Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful Experiments

Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful Experiments

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-02

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 0471331015

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How do rocks change shape? Why does Venus rotate "backwards"? How do tigers talk with their tails? Do bigger ears hear better? Discover the answers to these and many other weird and wildmysteries in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, andphysics. Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, andWonderful Experiments gives you hours and hours of hands-on,low-cost scientific fun. Try these safe, easy-to-do experiments athome or in the classroom: construct a lunar calendar to examine thephases of the moon, observe the feeding of ants to find out howthey communicate, and build a model of Galileo's thermoscope tomeasure how different materials change temperature. With so manyamazing projects to choose from, you'll have a blast learning aboutthe world around you.


200 Goofy Slippery Slimy Weird and Fun Experiments and Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments and 202 Oozing Bubbling Dripping and Bouncing Experiements Set

200 Goofy Slippery Slimy Weird and Fun Experiments and Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments and 202 Oozing Bubbling Dripping and Bouncing Experiements Set

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1997-11-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471245889

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How do honeybees find their way home? Why is Venus so hot? How can you measure the speed of the wind? What makes a sound loud or soft? Discover the awesome answers to these and other fascinating mysteries in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy. Just try these 201 fun, safe, low-cost experiments at home or in the classroom. You'll look through a drop of water to find out how a magnifying lens works. Using a Styrofoam ball, a pencil, and a lamp, you'll learn why the Moon appears and disappears. With just a jar and some ice cubes, you can demonstrate how rain is formed. Each experiment includes an illustration and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. This companion volume to the enormously popular 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird, & Fun Experiments brings together magical projects from Janice VanCleave's SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID and SPECTACULAR SCIENCE PROJECTS series—plus 40 all-new experiments that make science come to life. Children Ages 8-12


Janice VanCleave's Ecology for Every Kid

Janice VanCleave's Ecology for Every Kid

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1996-01-16

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0471101001

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When is a weed not a weed? How can a jackrabbit survive in the desert? Why is the climate cooler higher in the mountains? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions aboutecology. With the ideas and activities in Ecology for Every Kid,you'll have fun exploring everything from your role in spreadingplant seeds, to greenhouse gases' effect on the earth'stemperature. Use a raisin cookie, a pencil, and a toothpick to learn how awoodpecker gets its food. With uncooked rice and a sock, see how amountain goat maintains its footing on rocky slopes. In otherfascinating projects, you'll find out how a cactus stores water,how fox-hunting affects tree growth, and much more. You'll find most of the materials you need around the house orclassroom. The book also contains many helpful diagrams andillustrations plus a glossary of bold-faced terms for you to referto whenever necessary. Every activity has been pretested and can beperformed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or athome. 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 PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID


More of Janice VanCleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Chemistry Experiments

More of Janice VanCleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Chemistry Experiments

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1499465483

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In a series of fun and involving hands-on chemistry experiments, kids observe the effect of molecular motion, try to inflate a balloon inside of a bottle, demonstrate the cleaning of water by capillary action, discover how detergent causes other molecules to move, and make water appear to boil with only the touch of a finger. They will also demonstrate how salt makes it harder for water to freeze, learn how to grow salt crystals and how to produce an elastic material, and observe liquids that will and will not mix together. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.


Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight

Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-07-15

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780471225713

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Caught in the Last-Minute Science Project Scramble? Looking for Fun, Interesting Project Ideas? You're in luck! With Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project IsDue Tomorrow! you can choose from a wide variety of ideas drawingfrom all the scientific disciplines. Just pick any topic you'reinterested in-stars, telescopes, cells, spiders, chemical change,solutions, the water cycle, energy, and many more-read thebackground information, gather a few simple materials, and startexperimenting! Each chapter presents a simple scientific investigation thatincludes step-by-step instructions, a description of the desiredresult, and ideas on how to expand on the topic to make it yourvery own science project. And, as with all of Janice VanCleave'sexperiment books, the materials are safe, inexpensive, and easilyfound around the house. You'll not only find this book useful forany science project assignments all year round but a great resourcefor developing long-term science fair projects.


Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments

Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1994-05-17

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0471310115

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How do honeybees find their way home? Why is Venus so hot? How can you measure the speed of the wind? What makes a sound loud or soft? Discover the awesome answers to these and other fascinating mysteries in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy. Just try these 201 fun, safe, low-cost experiments at home or in the classroom. You'll look through a drop of water to find out how a magnifying lens works. Using a Styrofoam ball, a pencil, and a lamp, you'll learn why the Moon appears and disappears. With just a jar and some ice cubes, you can demonstrate how rain is formed. Each experiment includes an illustration and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. This companion volume to the enormously popular 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird, and Fun Experiments brings together magical projects from Janice VanCleave's Science for Every Kid and Spectacular Science Projects series--plus 40 all-new experiments that make science come to life. Children Ages 8-12


Many More of Janice VanCleave’s Wild, Wacky, and Weird Earth Science Experiments

Many More of Janice VanCleave’s Wild, Wacky, and Weird Earth Science Experiments

Author: Janice VanCleave

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499439520

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In a series of fun and involving hands-on earth science experiments, kids learn why the atmosphere is thinner at the Earth's poles, how a lunar eclipse can indicate Earth's shape, and how to create a Foucault's pendulum. They will also demonstrate continental drift, learn how to model meridians and parallels, and create a topographic map and a 3D model of a mountain. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.