How It Works Book Of Junior Science 5th Edition PDF
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W SCIENCE IN ACTION THE HUMAN BODY PLANET EARTH AMAZING ANIMALS E N Everything you need to know about science and the world we live in Packed with fun facts & amazing images Welcome to W e humans have always been fascinated by our world, and over hundreds of thousands of years we’ve built up a body of knowledge about the things around us so we know what they are, how they work, how they interact, and what the processes are underlying everything from the migration patterns of birds and other animals, to the forces that hold us all on the ground. This is science, and it is one of the most inspiring and vast voyages that mankind has ever made. This edition of the How It Works Book of Junior Science has been jam-packed full of the most incredible things about our planet, from our own bodies to the animals we share the world with, and the science that supports it all. It’s been written to feed young minds with the incredible stories behind superheroes’ powers and mega waterfalls, the greatest predators and the science of pimples, to inspire the next generation of scientists to keep on exploring, as there is still so much to discover. Enjoy the book! 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How It Works Book of Junior Science Fifth Edition © 2016 Imagine Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 1785 463 716 Part of the bookazine series nts nte o C Science in action The human body 10 20 home 35 Whirlpools 52 What are you 84 The sensory experiments made of? system 16 Atoms 35 Waterslides 58 How your blood works 18 Nuclear reactors 36 Balloon popping 62 Human respiration 64 A look inside 20 Building 38 How gravity your heart demolition works 65 Hay fever 42 Science of superheroes 66 Kidney functions 22 The science of 68 How livers work fi re 26 Noble gases 70 The human hand 28 Acids and bases 72 How do your feet work? 30 Antivenom 74 The human skeleton explained 31 What is 76 Muscle power condensation? 31 Evaporation and 80 What’s inside steam your head? 32 Superconductors 82 Dehydration 34 Chocolate 82 Why do we get fountains spots? 34 Space blankets 83 How a bruise forms 006 Planet Earth Amazing animals v 90 The Earth’s 132 Earth’s minerals 140 Natural born 167 Kangaroos structure killers 92 2 5 Earthquake 134 Super volcanoes 146 Deadly 168 Why do birds facts dinosaurs have beaks? 96 W hitewater 150 How frogs leap 168 Leafcutter ants rapids 97 R ogue waves 151 Super-snappy 169 Sea urchins tongues 152 How do dogs 169 How scallops 97 V egetable smell? swim sheep 154 Amphibian skin 170 Different animal 98 Explaining hearts ra inforests 154 Crocodile jaws 172 Metamorphosis 102 How plants work 155 Death rolls 172 Dragonfl ies 106 How rivers work 155 Snakes 173 Ladybirds 108 The water cycle 156 Underwater 174 Slugs and snails wonders 110 Mega waterfalls 160 Emperor penguins 174 Tardigrades life cycle 114 The Earth’s atmosphere 162 Giant Pandas 175 Termite mounds explained 116 Predicting the 164 A hippo’s huge weather jaws 118 50 amazing facts 165 Hibernation about weather explained 124 Cave weather 165 L igers and Tigons 126 The carbon cycle 166 Flying squirrels 128 What are fossils? 167 Camels 007 What happens when a balloon pops? p36 How do you measure G-force? p38 What are batteries? p21 Science in 10 26 32 20 home experiments How do noble gases work? The strange science of Discover science in your very own home What these mostly unreactive gases are superconductors with these awesome experiments used for in our everyday lives The ultimate metal conductors of charge 16 28 that work at a particular temperature A toms Acids and bases 34 The particles inside all matter, from your How are these two different and what do Chocolate fountains fingertips to Halley’s comet we use them for? Discover how chocolate fountains seem to 18 30 flow inwards Nuclear reactors Making antivenom 34 See the glowing radiation inside the core of Just how is this amazing substance that Space blankets a nuclear power plant saves lives made? Why do marathon runners get these magic 20 Building demolition 31 What is condensation? silver blankets? 35 How are big buildings brought down to Discover what happens when your breath Water slides the ground? condenses up on a window Fun but also fascinating trips with a little 22 The science of fi re 31 E vaporation and steam help from gravity Find out what a fire needs to survive, and What’s the difference between them, and why fireworks glow different colours how do they work? 008 Why are fireworks diff erent colours? p25 What makes whirlpools dangerous? p35 action 35 Whirlpools How swirling water can turn out to be extremely dangerous 36 Balloon exploding What is it about latex that makes a balloon popping sound so loud? 38 How gravity works You experience it every day, but how does it actually work? 42 The science of superpowers What are the real-life equivalents of superheroes’ powers and technology? 009 Discover science in the most fun way possible – by doing these awesome experiments in your own home! If you’ve ever seen a hovercraft and thought it looks built labs, but they made huge headway with medicine, geology, amazing but you’d never be able to have one, think engineering and maths, to name a few. With nothing but a piece again. You can make one in minutes! It’s just one of our of card and a glass of water you’ll discover the true colours of 20 experiments you can do at home, no lab coat required. Not light, and by the end of the article, you’ll be standing on egg only are they fun to do, but they will also explain some of the shells that appear to be made of steel. basic parts of our everyday lives, like how magnets work, the Science is fascinating, but it can also be delicious. Skip ahead secret to how planes stay airborne and the reason why plants to the Food And Water section to discover how you can pour an will stop at nothing to reach sunlight. instant soda slushy and make ice cream in a bag in 30 minutes Using everyday items like combs, rubber bands and string, we fl at. So if you have an enquiring mind and a few things lying will demonstrate real science. After all, the Greeks, Romans and around the house, why not leap right in and give these Egyptians never had electron microscopes and spotless purpose- experiments a try? 010
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