I Used to Know That: Science: Stuff You Forgot From School
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- Physics-Energy and Electricity: How electricity is generated; how heat moves from one place to another; the relationship between electricity and magnetism
Forces: The four fundamental forces; the origins of the universe; the composition and behavior of planets, stars and galaxies; the basic laws of mechanical physics
Waves, Radiation and Space: How waves behave and how they affect us; the electromagnetic spectrum; radioactivity
- Chemistry-The Periodic Table: How to read the table; how atoms work; chemical bonds and reactions
Fuels, Air and Pollution: Chemicals, both helpful and dangerous, in the air; crude oil and its useful chemicals; live cycle assessments
Metals: The Earth’s structure; metals and alloys; construction materials
Organic Chemistry: Natural polymers and their usefulness; nutrition; which chemicals are harmful
- Biology-Human (and Other) Bodies: The body’s systems-circulatory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reproductive, respiratory and sensory
Cell Biology: The structure of a cell; how photosynthesis works; what hormones do
Evolution and Environment Ecology: The origins of life; how the eukaryotic cell evolved; mutation and natural selection; population, predation and extinction
Genetics: what chromosomes are; how you inherit genetic traits
Marianne Taylor
Marianne Taylor is a writer and editor, with a lifelong interest in science and nature. After seven years working for book and magazine publishers, she took the leap into the freelance world, and has since written ten books on wildlife, science and general natural history. She is also an illustrator and keen photographer, and when not at her desk or out with her camera she enjoys running, practicing aikido, and helping out at the local cat rescue center.
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