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Air
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Air gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the composition of the air, its importance to living things and its properties. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations of air pressure and properties.
Contents
Air is everywhere
Air and our bodies
Oxygen
How other living things breathe
Plants and the air
Wind
Compressed air
Air pressure
Do you remember?
Things to do
Fire
Moving through the air
Flying animals
Birds
Balloons
Aeroplanes
Keeping warm
Dirty air
Do you remember?
Things to do
Experiments to try
Glossary
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