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SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS & HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
DK Simple Science Experiments For The Very Young (David Evans) $10 HB EC Fun experiments include the Floating Eyeball and the Magic Ice Cube. One experiment per page accompanied by attractive and clear, step by step instructions, fact files and scientific explanations. Introducing children to the basic principles of science, this book encourages them to investigate their world through simple experiments. It enables children to make their own scientific discoveries. Fantastic resource! Highly recommended!
DK 101 Great Science Experiments (Neil Ardley) $9 HB EC Full of games to play, machines to make, and ideas to explore, this guide teaches basic concepts--the nature of static electricity and more--through projects that can be carried out safely at school or at home with minimal supervision. Each experiment uses common household objects. Full-colour photos. http://www.amazon.com/Great-Science-Experiments-Neil-Ardley/dp/0756619181
DK Backyard Science (Chris Maynard) $8 HB EC (RRP $16.95) What do earthworms do for a living? How can you change the colour of flowers? Can you roar without opening your mouth? Why can some insects walk on water? Over 50 experiments show you that science is growing like crazy all around us. Science has come out of the laboratory and into the real world. Kids can become scientists in their own backyards using simple garden tools and equipment to carry out home-grown experiments. Characterized by a spacious format; colour photographs of attractive, enthusiastic children; and bright, clearly labelled procedures for basic experiments. Backyard Science treats insects and birds, soil science, water purification, sun and shadows, and more. http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Science-Christopher-Maynard/dp/0789469715
DK Let’s Explore Science “Make It Balance” (David Evans) $5 HB EC This is part of the "Let's Explore Science" series for three- to six-year-olds. Each title helps to develop scientific awareness through simple experiments and projects that can be carried out safely in the home. The interactive text, written by education specialists in early learning, invites children to ask why and encourages them to come to their own discoveries and solutions and develop their own observation skills. There are special "guide to experiments" and "note to parents and teachers" pages. Wonderful book! 3-7 YO
100 First Prize Science Fair Projects (Glen Vecchione) $5 HB EC (Ex lib) A fantastic book bursting full of science ideas and experiments for use in your home school programme. Among the cool ideas: demonstrate the action of magnetic fields, make a moon box, build "ant architecture," and measure static electricity. Plus, there's plenty of fun in creating homemade perfume and erupting volcanoes; doing a bubble gum plant graft; and building a big green solar machine. Youngsters will find plenty of hints for crafting eye-catching displays, too. Any age. http://www.amazon.com/First-Prize-Make-Yourself-Science-Projects/dp/0806907037
Science Crafts For Kids: 50 Fantastic Things To Invent And Create (Gwen Diehn) $6 HBDJ EC This colourful, hands-on guide introduces a number of different branches of science. The projects range from the fairly simple (clay pot wind chimes, pinwheel helicopter) to the complex (model grist mill, powered model boats, xylophone). The detailed instructions include a list of materials needed and explanatory line drawings. The activities are divided into four sections: air, water, earth, and fire. Extensive informational sidebars explain the principles involved. Attractive, full-colour photographs show a variety of actively involved, enthusiastic kids. Any age. http://www.amazon.com/Science-Crafts-Kids-Fantastic-Things/dp/0806902833
Science In Seconds For Kids (Jean Potter) $6 PB EC Make lightning in your room! Keep paper dry under water! Lose weight by going upstairs! See colours that aren’t there! Experience the magic of science with these quick, easy experiments and activities from Jean Potter. You can complete each activity in ten fun-filled minutes or less. Clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations help you get it right every time. The projects help you learn about everything from why eggs aren’t round to how submarines surface and submerge. You will find most of the required materials already in your home, backyard, or neighbourhood, and you can perform the experiments practically anywhere. The 108 activities in this book cover twelve different subject areas, including air, animals, energy, gravity, magnetism, light, the human body, and much more. You’ll make a rainbow right on your floor, pop a balloon with a magnifying glass, make a coffee can roll back to you after you’ve pushed it away, and bend water as it streams from your faucet—all with the help of a leading educator. Any age. http://www.amazon.com/Science-Seconds-Kids-Experiments-Minutes/dp/0471044563
Kingfisher 100 Simple Science Experiments (Barbara Taylor) $6 HB EC (Inscription) contains practical experiments, using everyday household objects, which children can perform at home or at school. They are encouraged to discover basic scientific ideas for themselves and to see how these ideas operate in the world around them. Photographs and step-by-step drawings throughout text. 7-11 YO http://www.unclephilsbooks.co.uk/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=57313&keyword=barbara+taylor&searchby=author&offset=0&fs=1&CLSN_1093=1237861070109306d5e07172950a466e
50 Nifty Super Science Experiments (Lisa Melton) $4 PB VGC Helping midgraders understand basic scientific principles through 50 entertaining and challenging science experiments, this book includes simple instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams and illustrations, plus every project also contains a clear explanation of the scientific principle that lies behind it. 8-12 YO http://www.amazon.com/50-Nifty-Super-Science-Experiments/dp/1565657268
Kingfisher At Home Science “Counting Sheep! Experiments In The Bedroom” (Janice Lobb) $6 HB EC Archie the Elephant has devised an experiment to reveal the answers to why people sleep and what moonlight is. The At Home With Science series aims to makes science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. This is a bedroom fun and fact book, discussing such questions as: Why do I go to bed? How does my lamp work? What is moonlight? Gorgeous! 6-10 YO http://www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch?qwork=8706010&matches=12&author=Lobb%2C+Janice&browse=1&cm_sp=works*listing*title
Usborne Science Activities "Science In The Kitchen" (Rebecca Heddle) $3 PB VGC This colorful book is packed with exciting scientific activities, from blowing bubbles to making soft drinks and invisible ink. The experiments are safe and easy to carry out, using ordinary household equipment. They are all carefully designed to help young children explore the fascinating world of the kitchen. Usborne Science Activities is an innovative series which responds to the growing emphasis on scientific exploration for young children. The text and illustrations are simple and clear so children can enjoy using the books by themselves. Further notes give fuller scientific explanations for adults who wish to work with their children. 6-9 YO http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Rebecca-Heddle/Science-in-the-Kitchen/0794514057.html
Bouncing Eggs: Amazing Science Activities You Can Do At Home (William Wellnitz) $5 PB VGC (Ex lib) This book makes science fun and understandable in experiments that take as little as 15 minutes. A fun and fascinating approach to science that includes dozens of experiments that will introduce children to core scientific principles. Using readily available everyday materials, kids will uncover many of the mysteries surrounding colour, mass and density, motion, sound, water, air, light, heat, electricity and magnets. Experiments include writing messages in homemade invisible ink, making slime, squeezing a hard-boiled egg into a bottle, and much more. Each activity includes definitions of key terms, a materials list, and a thorough explanation of the scientific concepts behind the activity. 7-11 YO http://www.amazon.ca/Bouncing-Eggs-Amazing-Science-Activities/dp/0071343830
Flash! Bang! Pop! Fizz! Exciting Science For Curious Minds (Janet Parks Chahrour) $6 PB VGC (Ex lib) This book overflows with ideas and instructions for science activities kids can perform at school or at home, as they make metal cans, balloons, plastic bags, and even Alka Seltzer tablets go flash! bang! pop! and fizz! Kids experimenting at home or at school have fun learning fundamentals of physical science. They'll learn all about the properties of air, other gases, and air pressure . . . densities of solids, liquids, and gases . . . fluid dynamics . . . gravity and motion . . . and physical structures, with engineering challenges. Kids also learn how to create their own portable alarm and a bubble extravaganza. They apply scientific principles as they make good things to eat, including ice cream and meringue dessert cups. The book contains 25 fun activities and experiments, all of which can be performed within the range of 30 to 60 minutes. Clear diagrams illustrate each step. Contains pages for the recording of observations, sketches, ideas and questions. Any age. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=a2LeaNz3aloC&dq=Flash!+Bang!+Pop!+Fizz!+Exciting+Science+For+Curious+Minds+(Janet+Parks+Chahrour)&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
Fun With Science (Robin Kerrod) $3 PB EC Fascinating experiments, amazing tricks and fun facts and figures teach children how to make a periscope, how to listen to your heart, how to scale the sun and the moon and how to make static electricity. Lovely, clear instructions in an attractively illustrated book. 8-12 YO
Usborne Science Activities “Science With Batteries” (Paul Shipton) $4 HB VGC, $3 PB VGC A first science book aimed at helping young children learn about electricity safely. Basic scientific principles are explained with the aid of fun experiments and activities. All experiments use everyday household equipment. The text and illustrations are simple and clear so children can enjoy using the books by themselves. Further notes give fuller scientific explanations for adults who wish to work with their children. 6-10 YO http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/5935081/used/Science%20with%20Batteries
Kids Can Do It “Electric Gadgets And Gizmos: Battery Powered Buildable Gadgets That Go!” (Alan Bartholomew) $5 PB VGC Learn how to turn a pair of old sunglasses into wacky windshield-wiper glasses and an ordinary box into a "gift" box that rumbles. Kids begin by learning about the parts of a basic circuit and go on to build switches and battery packs. Projects are made from recycled household materials -- such as cardboard tubes, clothespins and empty shampoo bottles -- and powered by batteries. Helpful hints and troubleshooting tips ensure success with every gadget! 8+ http://www.buy.com/prod/electric-gadgets-and-gizmos-battery-powered-buildable-gadgets-that-go/q/loc/106/30394007.html
Science Factory “Electricity & Batteries: Easy To Make Science Experiments” (Michael Flaherty) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) Complete with simple projects and experiments, young readers are introduced to the properties of electricity while exploring how it affects the body, becomes converted into various types of energy and more. Very colourful and vibrant design! 7-10 YO http://www.amazon.ca/Electricity-Batteries-Michael-Flaherty/dp/1404239057
Battery Science: Make Widgets That Work And Gadgets That Go (Doug Stillinger) $4 HB EC Turn kids on to science with the power of an ordinary, household battery! Kids can build a snow machine that creates a snowstorm, a nervous noodler hard-to-hold pen that's hard to put down, a swamp boat, a robot bug and more. Short but informative chapters cover the history of batteries and electricity, the inside story of the modern-day battery. There are great little techniques in the book, like how to use foil to make contacts for the batteries, and how to build various kinds of switches. Kids can start with this book and build their own things using the techniques they learn. http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-Science:-Make-Widgets-That-Work-and-Gadgets-Tha_W0QQitemZ270360667490QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090319?IMSfp=TL090319124004r8650
Kingfisher Fun With Simple Science “Batteries And Magnets” (Barbara Taylor) $3 PB VGC Uses simple experiments to demonstrate some basic principles of magnetism and electricity. 8+ http://www.amazon.com/Floating-Sinking-Fun-Simple-Science/dp/0862725267 (Cover the same format)
Shocking Science: Fun And Fascinating Electrical Experiments (Shar Levine) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) This large-format book offers science activities related to electricity. Five chapters present experiments in these categories: static electricity, currents, magnetism, circuits, and electronic boards. As one might guess from the pun in the title, there's a certain amount of jaunty writing, especially in the introductions, but the organization and writing as a whole is clear and purposeful. Each experiment includes an introduction, a list of materials, step-by-step directions, and a discussion of the outcome. Related information appears in sidebars. Small colour photographs illustrate the text in a useful and attractive manner. Any age. http://www.amazon.com/Shocking-Science-Fascinating-Electrical-Experiments/dp/080693946X
Science For Fun “Playing With Magnets: Easy To Make Scientific Projects” (Gary Gibson) $4 PB EC An excellent source of basic information and activities. Double-page topic treatments address what magnetism is, how and why it works, attraction and repulsion, the earth's magnetic field, compasses, and electromagnets. Of the projects included, some can be done alone, while others require adult supervision. Clearly worded explanations of why the demonstrations or projects work and some ideas for further exploration are also given. Full-colour photos are helpful and cartoon characters add to the visual appeal. 5-10 YO http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/qwork/8827411/used/Science%20for%20Fun:%20Magnets
Science Starters “Electricity And Magnets” (Barbara Taylor) $3 PB EC Examines the similar properties of electricity and magnetism and demonstrates how electrical energy is generated to power household appliances. Large, clear print, colourful photos and simple text makes this a great book for the younger child. 7-10 YO
Magnet Marvels (Christine Eddy) $3 PB EC Shows children all sorts of things they can make and do with magnets. Fish for shark and octopus, make the turtle climb out of the pond on its own, play cat and mouse, get lost in the crazy maze and lots more! 5-11 YO
Magnetic Mania (Michele Claiborne) $4 PB VGC A cartoon-style book full of experiments, games, tricks and crafts to make with magnets. Includes six magnets, paper clips and game board. Play Dancing Cobra, magnetic motor racing, Cannonball, Magnetic Mountain, Magnetite Maze, make a compass and more! 8+
Usborne KnowHow Book Of “Batteries & Magnets” (Heather Amery) $3 PB VGC Instructions for making games and models operated by a magnet or battery which demonstrate principles of magnetism and electricity. Shows how to make games and models, bulb holders and switches, a toy lighthouse, lantern, Morse Code transmitter, robot, and electro-magnet. 8+
Usborne Pocket Science “Science Experiments With Magnets” (Helen Edom) $2 PB VGC Internet-linked 7+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Rubbish-Usborne-Pocket-Science/dp/0746042485 (Similar format)
Jump! Science Book “Experiment With Water” (Bryan Murphy) $3 PB EC A wonderful way for kids to experience the magic of science. Bright, clear photographs and simple text make these experiments an easy introduction for children to the scientific principles of water. 5-9 YO http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/9149719/used/Experiment%20W%20Water (Cover different)
Science - Just Add Salt (Sandra Markle) $2 PB VGC There is more to salt than flavouring a bowl of popcorn. This book for the young scientist contains experiments to try and lots of fun facts about salt. Provides instruction for fifteen scientific experiments using salt. 7-10 YO http://www.amazon.com/Science-Just-Add-Salt-Sandra-Markle/dp/0590465376
Usborne First Science “Science Surprises” (Gaby Waters) $2 PB VGC Filled with fun experiments to demonstrate the magic of science. Safe and simple projects use readily available household objects A friendly gang of monsters help explain what to do. 6-9 YO
Science Surprises (Gordon Penrose) $2 HB VGC Cartoon characters present 30 science activities divided into 13 categories, each of which is attractively illustrated with fine quality, full-page colour photographs. The design of the book is appealing and inviting. In doing these simple experiments, children can make a variety of discoveries that will surprise them. The safe and simple experiments require common materials such as a glass of water for making a coin disappear, a blindfold for taste tests, and a magnifying glass for fingerprint investigation. Additional information concerning the activities is included. 5-9 YO http://www.amazon.ca/Zeds-Science-Surprises-Gordon-Penrose/dp/0671705423