Earth, Moon & Sun

by Peter Riley

Published 7 September 2006
With commissioned photography and diagrams throughout, this series features essential science facts covering curriculum topics.

Changing Sounds

by Peter Riley

Published 12 October 2006
Each Essential Science title provides all the important facts on key science topics, alongside experiments, data activities and diagrams. How do we hear things? Does sound travel through water? How do musical instruments make different sounds? Essential Science: Changing Sounds answers all this and more through a stimulating combination of facts and practical investigation.

Circuits and Conductors

by Peter Riley

Published 13 July 2006
Each Essential Science title provides all the important facts on key science topics, alongside experiments, data activities and diagrams. How does electricity flow? What is an insulator? How do batteries work? This book answers all this and more through a stimulating combination of facts and practical investigation.

Solids and Liquids

by Peter Riley

Published 25 May 2006
Each Essential Science title provides all the important facts on key science topics, alongside experiments, data activities and diagrams. What happens when solids are heated? What is a powder made from? How does water become ice? This book answers all this and more through a stimulating combination of facts and practical investigation.

Friction and Forces

by Peter Riley

Published 13 July 2006
Each Essential Science title provides all the important facts on key science topics, alongside experiments, data activities and diagrams. What makes things fall to the ground? How does a magnet work? How does a parachute work? Essential Science: Friction and Forces answers all this and more through a stimulating combination of facts and practical investigation.

Keeping Warm

by Peter Riley

Published 25 May 2006
Essential Science is a series of sound science reference books, written by an award-winning author. In 'Keeping Warm' we explore how human beings keep warm and cool down through a stimulating combination of factual information and hands-on investigation.

Light and Seeing

by Peter Riley

Published 12 October 2006
Essential Science is a series of sound science reference books, written by an award-winning author. In 'Light & Seeing' we explore what light is, how it travels and how we see and process it through a stimulating combination of information and hands-on investigation.

All About Gases

by Peter Riley

Published 7 September 2006
Each Essential Science title provides all the important facts on key science topics, alongside experiments, data activities and diagrams. In 'All About Gases' we explore what gases are and how they impact on life on Earth through a stimulating combination of information and hands-on investigation.