In this title, readers will investigate materials (including wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock and wool) and everyday objects using science. What are trainers, footballs, coins, drink cans and even skyscrapers made of? What properties make different materials suitable for different jobs? And how are paper, steel, glass and rubber made? Look for the download button throughout the book. It shows there are free downloadable worksheets and other resources available for that topic.
What life cycle stages does a tadpole go through to become a frog? How do animals such as lambs, puppies, baby mice, blackbird chicks and caterpillars change and grow? Using examples of familiar animals, readers will investigate animal life cycles. How are the life cycles of different species the same and different? How do parent animals care for their young? And what are the life cycle stages that humans go through? Look for the download button throughout the book. It shows there are free downloadable worksheets and other resources available for that topic.
A simple information text that delves into the science behind seasonal changes in trees. The book answers the question about why leaves fall from trees by looking at the behind-the-scenes changes that occur throughout the different seasons, leading up to the leaves dropping in Autumn. Photographs, accessible text and diagrams come together to make it a great book for budding young scientists. You may also like Why is the Sky Blue? from the same series.
This non-fiction book introduces the parts of a plant for KS1 readers. Learn all about common wild and garden plants, including flowering plants, vegetables and trees. Investigate the basic structure of plants (including roots, stems, trunks, branches, leaves, flowers, petals and fruit). This series covers theNational Curriculum programme of study for science at Key Stage 1.
An information book with three aims for its readers: know your facts, take action and save the oceans. The book will arm KS2 pupils with hard-hitting facts about plastic pollution, which are accompanied by photographs showing the devastating impact of the plastic problem on our natural world. There are also plenty of ideas on how to take action and a key message that ‘everything you do counts’.
The book is an appealing non-fiction book that encourages children to develop an interest in helping to stop plastics being used and damaging our oceans and wildlife. Each section has a clear title, key information, accompanying photographs and diagrams, labels and key facts. Each page has a clear and colourful layout with just the right amount of accompanying text to give children the knowledge and understanding they need about this topic. There are also additional downloadable resources available here.
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