Investigating Sound

Searchlight Books ™ - How Does Energy Work?

by Sally M. Walker

People, animals, machines, and wind all make sounds. But have you ever seen how sound waves move? Or made a sound wave bounce? Now you can! Explore sound with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series sheds light on a key science question― How Does Energy Work? Hands-on experiments, interesting photos, and useful diagrams will help you find the answer!

40 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2011

About the author

Sally M. Walker has written science books for children, including Earthquakes, an NSTA/CBC Best Science Trade Book of 1997. She lives in DeKalb, IL.

Reviews

[Kit · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really disliked the description of states of matter of water: I think the language could easily mislead a child into thinking that ice is more dense than liquid water, not less.