How Does My Home Work?
7 total works
This volume is part of a series which offers a simple and clear introduction to materials, focusing on their properties and characteristics, rather than processes. Each book in the series explains what the material is used for and features a properties table for each material. Environmental issues are also discussed.
Each book in this series examines a key utility used by the average household. This book looks at rubbish and recycling, and examines what they are, what happens to rubbish when it is taken away, and environmental issues arising from the ways we dispose of rubbish and choose to recycle in our homes.
Each book in this series examines a key utility used by the average household. This book looks at heating, and examines what it is, how heaters and radiators work, where fuels and electricity come from, and environmental issues arising from the ways we heat our homes.
Each book in this series examines a key utility used by the average household. This book looks at electricity, and examines what it is, how we use it, where it is made, and environmental issues arising from the ways we use electricity in our homes.
This series looks at the key utilities used by the average household and examines what they are, how they are generated and get to the home, how they are used in the home, and what happens next. Each book also explores environmental issues surrounding the resource, examining for example the importance of saving water and energy, and the importance of recycling as opposed to sending rubbish to landfill sites. The books provide simple, age-appropriate introductions, exploring each topic from a similar perspective to a child - anticipating any questions which may be asked.
