Science Made Easy, Ages 7-8 (key Stage 2) (supports The National Curriculum, Science Exercise Book)

By (author) Vorderman Carol
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Packed with notes and tips, this book helps children to learn what causes tooth decay, how seeds grow, and about the life cycles of animals. It also includes exercises and activities for your child to strengthen their learning in school.
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Help your child be the top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman.

Carol Vorderman can help your child succeed in science with this homeschool learning resource for 7-8 year olds. Science Made Easy is one of Carol Vorderman''s series of DK workbooks packed with notes and tips to make home learning about science easy and fun! Follow the exercises and activities with your child at home to strengthen their learning in school. Each title contains a progress chart so your child can keep track of all the exercises they have completed and colour in the topic stars as they go. Helpful parents'' notes explain what children need to know at each stage and what''s being covered in the curriculum so you can support and homeschool your child with confidence.

This book will help your child learn about what causes tooth decay, how seeds grow, and the life cycles of animals. Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support curriculum learning, Science Made Easy is a great way to improve your child''s science skills - "the more you practise, the better you''ll be!" (Carol Vorderman)

Table of contents

• 1: Is it alive?
• 2: Are plants alive?
• 3: How do plants stay healthy?
• 4: Are all roots the same?
• 5: Are all leaves the same?
• 6: What do plants do with water?
• 7: Do all plants have flowers?
• 8: What kind of seed is it?
• 9: How do seeds grow in new places?
• 10: What do seeds need to grow?
• 11: Can food keep you healthy?
• 12: What do animals eat?
• 13: What is a human skeleton?
• 14: Do all animals have bones?
• 15: Where are your muscles?
• 16: Is it a rock?
• 17: What sort of rock is it?
• 18: Do rocks absorb water?
• 19: Which rock is this?
• 20: What is in the soil?
• 21: Which soil holds water best?
• 22: What kind of soil is this?
• 23: Where does light come from?
• 24: Can you see through it?
• 25: Where is the shadow?
• 26: What makes things shiny?
• 27: Is it a push or a pull?
• 28: Is the surface rough or smooth?
• 29: Is it attracted to a magnet?
• 30: Which is the best magnet?
• 31: Do they attract or repel?

Biographical note
Carol Vorderman, one of Britain''s best known and loved TV personalities, feels passionately about the value of education. Carol joined forces with DK in 1999 to become DK''s Educational Champion and has worked with them to build the bestselling Made Easy Series, which includes Maths, English and Science subjects.