A hands-on first science series that uses fun and practical activities to explore electricity, light and dark, materials and pushes and pulls. We use electricity all the time so it's important children know how it works and where it comes from. Discover what an electric circuit is and why static electricity makes your hair stand on end. Using simple explanations and engaging photos, this book encourages children to think about how their senses work, while taking their first steps into scientific discovery.

Find out what stops us floating away and how friction slows us down, plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about forces and motion in the world around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to show how the different forces work. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science topics, combining clear and simple explanations with hand-on activities to encourage children to think about how the things around them work. Also includes a glossary to explain tricky terms plus parents and teachers' notes to help take the learning further.


A hands-on first science series that uses fun and practical activities to explore electricity, light and dark, materials and pushes and pulls.

Materials is packed with fun experiments that reveal how different materials work, for example what makes ice melt and which materials are the strongest. Using simple explanations and engaging photos, this book encourages children to think about how things work, while taking their first steps into scientific discovery.


Find out how light bends and why we see shadows plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about the everyday science around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to explore the properties of light and dark, and how we use them and are affected by them. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science topics, combining clear and simple explanations with hand-on activities to encourage children to think about how the things around them work. Also includes a glossary to explain tricky terms plus parents and teachers' notes to help take the learning further.