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Where does sand come from? What happens when you mix it with water? Can plants grow in sand? This title also looks at hourglasses, sandpaper, cement and mortar, and includes making a sandpicture and writing in sand.
Sand Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010 For more ebooks, visit us at: http://www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved Text copyright © 2000 Nicola Edwards and Jane Harris Photographs copyright © 2000 Julian Cornish-Trestrail No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN 1-59019-861-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available ISBN 0-7136-5346-9 Exploring the science of everyday materials Nicola Edwards and Jane Harris Photographs by Julian Cornish-Trestrai l 2 Lots of different things are made from sand. Here are some objects that have sand in them. 3 There is even sand in glass. 4 In this desert, there is sand as far as you can see. 5 At the beach, waves break down rocks and pebbles into sand. A grain of sand is a tiny piece of rock! 6 I’m looking at a handful of sand through this magnifying glass. I can see hundreds of tiny grains. 7 When I scoop up some sand and open my ngers, the sand runs between them. It feels smooth and cool. Some of the sand sticks between my ngers. It feels tickly. 8 Watch me pour dry sand from one beaker to another. I didn‛t spill any!