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Make science magic every day of the year! "With an average of 3 or 4 accessible experiments per spread, the volume demonstrates how to utilize simple items such as straws, string, paper and eggs to make a galvanometer or a balance scale. Two-color drawings show step-by-step instructions, and a cast... Read more |
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Grade 4 Up- The experiments presented here range from very basic to fairly complex. Standard projects, such as a lava-flow volcano, a bottled tornado, and a potato polarity indicator are included. Directions for much more complex demonstrations, such as creating and using a cyanometer (to keep track... Read more | ||
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Grade 4-8- Using the same format as Janice VanCleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects (Wiley, 1996), this title begins with several rewritten, but not significantly different, introductory chapters about the scientific method, topic research, categories, a sample project, the display, and... Read more |
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Grade 8 Up? While most science-fair books focus on how to survive the event, this revision of the author's 1991 title provides sound advice on how to put together a first-rate project. The book also contains up-to-date rules on science and engineering fairs. Chapters describe how to plan experiments,... Read more | ||
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Grade 6 Up? This
extensive collection of do-it-yourself projects ranges
from simple ideas using household materials to
sophisticated plans requiring a significant investment of
time and money, a few of which, such as a parabolic sound
antenna, are unique. Each device or set-up includes a
list of... Read more |
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Explore the
wonders of science with the very best of guides! Have
you ever wished that you could observe underwater
creatures undetected? Or watch the very moment a
caterpillar becomes a butterfly? Or create your own rain?
Well, with Scientific American Great Science Fair
Projects, you can! Enter... Read more |
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Arco
1001 Ideas for Science Projects on the Environment (Arco
Test Preparation Guides) by Marion A. Brisk |
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This innovative
series of lessons/worksheets applies basic science
concepts to everyday life. It includes over 75
stimulating enhancement activities with background
information covering Earth Science, Chemistry, Life
Science, Physics, and Astronomy, ready to use as a
stand-alone or supplement to a... Read more |
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Grade 1-3-
Sprightly illustrations featuring a mole sporting a
cheerful wardrobe of play clothes brighten a
straightforward text about the formation and importance
of soil. Brief chapters explain what it's made of, what
lives in it, and its layers and uses. The art is similar
in style to that in... Read more |
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This text provides an overview of current science teaching practices for the elementary and middle grades. The authors, top scholars in the field of Science Education, believe that all children should develop an in-depth and meaningful understanding of scientific concepts and processes. To achieve... Read more | ||
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Grade 4-8- VanCleave teaches young readers about food groups, vitamins and minerals, the relationship between energy and food, how to read nutrition labels, and more. The text is straightforward, with good use of scientific terms. Each of the 25 chapters starts off with background information, but... Read more |
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Grade 2-4- An appealing hands-on introduction to natural science. Each of the 102 experiments is easy, uses safe and mostly readily available household supplies, and is fun at the same time. Divided into seasonal sections, the activities have catchy titles, state hypotheses, list materials, lay out... Read more | ||
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PreSchool-K-
Designed to teach basic science concepts, Hauser's guide
contains 65 activities to encourage children to
"Guess," "Test," and "Find
out." Intended to help them discover more about
their everyday world, the projects utilize simple and
safe household items. Activities such as making a... Read more |
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The
Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice,
Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around
You! (Everything Kids Series) |
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Kindergarten-Grade 6. Solutions, mixtures, emulsions, and gels are but a few of the concoctions presented here. Although many of the projects in this volume are familiar, it is the logical arrangement of the material that sets it apart. A brief, concise, and lively explanation of the scientific... Read more |
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Grade 5-7? This
science activity book not only provides simple,
easy-to-follow demonstrations, but also is a solid
resource for learning about the workings of the human
body. Projects utilize readily available materials, but
an additional person is often needed?as an assistant or a
guinea pig. The... Read more |
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Why do newspapers turn yellow? How does bleach make colors disappear? Why can't you mix oil and water? Find out the answers to these and other mysteries of chemistry in this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and activities that teach the basics of chemistry theory and practice. ... Read more |
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Sh-h-h-h-h-h!! Top Secret... Crack the code of superspy science fun! Make your own spy sunglasses
Discover how
spies use science to keep—or uncover—top
secrets. Learn how to go under cover, master Morse... Read more |
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An elementary
introduction to such concepts as forensics, voice-prints
and DNA testing, Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving,
Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids by Jim
Wiese shows how detectives and forensic experts use
science to do their jobs. Through a variety of easy,
at-home... Read more |
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Grade 4-8- A
treasure trove of activities awaits readers of this
wonderfully executed survey of the Wright brothers and
their invention. The narrative flows easily and is
complemented by numerous photographs that give a sense of
history and this event. Boxed descriptions of other early
flight... Read more |
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