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Book 30: The Air around Us: Exploring the Substance we Live in
Synopsis
Air is the medium in which we live. A good understanding of the nature and properties of this substance will help children when they come to investigate and understand science concepts about air pressure, floating and flying in air, and the movement of air as it relates to wind and weather conditions.
Concept overview
Use the concept overview, which is also on the inside front cover of the book, as a reference for the concepts that relate to The Air around Us: Exploring the Substance we Live in.
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Links with other titles in the series
This topic has links with many other books in the series:
- Book 23: Fresh Food (L1–2, Living World)
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Book 24: Preserving Food
(L3–4, Material World)
air as an agent of food spoilage
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Book 29: Solar Energy
(L2–4, Physical World, Planet Earth and Beyond)
the atmosphere as an insulator for the Earth
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Book 31: Water and Weather
(L3-4, Material World, Physical World, Planet Earth and Beyond )
the atmosphere's role in the weather
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Book 34: Parachutes
(L3–4, Physical World)
air supporting objects less dense than itself
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Book 37: Floating and Sinking
(L1–2, Physical World)
objects that float and sink in water
Assessment resources
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