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Adventures with More Materials : World of Science - Karen Kwek

Adventures with More Materials

By: Karen Kwek, Kathy Wong

eBook | 5 August 2022

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Adventures with More Materials is an immersive encounter with natural and synthetic materials, and their fascinating properties. How can pineapples be turned into clothes? Is beeswax only meant for bees? What makes platinum so useful and precious? Discover the versatility of bamboo charcoal. Step into the colourful world of thermochromism. And witness the creativity behind the making of Shrilk! From forests of ebony trees to bee hives, and from restaurant kitchens to your own homes, experience the usefulness of materials as never before!

Contents:

  • Natural Materials:

    • The Dark Wood of Ebony
    • Bee-utiful Hair
    • A Pizza Party!

  • Eco-Friendly Materials:

    • Plant Leather?
    • Shrimp and Silk Make...?

  • Smart Synthetics:

    • Plastically Speaking
    • Now You See It

  • Magnificent Metals:

    • Going Platinum
    • Chalk for a Gymnast

  • One Material, Multiple Uses:

    • Feeling Bamboozled?
    • Hardy Glass
    • Saved by Nylon

  • Rocking It:

    • The 'Ice Cube' That Never Melts
    • The Stolen Rock

  • Quiz Challenge:

    • So, How Much Do You Really Know About Materials?

Readership: 6-12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.

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