Look insideHorrible Science: Chemical Chaos
Chemistry. It’s the most horrible part of science. The part that’s most likely to make you say “UGH.” Chemistry can cause chaos in your brain. Even your teacher knows it! But let’s forget the fiendish formulas for now, and take a look at the nasty bits you REALLY want to know about – the nasty bubbling green mixtures, the vile and poisonous potions, the horrible smells, bangs and blasts. Discover:
- how the first chemists – “alchemists” – really searched for the Philosopher’s Stone
- what suspect substances lurk in your school dinner
- the sickening stench of the world’s worst stink bomb
- which cruel chemical gases killed soldiers in the war
- how rotten reactions can blow you away
- which awful acids will eat you alive
Flash a formula. Wave a test-tube. Potions bubble. Things go bang! It’s not magic. You’re not at Hogwarts. You’ve just read Chemical Chaos!
Fun Stuff
Activities
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Horrible Science Colouring Activity
Colour in this great picture of a hippo with enormous teeth!
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Horrible Science Dot to Dot
What do caterpillars turn into? Join up the dots to find out, then colour it in.
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Horrible Science Wallpaper
Download this cool Horrible Science wallpaper for your PC.
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Horrible Science Wallpaper
Slimy Horrible Science wallpaper for you to download!
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Horrible Science Wordsearch
Can you find all the words in this African puzzle?
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Authors
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Nick Arnold
Nick Arnold has been writing for Scholastic for ten years, clocking up over 20 titles in the HORRIBLE SCIENCE series. Nick lives in Devon.
Awards
Nick Arnold has won three Aventis Science Prizes for the Horrible Science series, for Blood, Bones and Body Bits, Ugly Bugs and Really Rotten Experiments, and won the 2013 Best Book with Facts at the Blue Peter Book Awards.
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Tony De Saulles
Tony De Saulles trained in graphic design, but since illustrating the Horrible Science series, has been concentrating on his illustrative style. Tony lives in Cheltenham.