Containing 100 stimulating and absorbing experiments, this innovative book brings a fresh and exciting approach to the practical world of science, combining creative arts and crafts activities with the basics of physics, chemistry and biology.

Previous edition: 2009. Includes index.

Internet links -- What you'll need -- The power of the sun -- Lighting effects -- Shadow show -- Light and colour -- Seeing things -- Tricky pictures -- Sound vibrations -- Highs and lows -- Pushing and pulling -- Friction in action -- Down to earth -- Elastic energy -- Stable structures -- Under pressure -- Taking flight -- Magnetic attraction -- Static electricity -- Electrical bugs -- Electromagnets -- Freezing and melting -- Surface tension -- Mixing up -- Sorting out mixtures -- Acids and alkalis -- Foaming monster -- Home-made paper -- Paper flowers -- Chain reaction -- Creating crystals -- Weather watch -- Wind and water power -- Sprouting seeds -- Soil science -- Animal antics -- Butterfly search -- Invisible creatures -- Open wide -- Test your reactions -- Heart and lungs -- All in the mind -- Family ties -- Doing your own experiments.