Outdoor Science: Forces

Préface
Get outside and do some fun science experiments!

Auteur

Sonya Newland has written and edited many books for children and young people, specialising in science, history and the natural world.

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Get outside and do some fun science experiments!

Résumé

Get outside and do some fun science experiments! From making a raft and an ice sculpture to painting with water and testing materials, these simple activities are quick and easy to do, using easily found equipment.

This book tells you all you need to know about forces.

This series is perfect for Outdoor Classroom Day, but can, of course, be used at any time of year! Being outdoors helps children focus, boosts creativity and imagination, and can simply be more fun! Learning outdoors creates lasting memories, helps build a greater awareness of the environment, provides more opportunities to think independently, and gets children feeling challenged and excited by learning.

Suitable for KS1 and KS2 primary science

Contenu

• 1: What are forces?;
• 2: Measuring forces;
• 3: Playground forces;
• 4: Making things move;
• 5: Make a bottle rocket;
• 6: Attractive gravity;
• 7: Spin the bucket;
• 8: Surface friction;
• 9: Testing surfaces;
• 10: Air and water resistance;
• 11: Make an egg parachute;
• 12: Amazing magnetism;
• 13: Make a compass;