Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavour goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don't often hear about because they are so specialised, or turn out to be dead ends. Yet researchers have given hallucinogenic drugs to blind people (seriously), tried to weigh the soul as it departs …
A fun, simple, and colourful look at measuring for pre-school children. Big... bigger... biggest! Fast... faster... fastest! Fat, thin, light, heavy, full, empty... there are lots of words we use to measure things, and this fully-illustrated book with clear text and a selection of simple activities is the perfect introduction to the concept of comparative measurement for young children
Describes experiments in chemistry, astronomy, biology, meteorology, and other branches of science.