With electronic devices in nearly every home, electrical and magnetic currents are a common part of everyday life. Understanding how these concepts work in a safe and practical way is an important part of every young scientist's journey. Through this volume's simple, hands-on experiments, young scientists will get a good look at both in action, encouraging their understanding of these complex forces. With experiments on static electricity and magnetic attraction, young readers will dive right into the step-by-step instructions while learning important scientific lessons.

The Chinese created the first compasses more than 2,200 years ago. How people use magnets to create useful tools; Experiments, a timeline, photos-and how to make magnets of your own; Surprising True facts that will shock and amaze you! Book jacket.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! You know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator. But have you ever found a magnet's north pole? Or turned an ordinary paper clip into a magnet? Now you can! Explore magnetism with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight BooksTM collection, this series sheds light on a key science question―How Does Energy Work? Hands-on experiments, interesting photos, and useful diagrams will help you find the answer!

Super Science Experiments is bursting with 40 awesome science experiments for kids aged 7+! * Photographic step-by-step guide to each experiment. * Key scientific concepts explained and put to the test. * Notes for parents, teachers and helpers on support and safety. Super Science Experiments covers air and water, electricity, light and sound, and materials and matter. Each experiment has been specifically designed with children in mind. Step-by-step photographic instructions make the experiments easy to follow, and concise explanations help children to understand what they have learned. Graphics throughout indicate the difficulty rating, list of materials needed and whether or not adult guidance is needed. Whether your child wants to discover how card can hold a glass of water, or how light travels, kids will be motivated to discover more with this hands-on approach to learning! At the end of each book, children can test what they've learned with a fun quiz. A glossary, further website reading, notes for helpers and record your results page help Super Science Experiments to be the ultimate book of science experiments for kids! Topics featured in Super Science Experiments: * Air and Water: Float or sink?, Fun fountains, and The magic of air * Electricity: Static patterns, Battery power, and Magic moving wire * Light and Sound: Hand shadows, Picture flicker book, and Light races sound * Materials and Matter: Create crystals, Mixing like magic, and Bubbles and froth

Read and find out about magnets in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Why does a magnet pick up a paper clip but not a leaf or a penny? How can the whole world be a magnet? Follow the step-by-step instructions about how to make your own magnet, and then find out for yourself what makes a magnet! This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Make science simple! This book features easy and fun Science Experiments with Magnets using household items. Young readers can assemble experiments at home from a Cool Water Compass to Magic Floating Magnets. No laboratory needed! Each activity includes easy instructions with how-to photos, and short science explanations. Use fun to introduce math and science to kids. Super simple says it all. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super SandCastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

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Presents experiments and activities that demonstrate the concepts and scientific principles of magnetism.

A collection of exciting experiments unlocks the mysteries of electricity and its connection with magnetism, offering simple projects using common materials to explain the physics of electricity.