Authors Richard and Louise Spilsbury use simple language to explain what light is. Readers explore reflections and bending light; how our eyes work; and how lenses, mirrors, and telescopes work. Throughout the book, interesting hands-on activities reinforce the text.
The facts about Light investigates the extraordinary properties of light. Why is light so important to all plants and animals on Earth? How does light enable us to see? How many colors are there in white light? These questions and many more are answered in this book. Book jacket.
A firefly is an insect that can make light by mixing chemicals inside its body! This book introduces children to light sources, light rays, and the scientific concept of reflection.
This popular series introduces simple science topics using everyday situations and objects that readers can recognize in the world around them. Activities and questions are presented to encourage active thinking about the concepts. The new edition features updated text and photographs and more captions and labels to support the presentation of key ideas.
Where does light come from? What do colors have to do with light? Light is a form of energy. Life on Earth is made possible because light from the sun carries heat to the earth. This book explores the essential concepts of light - photons, color, refraction, light rays and waves, etc.through a series of easy-to-do experiments readers will enjoy doing.
These giant books containing exciting projects and experiments take a hands-on approach to science concepts. Hundreds of simple and easy experiments explore the various scientific principles behind natural phenomena like friction, centrifugal force, and the underlying laws of physics that help make machines work. These fun yet practical experiments make it easy for anyone to become a rocket sciā¦