Author: Janice Pratt VanCleave Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606299824 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The author's hands-on science books for kids ages 8 through 12 have set a new standard in science activity books. Children, parents, and teachers have come to love them for their dozens of illuminating illustrations, VanCleave's economical, friendly style, and above all, the hundreds of safe, low-cost experiments and activities that make learning scientific basics an exciting adventure.
Author: Janice VanCleave Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471124532 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 263
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Why is the ocean salty? How do whales stay warm? What causes tides to rise and fall? How do oil spills affect ocean animals? Now you can discover the answers to these and many otherfascinating questions about the ocean--the earth's last frontier.Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid makes learning about theocean and its inhabitants an intriguing adventure. Use a bottle,pennies, a straw, and clay to demonstrate how submarines rise. Makeyour own wave holder with index cards and a plastic folder. Throughthese and other activities you'll find out how fish move up anddown in water, how pollutants move into the ocean, how to navigatewithout a compass, how to map the surface of the ocean floor, andmuch more. Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose followedby a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expectedresults, and an easy- to-understand explanation. Every activity hasbeen pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively athome or in the classroom. Also available in the 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 * ECOLOGY 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
Author: Janice VanCleave Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119590655 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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Janice VanCleave once again ignites children’s love for science in her all-new book of fun experiments—featuring a fresh format, new experiments, and updated content standards From everyone’s favorite science teacher comes Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments. This user-friendly book gets kids excited about science with lively experiments designed to spark imaginations and encourage science learning. Using a few handy supplies, you will have your students exploring the wonders of science in no time. Simple step-by-step instructions and color illustrations help you easily demonstrate the fundamental concepts of astronomy, biology, chemistry, and more. Children will delight in making their own slime and creating safe explosions as they learn important science skills and processes. Author Janice VanCleave passionately believes that all children can learn science. She has helped millions of students experience the magic and mystery of science with her time-tested, thoughtfully-designed experiments. This book offers both new and classic activities that cover the four dimensions of science—physical science, astronomy, Biology, and Earth Science—and provide a strong foundation in science education for students to build upon. An ideal resource for both classroom and homeschool environments, this engaging book: Enables students to experience science firsthand and discuss their observations Offers low-prep experiments that require simple, easily-obtained supplies Presents a modern, full-color design that appeals to students Includes new experiments, activities, and lessons Correlates to National Science Standards Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments is a must-have book for the real-world classroom, as well as for any parent seeking to teach science to their children.
Author: Janice Pratt VanCleave Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 0
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The perfect science fair idea books ... Spectacular Science Projects Janice VanCleave's Weather Why does it rain? What causes thunder and lightning? How does a cloud form? Janice VanCleave's Weather includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about weather, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects. Learn what causes lightning with a simple experiment using a roll of tape in a darkened room. Make a barometer from a soda bottle, straws, modeling clay, and colored water. Use a shoe box, plastic wrap, and some soil to understand the greenhouse effect. All experiments use inexpensive household materials and involve a minimum of preparation and cleanup. Children ages 8-12. Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects Series Janice VanCleave's Animals, Janice VanCleave's Earthquakes, Janice VanCleave's Electricity, Janice VanCleave's Gravity, Janice VanCleave's Machines, Janice VanCleave's Magnets, Janice VanCleave's Molecules, Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses, Janice VanCleave's Volcanoes Kids, join the Science for Every Kid Club.
Author: Janice VanCleave Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471503819 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 247
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What's the effect of osmosis on a raisin? How is water transported through plant stems? What's the best way to grow penicillin? How are butterflies different from moths? Now you can discover answers to these and other fascinatingquestions about biologythe study of living organisms. In Biologyfor Every Kid, you'll learn how to talk with fireflies, watchbacteria wage war in a glass of milk, discover how to tell thetemperature by counting cricket chirps, and find out how an appleand an onion can taste the same. Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a listof materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and aneasy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretestedand can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom orat home.
Author: Janice Pratt VanCleave Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780785700432 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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This reference indicates the purpose of the experiment, all materials needed, and the correct method for carrying it out, concluding each with a scientific explanation of the result
Author: Janice VanCleave Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471024082 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 247
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What makes the heart beat faster or slower? How do tightrope walkers keep their balance? Why does spinning fast cause dizziness? Explore the mysteries and the workings of the human body through this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and activities. Have fun while you learn about everything from the body's basic building blocks to how the brain receives messages from other parts of the body. Make a model of a human cell that you can eat for dessert. Make a working model of a human lung from a soda bottle, a balloon, and a garbage bag. Through these and other activities, you'll find out how your lungs supply air to your blood and your heart pumps blood throughout your body; how your body sees, hears, feels, smells, and tastes the world around it; how you lose and regain up to five pounds of skin every year; and much more. Most of the materials you need are already part of you; the rest you will easily find around the house or classroom. Every activity has been "child tested" and can be performed safely and cheaply in the classroom, at a science fair, or at home. Also available in the 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 Math for Every Kid Physics for Every Kid Kids.
Author: Janice VanCleave Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1499439466 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 66
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In a series of fun and involving hands-on biology experiments, kids learn how light affects the color of grass, how light affects seed germination, where carrots store their food, and how environment changed the body temperature of dinosaurs. They will also determine whether or not dinosaur eggs were laid in open nests, how a fish hears without external ears, and how toothed whales see with their ears. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.
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