A simple, visual guide to helping children understand science
If you're left blinded by science, this ultimate study aid makes everything clear.
Carol Vorderman's unique visual reference guide adopts a simple step-by-step approach to give you a complete understanding of this diverse and difficult subject.
Bubbling over with pictures, diagrams, and information, this book covers biology, chemistry, and physics in comprehensive depth and detail. Help Your Kids with Science encourages parents and children to work together as a team to solve even the most challenging problems on the school syllabus. It focuses on the UK National Curriculum up to GCSE level, but proves absolutely invaluable for adult students and science fans alike. The reference section also includes a glossary of key sciencific terms and symbols.
With your support, children can gain a complete understanding of science, leaving them calm, confident, and exam ready.
By:
Carol Vorderman
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 202mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 829g
ISBN: 9781409383468
ISBN 10: 1409383466
Series: DK Help Your Kids With
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 May 2012
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Children/juvenile
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ELT Advanced
,
Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1: Foreword by Carol Vorderman 2: What is science? 3: The Scientific Method 4: Fields of Science 5: Biology 1: What is biology? 2: Variety of life 3: Cell structure 4: Cells at work 5: Fungi and single-celled life 6: Respiration 7: Photosynthesis 8: Feeding 9: Waste materials 10: Transport systems 11: Movement 12: Sensitivity 13: Reproduction I 14: Reproduction II 15: Life cycles 16: Hormones 17: Disease and immunity 18: Animal relationships 19: Plants 20: Invertebrates 21: Fish, amphibians, and reptiles 22: Mammals and birds 23: Body systems 24: Human senses 25: Human digestion 26: Brain and heart 27: Human health 28: Human reproduction 29: Ecosystems 30: Food chains 31: Cycles in nature 32: Evolution 33: Adaptations 34: Genetics I 35: Genetics II 36: Pollution 37: Human impact 6: Chemistry 1: What is chemistry? 2: Properties of materials 3: States of matter 4: Changing states 5: Gas laws 6: Mixtures 7: Separating mixtures 8: Elements and atoms 9: Compounds and molecules 10: Ionic bonding 11: Covalent bonding 12: Periodic table 13: Understanding the periodic table 14: Alkali metals and alkali earth metals 15: The halogens and noble gases 16: Transition metals 17: Radioactivity 18: Chemical reactions 19: Combustion 20: Redox reactions 21: Energy and reactions 22: Rates of reaction 23: Catalysts 24: Reversible reactions 25: Water 26: Acids and bases 27: Acid reactions 28: Electrochemistry 29: Lab equipment and techniques 30: Refining metals 31: Chemical industry 32: Carbon and fossil fuels 33: Hydrocarbons 34: Functional groups 35: polymers and plastics 7: Physics 1: What is physics? 2: Inside atoms 3: Energy 4: Forces and mass 5: Stretching and deforming 6: Velocity and acceleration 7: Gravity 8: Newton’s law of motion 9: Understanding motion 10: Pressure 11: Machines 12: Heat transfer 13: Using heat 14: Waves 15: Electromagnetic waves 16: Light 17: Optics 18: Sound 19: Electricity 20: Current, voltage, and resistance 21: Circuits 22: Electronics 23: Magnets 24: Electric motors 25: Electricity generators 26: Transformers 27: Power generation 28: Electricity supplies 29: Energy efficiency 30: Renewable energy 31: The Earth 32: Weather 33: Astronomy 34: The Sun 35: The Solar System I 36: The Solar System II 37: Stars and galaxies 38: Origins of the Universe 8: Reference - Biology 9: Reference - Chemistry 10: Reference - Physics 11: Glossary 12: Index 13: Acknowledgements
Carol Vorderman, one of Britain's best known and loved TV personalities, feels passionately about the value of education. Carol joined forces with DK in 1999 to become DK's Education Champion and has worked with them to build the bestselling Made Easy Series which includes Maths, English and Science.
