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Everything¿ Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity--Challenge the World around You! |
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Tom Mark Robinson |
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Book Description
Science has never been so easy - or so much fun! With The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book, all you need to do is gather a few household items and you can recreate dozens of mind-blowing, kid-tested science experiments. High school science teach Tom Robinson shows you how to expand your scientific horizons - from biology to chemistry to physics to outer space. You'll discover answers to questions like: Is it possible to blow up a balloon without actually blowing into it? What is inside coins? Can a magnet ever be "turned off"? Do toilets always flush in the same direction? Can a swimming pool be cleaned with just the breath of one person? Get ready to enter the laboratory and learn how to conduct cool experiments, understand scientific terms like "photosynthesis," and know fun facts like how many latex... |
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The Big Book of Science Secrets |
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Highlights for Children |
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156397651X |
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Card catalog description
Engaging science experiments, puzzles, and projects relating to a broad range of topics including food, weather, water, senses, and light.
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The Notebook Girls |
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Julia Baskin |
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0446578622 |
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From Booklist
The creators of The Notebook Girls are four contemporary Manhattan teens, who started the notebook as a way to stay connected with each other. The power here is in the raw honesty, and the format--handwritten pages and pasted-in photos--gives even more immediacy. These are girls who speak in bawdy, vulgar language; tease and tell fart jokes; worry about their bodies, their futures, and their friendships; and experiment with drinking, drugs, and sex. These girls share sharp observations and a strong sense of identity. "Who the fuck are these guys?" asks one girl. "Who gave them the right to comment on girls' bodies like that?" The communal format creates more jockeying and joking and less personal revelation than a diary might. But this title offers a fascinating view of what it means, then and now, to grow up... |
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Dinosaurs and Fossils Science Kit with Book(s) |
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Vincent Douglas |
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1588456153 |
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Science Experiments You Can Eat |
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Vicki Cobb |
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0064460029 |
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Incredible Edible ExperimentsEver wonderwhat makes popcorn pop? why cakes rise? how jelly gels?Your kitchen will be transformed into a laboratory worthy of a mad scientist as you make startling discoveries about how cabbage can detect acid, how bacteria makes yogurt, and how decomposed sugar turns to caramel. Then after a long day at the lab you can relax and eat your results: soup, biscuits, pretzels, cupcakes, or cookies.Vicki Cobb's seminal book has been revised and updated to encompass advances in modern technology but still provides what all kids want: a legitimate excuse to play with their food!
Card catalog description
Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce an eatable result. Includes rock candy, grape jelly, cupcakes, and popcorn.
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Human Anatomy Coloring Book |
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Margaret Matt |
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0486241386 |
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Careful, scientifically accurate line renderings of the body's organs and major systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, reproductive, etc. Numerous views, cross-sections, diagrams. Suggestions for coloring. Complete text. 43 plates.
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Janice VanCleave's Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects |
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Janice Pratt VanCleave |
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0471326275 |
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From Parents' Choice®
The 50 original science fair projects cover the broad range of physical, mathematical and earth sciences and use low-cost, easily obtained and safe materials. The detailed explanation of how to approach and complete a project may be more valuable as a classroom and teacher resource than to an individual child, as it is written on a level perhaps more sophisticated than the abilities of the children who would select one of the book's unusual projects. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Approved winner.Reviewed by Parents' Choice® 2000
Book Description
Complete rules and display tips Hundreds of exciting projects Helpful do’s and don’ts 50 fun, step-by-step experiments More Winning Science Fair Projects, Hints, and Tips from Janice... |
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Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects |
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Joe Rhatigan |
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1579903746 |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 5 Up-Up-to-date experiments with surefire appeal; step-by-step instructions; clear, color photographs; and age-appropriate models are all part of this attractive, well-researched title. The authors give straightforward but imaginative directions for choosing a topic and an honest assessment of the time and effort a good experiment will take, along with precise instructions for record keeping, the use of constant and variable controls, and the successful presentation of results. A variety of research venues is suggested, including interviews, print, and the Internet, although no Web sites are given. Some of the more than 50 experiments ask questions about organic foods, secondhand smoke, synthetic and natural fibers, biodegradability, and truth in advertising. Emphasis is placed on biology, the physical... |
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Pop Bottle Science |
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Lynn Brunelle |
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Other Format |
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0761129804 |
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Book Description
It's pure bottled magic! A complete kit that ingeniously marries science and fun in the breakthrough vein of The Bug Book & Bug Bottle (1.7 million copies in print) and The Bones Book & Skeleton (1.65 million copies in print), Pop Bottle Science presents 79 easy, hands-on experiments that probe the worlds of chemistry, physics, biology, geology, weather, the human body, and even astronomy.
The Pop Bottle bottle is a perfect miniature science lab--see-through, flexible, air-tight when necessary, made out of a durable, shatter-proof plastic and designed with a removable top that doubles as a funnel. The Pop Bottle book is a lively, fully illustrated 96-page guide to astonishment. Each experiment begins with a challenge and ends with an explanation of the scientific principles... |
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Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) |
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Will and Ma Osborne |
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037581356X |
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How did the universe begin? How hot is the sun? How long does it take to get to the moon? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Space, Jack and Annie’s very own guide to the secrets of the universe. Including information on stars, planets, space travel, life on other planets, and much more!
Card catalog description
Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.
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Mad Scientist Handbook: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Making Your Own Rock Candy, Anti-Gravity Machine, Edible Grass, Rubber Eggs, Fake Blood, Green Slime and Much, Much More, Vol. 1 |
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Joey Green |
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0399525939 |
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Book Description
Hey, Einstein! You don't have to be a genius to entertain and educate kids at the same time. Just give 'em The Mad Scientist Handbook--the greatest collection of creepy crafts, insane inventions, and freaky experiments ever devised. Packed with easy-to-understand instructions and simple illustrations, this engaging activity book will show kids how to:
Make oozing green slime
Build a high-speed balloon car
Cook up delicious edible glass
Create a tornado machine
Build an exploding volcano
Pass an egg through the neck of a bottle without breaking it
and much more!
Plus, they'll learn lots of weird facts along the way, like how every experiment in this book works and who figured it out first. It's the perfect handbook for every budding mad scientist.
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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery |
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William Gurstelle |
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1556525265 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up–This collection of 10 working catapult projects offers a fascinating look at world history, military strategy, and physics, related with an engaging yet lighthearted touch. This historical context makes the projects all the more interesting. The working model of the Macedonian Ballista is cool, but even more so when one learns the role that catapults played in the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Instructions are clear, with full materials lists, helpful diagrams, and no skipped steps. Saw and drill are often required, along with hardware store purchases such as PVC pipe or specifically sized wood. Some of the finished results are large, such as God's Stone Thrower, a 5' x 5' construction with considerable flinging power, while a couple are smaller, tabletop-sized models that still propel... |
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