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The Usborne big book of experiments / edited by Alastair Smith ; designed by Fiona Johnson ; photography by Howard Allman ; cover designed by Amanda Barlow.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Pub., c1996.Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0746022883 (pbk.) :
  • 9780746022887 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Experiments
Subject(s):
Contents:
The world around you. Testing the water -- Changing states -- Bubbling up -- Expanding and contracting -- Growing crystals -- Investigating acids and alkalis -- Chemistry in the kitchen -- Chemicals in your body -- Splitting inks -- Fizzy fun -- Testing your body. Tasting tests -- Sound experiments -- How your eyes work -- Eye tricks -- Work your muscles -- More body tests -- Touch tests -- Electricity and magnets. Magnet tests -- More magnet tests -- Static electricity -- Making connections -- Making sparks -- Electricity and magnets -- The natural world. Weather watching -- Plants' waterways -- Growing seeds -- More things to grow -- Animal watching -- Trapping the Sun's energy -- Light and dark. Bouncing light -- Splitting and mixing light -- Playing with light -- Daylight and dark -- Make a periscope -- Pushing and pulling. Falling to Earth -- Balancing tests -- Floating tests -- Tricks with air -- Using pressure -- Flight tests -- Turning and spinning -- Starting stopping.
Summary: Activities include testing your eyes, making electricity, bending light and weather watching.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (7-Day Checkout) Books (7-Day Checkout) Nash Library Nash 301 Reserve Shelf Q182.3.U83 1996 1 Available 33710001132021

Activities include testing your eyes, making electricity, bending light and weather watching.

The world around you. Testing the water -- Changing states -- Bubbling up -- Expanding and contracting -- Growing crystals -- Investigating acids and alkalis -- Chemistry in the kitchen -- Chemicals in your body -- Splitting inks -- Fizzy fun -- Testing your body. Tasting tests -- Sound experiments -- How your eyes work -- Eye tricks -- Work your muscles -- More body tests -- Touch tests -- Electricity and magnets. Magnet tests -- More magnet tests -- Static electricity -- Making connections -- Making sparks -- Electricity and magnets -- The natural world. Weather watching -- Plants' waterways -- Growing seeds -- More things to grow -- Animal watching -- Trapping the Sun's energy -- Light and dark. Bouncing light -- Splitting and mixing light -- Playing with light -- Daylight and dark -- Make a periscope -- Pushing and pulling. Falling to Earth -- Balancing tests -- Floating tests -- Tricks with air -- Using pressure -- Flight tests -- Turning and spinning -- Starting stopping.