Description
Book SynopsisMy First Book of Electromagnetism uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of electricity and magnetism.
Nowadays, electricity and magnetism are all around us and we use them for nearly everything. In fact, it’s hard to find anything that works without them. But what actually is electricity? What has it got to do with magnets? What is magnetism? And the most fascinating thing of all, what has all this got to do with light? All these questions are answered in this introduction to the fabulous world of electromagnetism.
My First Book of Electromagnetism tells the story of humankind’s growing understanding of the forces around us, from Thales of Miletus’s first experiments with magnetic attraction in 600 BCE to Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell unifying the fields of magnetism and electricity to develop the theory of electromagnetism. At various stages in this fascinating journey the reader can find out how to make their own experiments, including making their own electroscope to test for electric charge and how to construct a working motor from safety pins, wire, sticky tape, a magnet and a battery.
- Bestselling My First Book of Science series by award-winning illustrator and author duo
- Introduces children aged 8 and up to a complex area of science in a fun and entertaining way
- Adults are likely to enjoy the content and find that it increases their understanding
- Easy-to-follow, bite-size text – uses different colours to draw out key words and information, making them easier to absorb and remember
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Electrical Phenomena
Electricity
Electric Charge
Particles and Charge
Ionization
Charge Is Conserved!
Electroscopes
A Homemade Electroscope
Experiments with Balloons
Electric Force Between Two Charges
Electric Current
Electric Tension
Batteries
Making a Homemade Battery
Magnetism
Magnets
The Magnetic Field of a Magnet
The Earth Is a Giant Magnet
Electricity Generates Magnetism
Electromagnets
Electric Motors
Making a Homemade Electric Engine
Why Are Some Materials Magnetic?
Magnetism Generates Electricity
Producing Electricity
The Field
Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrums
We Are Electromagnetism
Acknowledgements
