Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills and knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations and teaching points, exercises, answers section and glossary of terms. Using Materials is full of interesting information about the materials you see around you. It looks separately at different types of material, such as solids, liquids and gases, describing how to investigate them and what you can do with them. The book also explains the differences between natural and manufactured materials, helping you to think carefully about their special features. The Using Materials book includes: materials and their properties, rocks and soils, conductors and insulators, solids and gases.
This is Book 8 in the Understanding Science Series. See all Understanding Science books here.
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Penny Johnson has been an engineer, a science teacher and a full-time publisher of school textbooks. She is now a full time freelance writer, consultant and editor, who has co-written a number of science courses for use at home and in school, from Key Stage 1 to A level, all closely matched to the National Curriculum.
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