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The beginning of everything
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A beginner's guide to the beginning of the Universe
See inside atoms and find out how small they are
Examine different elements and see their atoms
Click on an element, then click "Explore Element" to see what its atom looks like.
Find out what the Large Hadron Collider does
Crash together particles to generate a Higgs Boson
Use the arrow keys to crash particles together and create tiny pieces of matter.
Feel the force
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Discover the science of simple machines
Choose a video from the playlist for a different machine.
Find out why mass matters in a short animation
Click on the playlist to find out about centripetal force.
How does Earth's gravity work?
Click on the playlist for more videos about gravity.
Discover Newton's laws of motion
See if you can dunk a pen lid in a quick experiment
Make sure to ask an adult for help.
Design a theme park and explore forces
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Energy everywhere
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Find out about energy in a short video
Discover different types of waves
Click on the playlist to find out about transverse and longitudinal waves.
What is light? Find out in a short animation
Watch a video about sound and how it's measured
An animated guide to conduction, radiation and convection
Click on "Next" in the bottom right corner to continue.
Make a rainbow with refraction!
It's electrifying
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What is electricity? Find out in a short animation
Discover the science of static electricity
How do batteries work and who invented them?
Create a circuit to light up a bulb and buzz a buzzer
Turn a nail into a magnet with a simple experiment
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Lost in space
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How did the Solar System form?
Go on a fact-filled tour of the Solar System
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Get to grips with how big, hot and far away the Sun is
How do you make a black hole?
Click on the playlist to find out about the rotating Moon, life on Mars and more!
Explore the different phases of the Moon
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Find out about life as an astronaut
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More about physics
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Meet a planet-hunting physicist
Find out about the scientific method
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Ask a physicist a question
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Make a tornado in a bottle - and many more experiments to try!
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About this book
What's science all about?
What's science all about?
- An accessible and informative guide to physics, chemistry and biology, how they work and how they apply to everyday life.
- Covers all the key science topics including electricity, the periodic table and the human body.
- Includes simple experiments and internet-links to recommended websites to find out more.
- Illustrated with humorous drawings, cartoons and diagrams.
This book contains the following Usborne titles: What's biology all about?, What's chemistry all about? and What's physics all about?
Press Reviews
I enjoyed the book because it was helpful as a detailed summary of the three different sciences, helping me to understand things I couldn't originally get my head around. Its use of facts, pictures and short paragraphs made it easy to read. It was more entertaining and less tedious than a normal science textbook... The activities were simple and easy to achieve, with informative instructions that also make it easier to see what you are learning.
Morven (age 14), The Biologist
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