Lightning bolt books. Exploring physical science

An introduction to forces that discusses pushes, pulls, motion, direction, speed, and friction, and provides everyday examples and instructions for an activity.

Describes motion, including what makes objects move and some of the different ways they move.

An introduction to density that explains how it determines whether objects float or sink and discusses how people use floating and sinking in their lives.

An introduction to electricity that defines what it is; discusses static and current electricity, sources, and uses; and includes a related activity.

Photographs and text provide a scientific introduction to sound, explaining what sound is, how it travels, how sounds get made.

Photographs and text provide a scientific introduction to heat, explaining what heat is, how it is made and measured, and the important balance between hot and cold for living things.

Photographs and text provide a scientific introduction to light, explaining what light is, where it comes from, and how it travels.

An introduction to magnetism that discusses attraction, compasses, force, opposites, poles, and other related topics.

Explains what gravity is and how it affects different objects.

Photographs and text provide a scientific introduction to sound, explaining what sound is, how it travels, how sounds get made.