DK Science: Matter & Materials

MATTER
NON-MATTER
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
PARTICLES
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SOLIDS
CHANGING SHAPE
SHAPE MEMORY METAL
Stretch
STRENGTH
CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
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LIQUIDS
COHESION
VISCOSITY
VOLUME
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GASES
EXPANSION
PRESSURE
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CHANGING STATES
SOLID PARTICLES
LIQUID PARTICLES
GAS PARTICLES
SOLAR PLASMA
MELTING
BOILING
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MIXTURES
COMMON PARTICLES
MINERAL MIXTURES
PARTICLE SIZE
SOLUTIONS
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SEPARATING MIXTURES
DECANTING GOLD
DISTILLATION
FILTRATION
CHROMATOGRAPHY
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ELEMENTS
METEORITE
ORIGIN OF ELEMENTS
BIOGRAPHY: JOHN DALTON English, 1766–1844
NATURAL ELEMENTS
SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS
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ATOMS
FOOTBALL STADIUM
NUCLEUS
ATOMIC NUMBER
ATOMIC MASS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
BIOGRAPHY: NIELS BOHR Danish, 1885-1962
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PERIODIC TABLE
GALLIUM
BIOGRAPHY: DIMITRI MENDELEYEV Russian, 1834-1907
GROUPS
PERIODS
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MOLECULES
VARIETY OF MOLECULES
SIMPLE MOLECULE
COMPLEX MOLECULE
BONDING
CHANGING MOLECULES
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHYSICAL CHANGE
NON-REVERSIBLE CHANGE
REVERSIBLE CHANGE
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ACIDS
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BASES
LIMESTONE
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METALS
METAL GROUPS
GOLD IN QUARTZ
EXTRACTING GOLD
METALLIC PROPERTIES
ALLOYS
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NON-METAL ELEMENTS
SULPHUR CRYSTALS
MAKING SULPHURIC ACID
TRANSPORTING SULPHURIC ACID
SEMI-METALS
HALOGEN
NOBLE GASES
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HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN IN STARS
SPACE SHUTTLE
HYDROGENATION
HYDROGEN-FUELLED CAR
BIOGRAPHY: ANTOINE LAVOISIER French, 1743-1794
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OXYGEN
OXYGEN FOR LIFE
BIOGRAPHY: JOSEPH PRIESTLEY British, 1733-1804
OXYGEN CYCLE
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WATER
ABUNDANCE OF WATER
DRINKING WATER
HYDROGEN BOND
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NITROGEN
LIQUID NITROGEN
LIGHTNING
FERTILIZING SOIL
EXPLOSIVES
NITROGEN CYCLE
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CARBON
CARBON AS FUEL
ALLOTROPE
CARBON CYCLE
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BIOCHEMISTRY
FOOD FOR ENERGY
BREAKING DOWN CARBOHYDRATES
DIGESTION
RESPIRATION
ENERGY RELEASED
FOOD FOR BUILDING MOLECULES
AMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKS
PROTEIN CELLS
DNA
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CARBON IN ALL LIVING THINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON TECHNOLOGY
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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EXTRACTING SALT
SPLITTING SALT AND WATER
MAKING PIGMENTS
PAINT MANUFACTURE
PETROCHEMICALS
PHARMACEUTICALS
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PLASTICS
INSULATING PLASTIC
INJECTION MOULDING
COMMON PLASTICS
POLYMERS
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GLASS
COLOURING GLASS
MAKING GLASS
GLASS TECHNOLOGY
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CERAMICS
PORCELAIN
MAKING CERAMICS
BIOGRAPHY: JOSIAH WEDGWOOD English, 1730-1795
ADVANCED CERAMICS
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SYNTHETIC FABRICS
FASTSKIN™
FASTSKIN™ TECHNOLOGY
MAKING SYNTHETIC FABRICS
NYLON STRANDS
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COMPOSITES
NATURAL COMPOSITE
SMART CAR
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NEW MATERIALS
ALL EXTREME FABRIC
AEROGEL FOAM
COMET DUST COLLECTOR
STARDUST
COMET WILD 2
CONDUCTIVE FABRICS
FABRIC MOBILE PHONE
SMART MATERIALS
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RECYCLING
LANDFILL SITES
ROLLING STEEL
SHEET STEEL
RECYCLING PAPER
RECYCLED PLASTIC
BIODEGRADABLE
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