If you're left blinded by science, this ultimate home learning workbook companion makes everything clear.This unique visual reference guide adopts a simple step-by-step approach to give you a complete understanding of this diverse and difficult subject. Bubbling over with pictures, diagrams, and information, this book covers biology, chemistry, and physics in comprehensive depth and detail. Carol Vorderman's Help Your Kids with Science encourages parents and children to work together as a team to solve even the most challenging problems on the school syllabus.It focuses on the UK National Curriculum up to GCSE level, but proves absolutely invaluable for adult students and science fans alike. The reference section also includes a glossary of key scientific terms and symbols, helping anyone learn a bit more about science, whether for their own knowledge or to tackle Key Stages 3 and 4.Created with home learning in mind, Help Your Kids with Science ensures children can gain a complete understanding of science, leaving them calm, confident, and exam ready.Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects. Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school.
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Enables you to reduce the stress of studying science and help your children with their homework. This title covers the important areas of biology, chemistry and physics. It includes a glossary of key science terms and symbols.
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1: Foreword by Carol Vorderman2: What is science?3: The Scientific Method4: Fields of Science5: Biology1: What is biology?2: Variety of life3: Cell structure4: Cells at work5: Fungi and single-celled life6: Respiration7: Photosynthesis8: Feeding9: Waste materials10: Transport systems11: Movement12: Sensitivity13: Reproduction I14: Reproduction II15: Life cycles16: Hormones17: Disease and immunity18: Animal relationships19: Plants20: Invertebrates21: Fish, amphibians, and reptiles22: Mammals and birds23: Body systems24: Human senses25: Human digestion26: Brain and heart27: Human health28: Human reproduction29: Ecosystems30: Food chains31: Cycles in nature32: Evolution33: Adaptations34: Genetics I35: Genetics II36: Pollution37: Human impact6: Chemistry1: What is chemistry?2: Properties of materials3: States of matter4: Changing states5: Gas laws6: Mixtures7: Separating mixtures8: Elements and atoms9: Compounds and molecules10: Ionic bonding11: Covalent bonding12: Periodic table13: Understanding the periodic table14: Alkali metals and alkali earth metals15: The halogens and noble gases16: Transition metals17: Radioactivity18: Chemical reactions19: Combustion20: Redox reactions21: Energy and reactions22: Rates of reaction23: Catalysts24: Reversible reactions25: Water26: Acids and bases27: Acid reactions28: Electrochemistry29: Lab equipment and techniques30: Refining metals31: Chemical industry32: Carbon and fossil fuels33: Hydrocarbons34: Functional groups35: polymers and plastics7: Physics1: What is physics?2: Inside atoms3: Energy4: Forces and mass5: Stretching and deforming6: Velocity and acceleration7: Gravity8: Newton’s law of motion9: Understanding motion10: Pressure11: Machines12: Heat transfer13: Using heat14: Waves15: Electromagnetic waves16: Light17: Optics18: Sound19: Electricity20: Current, voltage, and resistance21: Circuits22: Electronics23: Magnets24: Electric motors25: Electricity generators26: Transformers27: Power generation28: Electricity supplies29: Energy efficiency30: Renewable energy31: The Earth32: Weather33: Astronomy34: The Sun35: The Solar System I36: The Solar System II37: Stars and galaxies38: Origins of the Universe8: Reference - Biology9: Reference - Chemistry10: Reference - Physics11: Glossary12: Index13: Acknowledgements
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A simple, visual approach to helping your child understand science from Carol Vorderman

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781409383468
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
DK
Vekt
829 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
202 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, JC, 01, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Carol Vorderman, one of Britain's best known and loved TV personalities, feels passionately about the value of education. Carol joined forces with DK in 1999 to become DK's Education Champion and has worked with them to build the bestselling Made Easy Series which includes Maths, English and Science.