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Tables of Contents for The Oxford Children's Books of Science
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
All in the Mind
Senses, illusion, and science
6
6
Images in View
Forming images with light and other types of radiation
12
8
A Colorful World
Sensing, mixing, and using colors
20
10
Sounds of Music
Sounds high, low, loud, quiet, and combined
30
10
Passing It On
The secrets of plant and animal Communication, and data handling
40
8
Materials under the Microscope
The world of atoms and the materials they make
48
8
Growing and Changing
Cells, DNA, and the secret of life
56
8
Made with Sunshine
How living things depend on the sun
64
8
A Lot of Rot
Rotting, Preserving, and recycling
72
10
Custard, Glue, and Concrete
Chemistry in action around the home
82
6
A Matter of Chance
Events possible, probable, and improbable
88
6
Holding the World Together
Atoms and the fundamental forces of nature
94
12
Thrills and Spills With g
The effects of gravity and acceleration
106
6
Flight and Flow
Air pressure and its effects
112
6
Floating and Sinking
The ups and downs of boats, balloons, fish, and divers
118
8
Moving Machines
Forces in action, from levers to robots
126
8
The Human Machine
Using, powering, and controlling the human body
134
10
Energy Forever
Where energy comes from, what it does, and where it goes
144
8
Hot Stuff
Heat on the move and heat in store
152
8
Shocking Behavior
Producing and using electricity
160
10
Quick as a Flash
Radiation in action: light and the electromagnetic family
170
8
Time on Your Hands
Forward to the future and back to the big bang
178
8
Glossary
186
2
Index
188
4
Acknowledgments
192