Burn: Michael Faraday's Candle

by Darcy Pattison

Book Overview

WHAT MAKES A CANDLE BURN? Discover the secrets of fire and candles. Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution. British scientist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) encouraged kids to carefully observe a candle and to try to figure out how it burned. Known as one of the best science experimenters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629440450
• ISBN13: 9781629440453
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Mims House
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7