Animals and Plants

by Penny Johnson

Published 1 December 2007
Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Animals and Plants come in all shapes and sizes, but have you ever wondered exactly how they relate to their surroundings and to one another? Living creatures both support and compete with each other as they feed, grow and reproduce. This book describes and explains the key features that they share and highlights some important differences between them. The Animals and Plants book includes: life cycles, seed dispersal, germination, habitats, adaptation, micro-organisms/decay and food chains.

Forces and Electricity

by Penny Johnson

Published 1 December 2007
Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Forces and Electricity propels you into two particularly exciting areas of science. Forces influence every aspect of your life, making things go faster or slower, rise or fall, float or sink. Equally important is electricity - a form of energy that helps you with many everyday tasks. Both these topics are covered in detail, and include enjoyable activities. The Forces and Electricity book includes: magnets, friction, air and water resistance, gravity, weight and electricity.

Changing Materials

by Penny Johnson

Published 1 December 2007
Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Changing Materials from one state to another sounds like magic. In fact it is governed by definite rules. So you can predict what will happen during processes like evaporation, condensation, filtering, dissolving or burning. Not sure what these words mean? This book tells you all you need to know about these processes and the changes that happen as a result. The Changing Materials book includes: melting and solidifying, evaporation and condensation, the water cycle, changing state and separating mixtures.

Using Materials

by Penny Johnson

Published 1 December 2007
Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Using Materials is full of interesting information about the materials you see around you. It looks separately at different types of material, such as solids, liquids and gases, describing how to investigate them and what you can do with them. The book also explains the differences between natural and manufactured materials, helping you to think carefully about their special features. The Using Materials book includes: materials and their properties, rocks and soils, conductors and insulators, solids and gases.

Our Bodies

by Penny Johnson

Published 1 December 2007
Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Our Bodies are amazing: they gradually develop as we grow and they enable us to do so many exciting things. This book explains the basics of how your body works. It also tells you how to look after it - with a healthy diet and plenty of exercise - so that it will allow you to live a long and active life. The Our Bodies book includes: teeth and the skeleton, diet, muscles and movement, pulse rate and effects of exercise on the body.

Understanding Science is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing comprehensive coverage of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, together with structured practice. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the six books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 science curriculum, including scientific investigation, providing a solid foundation for success in science. Light, Sound & Space meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 science, and covers the following areas: light and sound travel, reflection, shadows, vibration, noise, pitch, volume, the Earth, Sun, Moon and solar system. This book explains the importance of light and sound and the ways in which they can be changed.
Key features of Understanding Science include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; a 'Scientific investigation' table to identify and encourage scientific questioning opportunities across the series; a combined 'Index and glossary' to define key terms introduced in the text.

Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Light, Sound and Space explores the intriguing science of light and sound and how you experience them through shadows, reflections, vibrations and music. The book also answers some tricky questions about the Earth, Sun and Moon and how they relate to one another, widening your understanding of our world and some of its neighbours in space. The Light, Sound and Space book includes: the sun and other light sources, shadows and reflections, sound and air vibration, movement of the Earth and Moon.