everything students need to grow their confidence and help them achieve the best grades they can in their Practical Test or Alternative to Practical paper. It includes complete method, equipment, and safety for all required practicals or alternative to practicals, as well as hints on tackling practical exam questions and tips on translating and applying skills to new contexts. The book also directly addresses concerns from teachers about Papers 5 and 6. The Exam Success in IGCSE & O Level Physics Practical Workbook is written by Primrose Kitten, an experienced teacher and science revision expert. Students can benefit from her excellent understanding of what they need to achieve their best. Other resources are also available. The Exam Success Guide helps students to raise their grades in their Physics IGCSE. The Complete or Essential Student Book is at the heart of delivering the course and is available in print, online or via a great-value print and online pack. The Workbook is for independent practice and strengthens exam potential inside and outside the classroom.

Listen up! Spread the word and ride the wave of science basics with this book about sound. Then look and listen during a hands-on science experiment that will draw everyone's attention in the library or classroom.

Stretch yourself to achieve the highest grades, with structured syllabus coverage, varied exam-style questions and annotated sample answers, to help you to build the essential skill set for exam success. - Benefit from expert advice and tips on skills and knowledge from experienced subject authors - Target revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter - Keep track of your own progress with a handy revision planner - Consolidate and apply your understanding of key content with revision activities, short 'Test yourself' and exam-style questions - Apply your understanding of essential practical and mathematical skills with Skills boxes including worked examples

Collins Cambridge IGCSETM Physics provides complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625/0972) for examination from 2023 and is packed full of questions, in depth content, practical investigative skills features and more. Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International Education * Ensure complete and comprehensive coverage of the updated Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus * Engage students with accessible language and challenging science presented in a clear and fresh way * Establish and build on prior knowledge with a quick recap of what students should already know at the start of each unit * Build and apply the skills needed to understand and carry out practical investigations * Enable students to be fully prepared for their exams with lots of questions all the way through the books, including short text-related questions, worked examples and exam-style question * Encourage students to take responsibility for their learning using the end-of-unit summary checklists * Stretch and challenge students with supplement material clearly marked throughout and hints on how to get the best results We are working with Cambridge Assessment International Education towards endorsement of this title.

This book presents more than 70 physics experiments from iPhysicsLabs-column of the Journal The Physics Teacher. The articles are aimed at physics lecturers, trainee teachers and teachers who want to take their classes to the next level using digital devices. The experiments can easily be performed and analyzed using smartphones or tablets. The topics span from mechanics, optics, thermodynamics, astrophysics and astronomy to acoustics, electrodynamics and electronics.Authors worldwide have contributed to this series of articles. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of iPhysicsLabs, Jochen Kuhn and Patrik Vogt have collected more than 70 most popular and interesting articles for this book.

Atoms are amazing. Despite being literally the tiniest things that exist, they can dematerialize, travel through time, and make the biggest explosions in the world. This funny book, full of astonishing facts, includes the history of atomic science right up to today's discoveries about quantum physics. Potato friends Russ, Yammy and Anna Tater will act as guides to our junior nuclear scientists - the readers!Science, technology, engineering and math (commonly known as STEM) are everywhere around us - look carefully and you'll see many examples. Science Everywhere! is a fun series of books focusing on STEM concepts, and these books come with a huge dollop of corny humour! Each book will enthrall young readers with the laugh-out-loud antics of Yammy and Russ, who promise a mashing good time as they dig into the world of science.

The Cambridge IGCSE (R) & O Level Essential Physics Workbook, part of the successful Essential Science series, supports independent practice both inside and outside the classroom. The workbook builds and reinforces skills step-by-step to equip EAL students to achieve in assessment. It also helps learners to reach their full potential by mastering scientific language and reinforcing comprehension through extensive practice. It is written by Sarah Lloyd, experienced author of our previous Complete and Essential Physics Workbooks, and has been fully updated to support the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0625) & O Level (5054) Physics syllabuses. The Essential Physics Student Book that this workbook supports is available in print, online or as a great-value print and online pack, and an Exam Success Guide and Practical Workbook are also available to help students raise their grades.

Everything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion? Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through space. In Explore Forces and Motion! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 discover that the push and pull of every object on the planet and in space depends on how a force acts upon it. Things float because of a force called buoyancy, we stick to the ground because of a force called gravity, and we make footprints in sand because of a force called pressure. Physics becomes accessible and interactive through activities such as a experimenting with a water cup drop, building a bridge, and spotting magnetic field lines. Simple machines such as levers, pulleys, and wedges are used as vehicles for discovery and comprehension of the foundational concepts of physical science. Using a theme familiar to everyone--motion--this book captures the imagination and encourages young readers to push, pull, twist, turn, and spin their way to learning about forces and motion.

The idea behind this category of the encyclopaedias is to give knowledge about the concepts of Physics in an enjoyable manner. It is a refreshing change for young readers to learn Physics in a manner they would like to!

Briefly explains the effects of light and includes experiments to demonstrate.

The Cambridge Lower Secondary Complete Physics Teacher Handbook offers full support to help teachers embed a solid foundation at Lower Secondary level and ensure students develop the skills required to progress to IGCSE Physics. The Handbook supports educators to teach the Physics requirements of the Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum confidently. Guidance on lesson content and delivery saves time when lesson-planning, and teaching materials help to ensure that students reach their full potential. It is written by Helen Reynolds, the experienced author of the Student Book. This creates a consistent approach to lessons and ensures the strengths of the series are maintained across all resources. The Teacher Handbook supports the Student Book, which is at the heart of delivering the course. A supporting Workbook provides opportunities for independent practice inside and outside the classroom.

Features: Reading Consultants - Table of Contents - Activities - Fun Facts - Glossary - Index
Standards: Benchmark for Science Literacy: The Living Environment: The Flow of Matter and Energy; National Science Education Standards: Earth and Space Science Content Standard D: Properties of Earth Materials: Physical Science Content Standard B: Position and Motion of Objects; Light, Heat. Electricity, and Magnetism

The idea behind this category of the encyclopaedias is to give knowledge about the concepts of Physics in an enjoyable manner. It is a refreshing change for young readers to learn Physics in a manner they would like to!

Read and find out about people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Sounds are all around us. Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You're making sounds. With colorful illustrations from Anna Chernyshova and engaging text from Wendy Pfeffer, Sounds All Around is a fascinating look into how sound works. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with additional and updated experiments, such as finding out how sound travels through water. Both the text and the artwork were vetted by Dr. Agnieszka Roginska, Professor of Music Technology at NYU. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

The Cambridge IGCSE (R) & O Level Complete Physics Workbook, part of the rigorous and trusted Complete Science series, supports independent practice both inside and outside the classroom to strengthen students' exam potential. The workbook develops sophisticated scientific skills to support students in achieving their full potential and regular extension work stretches high achievers. It also provides extensive practice to reinforce understanding and improve exam potential. It is written by Sarah Lloyd, successful and experienced author of our previous edition of the Cambridge IGCSE Complete Physics Workbook, and Anna Harris. The workbook has been fully updated to support the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0625) & O Level (5054) Physics syllabuses. The Complete Physics Student Book that this workbook supports is available in print, online or as a great-value print and online pack, and an Exam Success Guide and Practical Workbook are also available to help students achieve top marks.