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Enables you to reduce the stress of studying science and help your children with their homework. This title covers the important areas of biology, chemistry and physics. It includes a glossary of key science terms and symbols.

"A simple step-by-step approach to understanding biology, physics, and chemistry from Carol Vorderman

Reduce the stress of science homework and revision and help your child by following Help Your Kids with Science, a unique visual guide that demystifies the subject for everyone.

With clear, accessible pictures, diagrams, and easy-to-follow step-by-steps, this book covers all the important areas of biology, chemistry, and physics. You'll learn to approach even the most complex science problems with confidence. Although focussed on the science taught to 11-16 year olds at school, this guide will help older students, even adults. The reference section includes a glossary of key sciencific terms and symbols.

Help Your Kids with Science is the perfect guide for every frustrated parent and desperate child, who wants to understand science and put it into practice."

1: Foreword by Carol Vorderman
2: What is science?
3: The Scientific Method
4: Fields of Science
5: Biology
- 1: What is biology?
- 2: Variety of life
- 3: Cell structure
- 4: Cells at work
- 5: Fungi and single-celled life
- 6: Respiration
- 7: Photosynthesis
- 8: Feeding
- 9: Waste materials
- 10: Transport systems
- 11: Movement
- 12: Sensitivity
- 13: Reproduction I
- 14: Reproduction II
- 15: Life cycles
- 16: Hormones
- 17: Disease and immunity
- 18: Animal relationships
- 19: Plants
- 20: Invertebrates
- 21: Fish, amphibians, and reptiles
- 22: Mammals and birds
- 23: Body systems
- 24: Human senses
- 25: Human digestion
- 26: Brain and heart
- 27: Human health
- 28: Human reproduction
- 29: Ecosystems
- 30: Food chains
- 31: Cycles in nature
- 32: Evolution
- 33: Adaptations
- 34: Genetics I
- 35: Genetics II
- 36: Pollution
- 37: Human impact
6: Chemistry
- 1: What is chemistry?
- 2: Properties of materials
- 3: States of matter
- 4: Changing states
- 5: Gas laws
- 6: Mixtures
- 7: Separating mixtures
- 8: Elements and atoms
- 9: Compounds and molecules
- 10: Ionic bonding
- 11: Covalent bonding
- 12: Periodic table
- 13: Understanding the periodic table
- 14: Alkali metals and alkali earth metals
- 15: The halogens and noble gases
- 16: Transition metals
- 17: Radioactivity
- 18: Chemical reactions
- 19: Combustion
- 20: Redox reactions
- 21: Energy and reactions
- 22: Rates of reaction
- 23: Catalysts
- 24: Reversible reactions
- 25: Water
- 26: Acids and bases
- 27: Acid reactions
- 28: Electrochemistry
- 29: Lab equipment and techniques
- 30: Refining metals
- 31: Chemical industry
- 32: Carbon and fossil fuels
- 33: Hydrocarbons
- 34: Functional groups
- 35: polymers and plastics
7: Physics
- 1: What is physics?
- 2: Inside atoms
- 3: Energy
- 4: Forces and mass
- 5: Stretching and deforming
- 6: Velocity and acceleration
- 7: Gravity
- 8: Newton's law of motion
- 9: Understanding motion
- 10: Pressure
- 11: Machines
- 12: Heat transfer
- 13: Using heat
- 14: Waves
- 15: Electromagnetic waves
- 16: Light
- 17: Optics
- 18: Sound
- 19: Electricity
- 20: Current, voltage, and resistance
- 21: Circuits
- 22: Electronics
- 23: Magnets
- 24: Electric motors
- 25: Electricity generators
- 26: Transformers
- 27: Power generation
- 28: Electricity supplies
- 29: Energy efficiency
- 30: Renewable energy
- 31: The Earth
- 32: Weather
- 33: Astronomy
- 34: The Sun
- 35: The Solar System I
- 36: The Solar System II
- 37: Stars and galaxies
- 38: Origins of the Universe
8: Reference - Biology
9: Reference - Chemistry
10: Reference - Physics
11: Glossary
12: Index
13: Acknowledgements

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