Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Day and night Day and night Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Investigates how the Earth travels around the sun giving a continuous succession of days and nights. Activities and experiments introduce different methods of telling the time and look at how plants … OL21528644W
Spinning machines Spinning machines Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Looks at a variety of machines which have spinning parts, and explains how they work. Includes drills, escalators, clocks and watches, wind turbines and film cameras. Suggested level: primary. OL24203049W
Light Light Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Explains the properties of light and how it makes variations in colour possible; with projects and experiments to demonstrate these principles. OL24282330W
It's cotton It's cotton Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Shows the cotton seed and the different fabrics and other items that cotton can be found in. Suggested level: junior. OL24680748W
Sound and music Sound and music Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Explains how sounds are made, how we hear them, the difference between natural and mechanical sounds, and how sound can make music; includes activities. OL24766197W
Rain Rain Wendy Oldfield,Robert Pickett,Kay Davies Discusses what makes rain, how it falls to the ground, and what happens when it hits the ground. Includes activities and experiments. OL26212163W
Weather Weather Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce weather, its effects on people and animals, and methods of observing and recording it. OL27060749W
Pushing and pulling Pushing and pulling Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Activities using spinning, rolling, stops and starts, demonstrate the many forces involved in making things move. Investigates making things move more easily with levers and pulleys. Suggested level:… OL28760369W