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DK Science: Reflection

IRREGULAR REFLECTIONMIRRORSFIND OUT MOREReflections are usually caused by shiny things, such as MIRRORS, that show a reversed image of whatever is placed in front of them. The image seems to be…

DK Science: Liquids

COHESIONVISCOSITYVOLUMEFIND OUT MOREAs water flows along a river, it constantly changes its shape to fit the space available. This is because water is a liquid, and liquids flow and do not have…

DK Science: Liver

LOCATION OF THE LIVER LIVER LOBES AND BLOOD SUPPLY LIVER LOBULE THE GALL BLADDER FIND OUT MORE The liver has many important jobs in the body. It produces the digestive juice bile and…

DK Science: Growth

SKULL GROWTH BONE GROWTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN PUBERTY AGEING FIND OUT MORE The processes of growth and development continue throughout life. They include physical…

DK Science: Crustaceans

PHYLUM: CRUSTACEAFIND OUT MORECrustaceans have a hard, jointed external skeleton, called an exoskeleton, that protects them like armour. They have five pairs of jointed legs, and in some…

DK Science: Magnetism

MAGNETIC MATERIALSATTRACTION AND REPULSIONMAGNETIC DOMAINSMAGNETIC FIELDFIND OUT MOREMagnetism is what gives magnets their ability to attract objects made of iron or steel. A magnet creates…

DK Science: Touch

TOUCH RECEPTOR FINGER RIDGES BRAILLE FIND OUT MORE Your sense of touch works by means of special sensory receptors scattered all over your body’s surface. These receptors allow you to…

DK Science: Gases

EXPANSIONPRESSUREFIND OUT MOREGases are all around us, but although many, such as perfume, can be smelt, most gases are invisible. Like liquids, gases can flow but, unlike solids or liquids,…

DK Science: Refraction

PUZZLE FOR THE EYEREFRACTION IN HEAT HAZEMIRAGEFIND OUT MORELight rays usually travel in straight lines, but when they pass from one material to another they can be forced to bend (change…