Reviews (5)

To increase awareness of science, buy this ...
Simple fun filled experiments which easily captures children's attention. What is outstanding is the huge spectrum of experiments -- indoor - outdoor, simple - complex, tips & tricks and the list goes on. Thanks to this book my daughter interest has increased to the extent that she now wants to participate in Science Fairs. Clearly a very useful book that every family should benefit from.

When your kids say :" I'm bored", this is the book for them!
The experiments in this book are very basic and simple fun activities that are easy to follow and which children -even adults- will enjoy. The book simplifies and explains many fundamental scientific concepts that we encounter daily. The scope of these experiments is very wide , from daily science to weather, chemistry,... which are all implemented with very readily available items. This is a book that will keep inquisitive children motivated and busy for hours, they will especially love the science tricks. The second book : "365 More Science Experiments with Everyday Materials" complements this book. One should get them both!

Fabulously fun resource!
I purchased this book for the science division of our home schooling studies. It is laid out very well and it's easy to understand.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Experiments    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Sale Children - Children's Books - Ages 9-12    6. Science    7. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    8. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    9. Scientific recreations    10. Experiments & science projects    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Experiments & Projects    12. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Experiments    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Interpersonal Relations    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Personality tests    9. Psychology    10. Psychology, Experimental    11. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    12. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    13. Social Science - Psychology   

Editorial Review

What a terrific concept! Chris McGowan, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, has come up with the ideal hands-on science project. All you need is this book, three young chickens, a few household items, and some time to make your own scale model of an apatosaurus skeleton. And it neatly dovetails with current scientific theories that birds are the living descendents of dinosaurs. McGowan's detailed, practical directions even include recipes for the leftovers. No one who has ever been interested in dinosaurs will be able to resist this book. ... Read more

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Excellent book, especially if you have kids!
A wonderful project, and a clear and well-written book.Do not expect to finish quickly -- we spent many hours over many months cleaning, sorting, cutting, and assembling a beautiful 'apatosaurus.' Kids of all ages (mine are 3 and 5) can get involved, from enthusiastically finishing their chicken dinners to cleaning and sorting and assembling the new family pet. One of the best educational tools I've ever seen:
I am a 21 year old biology major and this is one of the best science books I've ever purchased.I have always loved books that involved cut-and-paste but this one is the best.You end up with an actual model of a dinosaur as well as extensive knowledge of skeletal anatomy, dinosaur and bird facts, and how to roast a chicken! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Dinosaurs    5. Fossils    6. General    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Juvenile literature    9. Models    10. Models and modelmaking    11. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    12. Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world    13. Handicrafts    14. Models & model-making    15. Nature / General   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Science    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Experiments    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Science & Nature - General    8. Science & Technology - Chemistry    9. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    10. Soft drinks    11. Food & drink / cookery: general interest    12. Natural history & pets    13. Science   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. General    5. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects   

Reviews (1)

Creepy, Spooky Science
This neat science-experiment book is the best! My favorite experiment it the "Pour A Glassful of Vampire Blood" one. Buy this cool book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Experiments    3. General    4. Juvenile literature    5. Miscellanea    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Scientific recreations   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Experiments    4. General    5. Juvenile Applied Sciences    6. Juvenile literature    7. Science    8. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    9. Juvenile Fiction / General    10. Technology & Applied Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Experiments    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science & Nature - Astronomy    7. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    8. Science & Nature - General    9. Sun   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Clouds    4. Experiments    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Rain and rainfall    8. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    9. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    10. Science & Nature - General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. General    3. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    6. Science & Technology    7. Science & Technology - Electricity & Electronics    8. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    9. Technology - Electricity & Electronics    10. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Engineering    3. Experiments    4. Juvenile literature    5. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Mechanical Engineering & Materials   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Electromagnets    4. Experiments    5. Juvenile literature    6. Magnetism    7. Magnets    8. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Experiments    4. General    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science    7. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    8. Science projects   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Science    3. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. General    4. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects   

Editorial Review

A "do-it-yourself kit" for the bright young Edison in your family! Your child will walk away with a flashlightand a familiarity with the principles of electricity. The box also includes Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects    4. Heating, lighting, ventilation