Science Makes Art: Materials
Understand the science of materials by making art
Does the topic of materials give you a sinking feeling? Find out how to float to the top of the class with this book - it will guide you to work like a scientist: testing ideas, making investigations and doing experiments. But you'll also be an artist, using different materials and their properties to make art. Be a shape-changing master and soak up science secrets.
Science Makes Art skilfully blends science theory with fun art projects to encourage learning and creativity. It's the perfect series to introduce key science principles and for cross-curricular and topic based learning.
Using materials from around the home, the art projects include:
- Jumping frogs
- Rocket launchers
- Pop-up cards
- Batik art
- Picture frames
Contents:
Equipment and Materials/ What Are Materials?/ Stretching and Squashing/ Hard and Soft/ All Change!/ Bending and Folding/ Using Colour/ Rough and Smooth/ Joining Materials/ Further Ideas/ Glossary/ Index
Ideal for readers age 9+.
Collect the rest of the series: Colour, Energy, Flight, Light, Movement.
Andrew Charman has written more than 50 books for young children. He lives in Wales with his wife and son.
Ali Ardington (Illustrator)
Ali Ardington is a children's book illustrator, designer and author from Oxfordshire. Her childhood was spent with either her nose in a book, or a pencil in hand creating funny monsters that could gobble up her twin brother. Her love for illustration and reading led her happily into children's publishing and she now works on a wide range of books, from picture books to non-fiction and novelty. As busy as she is, juggling kids, spaniels and life, she still always finds time to doodle the odd monster eating brother, for old times' sake.