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Science Is...: A source book of fascinating facts, projects and activities

Susan V. Bosak

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

This classic, award-winning, bestselling science activity book has a fresh new look and updated information for 2000. Its the biggest and best collection of science activities for children 6-14 years. Its jam-packed with more than 450 ideas, attention-getters, projects, experiments, games, puzzles, and stories. All areas of science are covered matter and energy; the human body; the environment; rocks; plants; animals; insects; weather; stars and planets; and technology.

It's for PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS: Heres your answer to all the questions children ask and all the wonders they want to explore from gigantic bubbles to a mini-volcano, to the mysteries of the universe to the wonders of the insect world. Includes science fair project ideas!

It's for TEACHERS: This is the ultimate, hands-on educational resource to enrich and support any curriculum, from elementary grades to high school. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) rates "Science Is..." as an "excellent" book.

"Science Is..." is truly easy to use, with plenty of background information and engaging cartoons and illustrations. All the activities have been tested and require only readily-available, inexpensive materials. Activities range in length from the popular "Quickies" to projects that can be done over several days or weeks. There are also plenty of fascinating facts did you know that a cockroach can live for nine days without its head?

A Using This Book section provides practical information on guiding and encouraging children in science. The Other Resources listing has been completely updated to help you find other quality books and useful organizations.

"Science Is..." is a terrific value that takes children through years of thought-provoking adventures!

"This book belongs in every home, every classroom. The definitive motherlode book to turn children on to the adventure of science." (Childsplay Magazine)

"An innovative book . . . Youngsters will be intrigued by the exciting activities crammed into this book." (Todays Parent)

"Once in a while, a book comes along which everyone should have. Consider this a treasure whose time has come. This book is a must!" (Science Education International ICASE)

"A gold mine of activities. Highly recommended!" (California Classroom Science)

The McGraw-Hill Big Book of Science Activities

Robert Wood

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good for a beginning homeschooler for science 5 out of 5 stars.
22 of 34 people found this review helpful.

This book has very many things to do for science, but we have been homeschooling for 10 years, so there was nothing new in it for us! If you are new to teaching or homeschooling this may be just what you need though. It is very nicely laid out and easy to understand.

Editorial Review:

The book was written to open the door to, and invite your students into, the World of Science. -- There they can explore, think and wonder - and find out that anyone can experiment and learn; that the only thing you truly need to study science is an inquiring mind; and that science is all around us, all you have to do is look! -- This wonderful book features more than 250 kid-tested experiments covering geography, chemistry, meteorology, geology, animal biology, plant biology and engineering. -- Simple experiments and activities show students how to build a mountain to demonstrate contour lines, observe how heat makes chemicals change; use Epsom salt to form stalactites and stalagmites, measure the weight of the atmosphere, start an ant colony, build a two-ring paper airplane and more! -- Also includes information on science fair projects. Ages 8-12. Glossary index, 491 pp., softcover.

The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids

Joan D'Amico, Karen Eich Drummond

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Kids love to learn 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book is fascinating and exciting. Not only do children enjoy the recipes, but they learn in a fun way. It is an easy way of learning new information and keeps them interested.

Editorial Review:

What melts in your mouth and not in your hands, plumps when you cook it, and comes in more than forty-eight scrumptious flavors? Give up? The correct answer is: Science!

With The Science Chef you'll learn loads of basic science by doing fun, easy-to-perform cooking projects. And you get to eat the results when you're finished!

Why do onions make you cry? How does yeast make bread rise? What makes popcorn pop, whipped cream frothy, and angel food cake fluffy? You'll discover the scientific answers to these and dozens of other tasty mysteries when you prepare kid-tested recipes for everything from Cinnamon Toast and Basic Baked Potatoes to Stromboli Pizzoli and Monkey Bread.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you can become a great Science Chef. All 100 experiments and recipes require only common ingredients and standard kitchen utensils. And The Science Chef includes rules for kitchen safety and cleanup, plus a complete nutrition guide.

Time For Kids: Thomas Edison: A Brilliant Inventor

Editors Of Time For Kids

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A Fine Biography 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This interesting biography with excellent illustrations and primary source photographs provides facts and fun! An excellent index and table of contents provides easy navigation. The chapters are well-written, beginning with a interest-grabbing first chapter describing Edison's introduction of the electric lights to the public. Historical events and settings build a broad understanding of the lives and times of inventors and builders who paved the way for modern times.

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A fast-paced biography of Thomas Edison, the scientist who perfected the light bulb and propelled America into the twentieth century.

Exploratopia: More than 400 kid-friendly experiments and explorations for curious minds

The Exploratorium

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Another good book from the Exporatorium 5 out of 5 stars.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

Most of the Exploratorium books that I have purchased have been activity-based, so they're great for grown-ups (teachers, parents, etc.) who want to lead kids in discovery as well as for the kids who want to try things out for themselves. As a science instructor for elementary-aged students (pre-K through 5th grade), there are several of the activities in this book that I am going to use for my kids, but it seems well suited for the kids themselves because it also gives a lot of basic background information on everything from static to DNA. This particular book from Exploratorium is a bit different from the others because of its extra background information and would be a great book for an elementary-aged child who loves science and wants more information, as well as hands-on activities to explore.

I've been voted "Coolest Grandad"! 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.

I am well over 13 years of age! -- I am approaching my 75th birthday. I bought Exploratopia for one of my grandsons and all grandchildren (who have reached the 'use of reason' thought Grandad's present to Aaron the best of all.
Not only is it a book of discovery -- every discovery gives you an experiment that you can to to illustrate what you have just read.
Thank ytou very much!
Bill M

Amazing Rubber Band Cars: Easy-to-Build Wind-Up Racers, Models, and Toys

Mike Rigsby

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Combining fun and interactive activities, this guide will have kids captivated for hours constructing fantastic racing cars with the basics of only rubber bands, cardboard, and glue. These simple instructions with templates allow budding engineers to gain hands-on experience as they learn not only how to build a basic racer, but how to make modifications such as aluminum foil axle bearings, steering mechanisms, hinges, cam shafts, and wheels made out of old CDs. This helpful resource has step-by-step instructions for making a basic rubber-band model, a railroad push-car, and a high-speed racer. Other unique projects include Oscar the Laughing Clown, which has a jaw mechanism that opens and closes when it moves, and Spot the Dog, which has a moving tail. Children can even learn how to build a rubber band car big enough for a human. Exploring wheels, bearings, and friction, kids will learn not only how to make speedy racers but also the science that makes the process work.

The Kids' Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities and Experiences (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

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Lots of Fun for elementary-age kids! 4 out of 5 stars.
22 of 22 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book when my daughter was in first grade and find myself using it on a regular basis. There are activity suggestions for every day of the year to help you and your kids learn more about nature, together! There are also games to play and suggestions for stories and poems to read. I find that the ideas are easily adaptable to each child and a great reference for the times when your child says "mom, I'm bored". An all-around great book for parents who want to teach their children a greater appreciation for nature and the world around them. I learned a lot, too!

Excellent classroom tool! 5 out of 5 stars.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

I referred to this book often in a Migrant Head Start Program. The kids love the activities, and so do the adults!

The creativity of each activity is amazing. They are organized on a day-by-day basis, corresponding to the different seasons. For example, in fall kids are painting with leaves, watching birds fly south, and creating projects with apples; in spring, they observe green life under the snow and plant seeds which they can tend into fall. It is the perfect book with which to cultivate a life-long love for nature in children living in a world of rapid environmental change.

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Editorial Review:

Shore to desert, country to city,exciting nature activities await discovery from beneath th smallest rock to the vast sky above.
With a full year of "nature-nurturing" activities, Milord lauches kids on a lifelong love affair with the natural world.

The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects

Julianne Blair Bochinski

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Packed with Great Information & Projects! 5 out of 5 stars.
18 of 18 people found this review helpful.

Not many readers know about this book that is literally the most "Complete" book on science fair projects out there. This is an all-new revision of the original book that came out in the 90's and it has been updated with great information, drawings, photos and more. It is the best resource for students who need to do a science fair project and need to know everything from finding a topic to carrying out an experiment to delivering a presentation before judges. Resourceful ways in which to find a topic, where to go for help, how to measure and calculate data, etc. There are also 50 classic sample project outlines with illustrations that give students ideas for projects in all scientific disciplines, an ample list of possible project topics, a detailed list of possible subject areas to find a topic in, with a useful list of websites where a student can find information on almost any topic, scientific supply stores across the US and Canada, a list of every science fair in the country and around the world and their corresponding websites (where available), and a list other competitions students can enter their projects in. In all my years of working with our school science fair, this book is still the authority on the subject. Highly recommended for all in grades 5-12.

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Handbook of Science Fair Projects

Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines, and Sound (Science for Every Kid Series)

Janice VanCleave

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How do magnets work? What makes a curve ball curve? What keeps an airplane in the air? How can a pulley make you five times stronger? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions about basic physics through 101 fun, safe, low-cost experiments and activities that can be performed at home or in the classroom. In Physics for Every Kid, you'll learn about gravity from funnels that seem to defy nature by rolling up hill. Using a balloon as a power source, you'll make a fluorescent light bulb glow and learn how electrons are used to produce light. And you'll levitate a Ping-Pong ball to understand aerodynamics. Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or at home. Also available in this series from Janice VanCleave: Astronomy for Every Kid Biology for Every Kid Chemistry for Every Kid Dinosaurs for Every Kid Earth Science for Every Kid Geography for Every Kid Geometry for Every Kid The Human Body for Every Kid Math for Every Kid

Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses: Mind-boggling Chemistry and Biology Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects

Janice VanCleave

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• Why does a water drop magnify?
• How do crystals form?
• What does the inside of a seed look like?

Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses includes 20 simple and fun experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and many other questions, plus dozens of suggestions on how to develop your own science fair projects.

Grow penicillium mold in apple cider, compare your own and your friend's fingerprints, and investigate the lives of microscopic water fleas, all with either a microscope or simple magnifying lens. All experiments use inexpensive materials and involve a minimum of preparation and clean up.

Children ages 8-12

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Spectacular Science Projects Series:

• Janice VanCleave's Animals
• Janice VanCleave's Earthquakes
• Janice VanCleave's Electricity
• Janice VanCleave's Gravity
• Janice VanCleave's Machines
• Janice VanCleave's Magnets
• Janice VanCleave's Molecules
• Janice VanCleave's Volcanoes
• Janice VanCleave's Weather