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1 OOO WORDS STEM Jules Pottle 001_Title_Page.indd 1 12/08/2020 11:54 Written by Jules Pottle Editors Sophie Parkes, Robin Moul Senior Editors James Mitchem, Dawn Sirett Designers Rachael Hare, Sadie Thomas Managing Editor Penny Smith Managing Art Editor Mabel Chan Art Director Helen Senior Publishing Director Sarah Larter Production Editor Abi Maxwell Production Controller Inderjit Bhullar First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW Imported into the EEA by Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH. STEM Arnulfstr. 124, 80636 Munich, Germany Copyright © 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Random House Company 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–321017–Jan/2021 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-0-2414-5896-9 Printed and bound in China www.dk.com This book was made with Forest Stewardship Council ™ certified paper – one small step in DK’s commitment to a sustainable future. For more information go to www.dk.com/our-green-pledge 002-003_Imprint_Title.indd 2 18/08/2020 15:38 1 OOO WORDS STEM 002-003_Imprint_Title.indd 3 12/08/2020 11:54 A note for parents about STEM… STEM subjects are those which incorporate science, technology, engineering, and maths. They often overlap. You need mathematical measurements to collect the results from a science experiment. You need to write computer programs to operate the machines you have engineered. You need to understand the science of forces to be a structural engineer. STEM subjects are highly interlinked and many of the words from one subject will be useful when learning about another. Children will meet a lot of new words when they begin to study STEM subjects at school. A great deal of technical vocabulary is used in these lessons: names for pieces of equipment, names for things we cannot see (such as forces), and words that describe a specific property of materials (such as “opaque”). These may all be new to children. This book contains topics and words that children are likely to encounter in their first few years at school. It also includes many of the topics that fascinate children in this age group, and some that show how STEM subjects are present in our everyday lives. A broad vocabulary can help children to access their education more easily. Spending time with children and talking about the words and the illustrations in this book will expose them to more than just the words written here, as they will encounter additional words as part of the conversation. This book is a great place to start your child’s STEM education. Jules Pottle, primary science consultant, teacher, and trainer 4 004-005_Contents.indd 4 12/08/2020 11:54 Contents 6 Hot and cold 36 Measuring 8 Seasons 38 Up high 10 Sound 40 Long ago 12 Machines 42 Plants 14 Space 44 Playground forces 16 Moon landing 46 Laboratory 18 Transport 48 Ecosystems 20 Vehicles 50 Classification of animals 22 Weather 52 Water 24 At the doctor’s 54 Experiments 26 Human body 56 Mixing and cooking 28 Materials 58 Light 30 Underground 60 Sharing and grouping 32 Comparisons 62 Adding and subtracting 34 Junk 64 Acknowledgements 5 004-005_Contents.indd 5 12/08/2020 11:54 Hot and cold How warm are you right now? Some places in the world are warm while others are freezing cold. snake sunglasses fireworks summer hot Sun orang-utan fire explode bonfire Equator lizard desert sand coat camel flask icicles hot cactus water ice bottle cubes 6 006-007_Hot_and_Cold.indd 6 12/08/2020 12:05 vine tree frog rainforest snake North Pole Arctic monkey butterfly Antarctic cold South Pole glacier iceberg polar bear explorers sea orca snowman Inuk seal penguins 7 006-007_Hot_and_Cold.indd 7 12/08/2020 12:05 Seasons As the Earth orbits the Sun, cold countries near the North and South Poles move through snowflake different seasons. Winter is usually cold. In spring, the Christmas lights weather gets warmer. It is hottest in summer, and then cools down again in autumn. reindeer changing colour fireworks fog evergreen tree rain umbrella snow ice skates waterproof candles wet bonfire wellies Diwali f alli lamp n g Hanukkah puddle lights leaves autumn winter spring 8 008-009_Seasons.indd 8 12/08/2020 11:54
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