The Element in the room : investigating the atomic ingredients that make Up your home / Mike Barfield, illustrated by Lauren Humphrey.

By:

Barfield, Mike [Author]

Contributor(s):

Humphrey, Lauren [Illustrator]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:

9781786271778

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DDC classification:

546.8 BAR

Summary: Did you know that without the "lead" in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth? Or that the deadly ingredient used to make the most dangerous weapon in history can also be found in your bottle water? Just about everything in the universe is made up of only 92 elements. And from aluminum to zinc, many of these atomic ingredients can be found in your very own home. Join the great scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms as he investigates the elements in this funny and fascinating guide! Bursting with brilliant facts about the ingredients that make up everything around us. Atomic comics show you the savvy scientists who discovered the element. Explosive (and easy) scientific experiments!.

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Did you know that without the "lead" in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth? Or that the deadly ingredient used to make the most dangerous weapon in history can also be found in your bottle water? Just about everything in the universe is made up of only 92 elements. And from aluminum to zinc, many of these atomic ingredients can be found in your very own home. Join the great scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms as he investigates the elements in this funny and fascinating guide! Bursting with brilliant facts about the ingredients that make up everything around us. Atomic comics show you the savvy scientists who discovered the element. Explosive (and easy) scientific experiments!.

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The Element in the room : investigating the atomic ingredients that make Up your home / Mike Barfield, illustrated by Lauren Humphrey.

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