Description
Book SynopsisA quirky, colourful guide to the horrible, shocking and disgusting aspects of the science of forces and a fantastic way to inspire children in science learning.
Learn about all the disgusting and dreadful aspects of gravity. From blackouts caused by g-forces to toilet-troubles in space, this book is full of yucky, painful and fascinating facts.
It is part of the Disgusting and Dreadful Science series, which features a look at the weird, revolting and shocking aspects of science for children at KS2. It feature child-friendly text and amazing photographs and diagrams. From plants and life cycles to the human body and animal adaptations, the books offer Wow! fascinating facts, fun examples and true-life stories to provide ways in to understanding solid scientific principles.
Table of Contents
- 1: Feel the force!
- 2: The mystery of gravity
- 3: Splat!
- 4: Deadly gravity
- 5: Gut-wrenching g-forces
- 6: Falling forever
- 7: Stretched into spaghetti
- 8: Gravity geeks
- 9: Frightening friction
- 10: Magnet mayhem
- 11: Floating, flying and gravity-defying
- 12: Crawling on the ceiling
- 13: All aboard the vomit comet!
- 14: Glossary
- 15: Websites
- 16: Index
