Table of Contents

Part 1 The world around you: testing the water; changing states; bubbling up; expanding and contracting; growing crystals; investigating acids and alkalis; chemistry in the kitchen; chemicals in your body; splitting inks; fizzy fun. Part 2 Testing your body: tasting tests; sound experiments; how your eyes work; eye tricks; work your muscles; more body tests; touch tests. Part 3 Electricity and magnets: magnet tests; more magnet tests; static electricity; making connections; making sparks; electricity and magnets. Part 4 The natural world: weather watching; plants' waterways; growing seeds; more things to grow; animal watching; trapping the Sun's energy. Part 5 Light and dark: bouncing light; splitting and mixing light; playing with light; daylight and dark; make a periscope. Part 6 Pushing and pulling: falling to Earth; balancing tests; floating tests; tricks with air; using pressure; flight tests; turning and spinning; starting and stopping; tips and techniques.

Reviews

'One of the best experiment books on the shelf' - The Times; 'A detailed book showing you how to investigate the world around us and discover science in action. The experiments cover a wide range of subject matter and have detailed instructions, helpful descriptions and explanation and full-colour illustrations' - Family Interest