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Janice Vancleave’s Play and Find Out about Science: Easy Experiments for Young Children $5 PB GC (Minor cover crease and small dog ears) How do planes fly? What makes bubbles in a bubble bath? Why don't eggs break under a chicken? Included are more than 50 easy hands-on activities, based on questions kids really ask. Topics covered include air, changes, magnets, forces, light, sound, and electricity. Your child will discover the answers to lots of fun questions as you team up to play together and explore the wonder of our world. Each experiment includes illustrations, a list of easy-to-find materials, and simple, step-by-step instructions. Each activity is followed by suggestions for more things to know and do. Section summaries, a glossary, and index are also helpful. An excellent science entry for very young children. 4-7 YO http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z07KSM3CL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg
The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can do Anywhere! (Pat Murphy) $5 PB VGC (A couple of cover creases) A great book of fun-filled science activities that parents and kids can do together, and each chapter concludes with ideas for a family field trip. The projects were tested by hundreds of families nationwide who selected the most fun, the most informative, and the most valuable "togetherness" activities. Projects revolve around mirrors, surprising structures, taking things apart, making changes, shadows, word games, and sinking and floating. The book also suggests which activities work best when you're short on time, when the whole gang is coming over, when it's a beautiful or a yucky day, or when kids want to do something artistic. It also tells you how long each experiment takes and offers easy-to-understand explanations of what's going on, scientifically, when you do them. 5-12 YO http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/579676-L.jpg
DK 101 Great Science Experiments: A Step-By-Step Guide (Neil Ardley) $6 HB VGC Make science fun with 101 exciting step-by-step experiments that are safe and easy to do at home using everyday objects to discover the basic principles of science and understand how these apply to the world around you. So if you want to make a volcano erupt, see around corners, find out how your eyes work, or build an electromagnet, this fascinating book will show you how. Experiments in 11 categories, including liquids, electricity, motion and the senses. Illustrated steps make projects easy and fun. 7-12 YO http://www.qbd.com.au/products/l/0913/9780751350913.jpg
DK Backyard Science (Chris Maynard) $5 HB VGC (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 about insects and birds, soil science, water purification, sun and shadows and more show you that science is growing like crazy all around us. 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. 6-11 YO http://www.qbd.com.au/products/l/2527/9780751362527.jpg
DK Backyard Science 2 “In the Kitchen” (Chris Maynard) $6 HB EC (Retails $18.95) Science has come out of the laboratory and into the real world. Children can become scientists in their own home using everyday utensils, ingredients and appliances to carry out experiments. Characterized by a spacious format; colour photographs of attractive, enthusiastic children; and bright, clearly labelled procedures for basic experiments. 6-11 YO http://www.qbd.com.au/products/l/4051/9781740334051.jpg
DK Simple Science Experiments For The Very Young (David Evans) $8 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! 5-9 YO http://pics.librarything.com/picsizes/12/fd/12fd0e167fa8f6c59346d6c5651434d414f4541.jpg
Mad Machines and Dotty Devices: Mind-Boggling Inventions! (Susan Martineau) $4 PB EC (Ex lib) A collection of weird but simple technology projects for children to make using everyday materials and with clear step-by-step instructions. Projects include: Funky Fountains, Periscope, Trimarans, Beaker Barometer, Camera Obscura, Morse Code, Paddle Power, helicopter, Marble Run and more. A brief fact file explains the science and there is information on nutty inventors and amazing machines. 6-10 YO http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FTARC35JL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Cool Chemistry Concoctions: 50 Formulas that Fizz, Foam, Splatter & Ooze (Joe Rhatigan) $5 HBDJ EC (Ex lib) This lively book offers an engaging introduction to science experiments, many of them simple classics, requiring only household materials. They include how to make slime, volcanoes, stalactites, water bombs, and shrunken heads (using apples and Epsom salts) and are sure to interest kids. The zany cartoon illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to the text, which is fun and informative. Each project begins with What You Need, followed by What You Do and Why It Works. Explanations are clear and concise. The glossary is comprehensive, and the words are italicized in the text. 8-12 YO http://i43.tower.com/images/mm100372610/cool-chemistry-concoctions-50-formulas-that-fizz-foam-joe-rhatigan-hardcover-cover-art.jpg
Bouncing Eggs: Amazing Science Activities You Can Do At Home (William Wellnitz) $4 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://bks7.books.google.com/books?id=kH0JAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1
Slimy Science and Awesome Experiments (Susan Martineau) $3 PB VGC From Balloon Belcher to Ectoplasmic Gunk, these freaky and fascinating activities are guaranteed to appeal to young scientists. Twenty simple experiments utilize everyday materials found in the kitchen, home, or garden and provide a creative and entertaining way to introduce science to kids ages 7-12. http://covers.openlibrary.org/w/id/1368561-L.jpg
Show-Me-How “I Can Experiment: Fun-to-do Simple Science Projects for Young Children” (Steve & Jane Parker) $4 HB EC Combines learning and play in 16 simple step-by-step projects: a basic series of enjoyable and stimulating lessons in a fun format that is both tempting and highly accessible for young children. The ideas and experiments in this book include: exploring the way that light travels in straight lines by making shadow puppets; how a mirror works; finding out about colour with magic markers; investigating sound by making a string telephone; melting ice cubes to learn about temperature; and seeing how the wind moves a homemade sailboat. The specially taken stage-by-stage photographs feature children actually making and doing, so that young readers can identify with them, copy their movements, share their successes, delight in their results, and learn alongside them. 5-10 YO http://cb.pbsstatic.com/l/89/0989/9780754800989.jpg
Kingfisher 100 Simple Science Experiments (Barbara Taylor) $5 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/shop_image/product/566047.jpg
50 Nifty Super Science Experiments (Lisa Melton) $4 PB VGC Helping mid-graders 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://cdn4.fishpond.co.nz/9781565657267-crop-325x325.jpg
At Home Science “Counting Sheep! Experiments In The Bedroom” (Janice Lobb) $4 HB EC Archie the Elephant has devised an experiment to reveal the answers to why people sleep and what moonlight is. 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? The At Home With Science series aims to makes science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. Gorgeous! 6-10 YO http://ca.pbsstatic.com/l/98/5598/9780753405598.jpg
At Home With Science “Feather and Fur! What Makes Cat Purr?” (Janice Lobb – Kingfisher Books) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) This series aims to makes science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. This is a lively and fun animal fact book, discussing such questions as why is my snake scaly, how does my fish swim, what makes my hamster fluffy and much more. The At Home With Science series aims to makes science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. Gorgeous! 6-10 YO http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/2596003-L.jpg
At Home With Science “Colour and Noise! Let’s Play with Toys” (Janice Lobb - Kingfisher Books) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) Follows Archie the elephant, Frank the flamingo, Bob the duck and the rest of the gang while they explore the playroom. How do wheels work? Why does clay change shape? and What makes a top spin? are just some of the questions that the friends discuss. With accessible diagrams and 12 step-by-step experiments (plus some of the world's silliest jokes!), they find out the simple scientific explanations to these questions and many more. A uniquely unstuffy approach to science that gets kids involved with the world around them. The At Home With Science series aims to makes science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. Gorgeous! 6-10 YO http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DWfEDRy7L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Janice
van Cleave’s A+ Science Fair Projects
$5 PB VGC (Ex lib) A fabulous collection of science projects, explorations,
techniques, and ideas! Has everything you need to explore and experiment with
scientific principles, featuring all-new experiments as well as time-tested
projects collected from Janice VanCleave's A+ series. This easy-to-follow guide
gives you thirty-five projects on various topics in astronomy, biology,
chemistry, earth science, and physics, including explorations of: The angular
distance between celestial bodies; the breathing rate of goldfish; interactions
in an ecosystem; nutrient differences in soils; heat transfer in the atmosphere;
magnetism from electricity and much more! 10+
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100 First
Prize Science Fair Projects
(Glen Vecchione) $3 HB EC (Ex lib) A fantastic book bursting full of science
ideas and experiments for use in your homeschool 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.
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Science Fair “Success Secrets: How to Win Prizes, Have Fun, and Think Like a Scientist” (Bill Haduch) $4 PB VGC (Ex lib) In the largest section of the book, "Real Projects That Rocked the World," 20 award-winning science experiments are clearly presented in terms of the genesis of the ideas, the questions addressed, hypotheses, procedures, and "real world" implications. The book ends with a list of 101 award-winning project ideas and a bibliography. The often jaunty tone of the text and the cartoon-style drawings make this an unusually appealing book on the topic, while the respect for science and the solid presentation make it a highly useful book as well. 7-12 YO http://i43.tower.com/images/mm101007907/science-fair-success-secrets-bill-haduch-paperback-cover-art.jpg
Fun With Science (Robin Kerrod) $2 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
Science - Just Add Salt (Sandra Markle) $2 PB VGC There is more to salt than flavoring 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://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RCsyC4j4L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
(Last update November, 2011)
