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What Are Forces and Motion?
Exploring Science with Hands-On Activities
By Spilsbury, Richard & Spilsbury, Louise
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76603-095-4
- Publisher
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Elementary, 2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Gr 3-4 Each of these slim titles provides a simple introduction to its topic along with seven projects. In Forces, readers learn about Newton's three laws of motion and a variety of simple machines. The authors introduce children to the atoms and molecules that are the basis of all substances and the different states of matter in Solids. Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, and motors and generators are some of the topics discussed in Electricity. The hands-on activities that ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
These activities are classic make-and-observe demonstrations (lemon batteries, baking soda volcanoes), accompanied by brief (sometimes woefully so) facts about each. Colorful photographs of childr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
