Finding out about our material world has never been so engaging. This book is full of exciting experiments, fun puzzles, quirky humour and science facts to make you saw WOW ... it's science with a BOOM!

Materials -- Using materials -- Properties -- Your turn: Waterproof materials -- Natural materials -- Man-made materials -- Your turn: Sorting materials -- Solids -- Liquids and gases -- Heating and cooling -- Your turn: Freezing liquids.