Help Your Kids with Science: A Unique Step-by-Step Visual Guide, Revision and Reference

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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. Contents 8 FOREWORD by Caro l Vorderman 6 WHAT IS SCIENCE? 10 THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD 12 FIELDS OF SCIENCE 14 1 BIOLOGY What is biology? 18 Variety of life 20 Cell structure 22 Cells at work 24 Fungi and single-celled life 26 Feeding 32 Respiration 28 Photosynthesis 30 Waste materials 34 Hormones 48 Transport systems 36 Movement 38 Sensitivity 40 Reproduction I 42 Reproduction II 44 Life cycles 46 Disease and immunity 50 Animal relationships 52 Plants 54 Invertebrates 56 Fish, amphibians, and reptiles 58 Human senses 64 Mammals and birds 60 Body systems 62 Human digestion 66 Brain and heart 68 Human health 70 Human reproduction 72 Ecosystems 74 Food chains 76 Cycles in nature 78 Evolution 80 Adaptations 82 Genetics I 84 Genetics II 86 Pollution 88 Human impact 90 2 CHEMISTRY What is chemistry? 94 Mixtures 104 Properties of materials 96 States of matter 98 Changing states 100 Gas laws 102 Separating mixtures 106 Periodic table 116 Elements and atoms 108 Compounds and molecules 110 Ionic bonding 112 Covalent bonding 114 Understanding the periodic table 118 Reversible reactions 140 Chemical reactions 128 Alkali metals and alkali earth metals 120 The halogens and noble gases 122 Transition metals 124 Radioactivity 126 Combustion 130 Redox reactions 132 Energy and reactions 134 Rates of reaction 136 Catalysts 138 Water 142 Acids and bases 144 Acid reactions 146 Electrochemistry 148 Lab equipment and techniques 150 Hydrocarbons 158 Refining metals 152 Chemical industry 154 Carbon and fossil fuels 156 Functional groups 160 Polymers and plastics 162 3 PHYSICS What is physics? 166 Gravity 178 Stretching and deforming 174 Inside atoms 168 Energy 170 Forces and mass 172 Velocity and acceleration 176 Newton’s laws of motion 180 Waves 192 Heat transfer 188 Understanding motion 182 Pressure 184 Machines 186 Using heat 190 Electromagnetic waves 194 Circuits 206 Electricity 202 Light 196 Optics 198 Sound 200 Current, voltage, and resistance 204 Electronics 208 Transformers 216 Magnets 210 Electric motors 212 Electricity generators 214 Power generation 218 Electricity supplies 220 The Sun 232 Weather 228 Energy efficiency 222 Renewable energy 224 The Earth 226 Astronomy 230 The Solar System I 234 The Solar System II 236 Stars and galaxies 238 Origins of the Universe 240 Reference – Biology 242 Reference – Chemistry 244 Reference – Physics 246 Glossary 248 Index 252 Acknowledgements 256