Find out why electricity experiments are among the most exciting science activities you can do by performing these easy and safe ones. Most of the supplies you need can be bought at a local store or found around the house. Unlock the mysteries and magic of electricity: Create your own bolt of "lightning." Get a spark using the same tools as your ancient ancestors did - rocks. Turn a lemon into a battery that lights up an LED. Put together a galvanometer that can detect and measure small electric currents. Make a very simple kind of motor. Use them as a basis of a science fair project, or just for fun. Whether you try an experiment with static electricity that's a hair-raising experience or construct your own circuits, you'll be fascinated by what you're doing right from the start!

Shocking Science: Fun & Fascinating Electrical Experiments

Engineering & Transportation

Shar Levine

Leslie Johnstone

Engineering

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

The Incredible Secret Formula Book

Scholastic. Inc.

What could be more important than light? It makes plants grow; gives us food; lets us see bright, beautiful colors; and provides warmth. But to grasp the nature of light--and vision--we must understand optics. These delightful hands-on experiments vividly demonstrate the workings of absorption, reflection, refraction, and more. Toast marshmallows by the sun's intense heat. Create a "ray box," and view the entire spectrum through a water prism, and a rainbow in soap bubbles. Or try filters to really see the world through rose-colored glasses! Along with a materials list, the book includes safety instructions, explanations of the scientific principles underlying each experiment, a note on color blindness, and a glossary.  The authors both live in Vancouver, British Columbia.  80 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision & Color

Sterling_Publishing

Offers instructions for fifty-five simple projects and experiments which teach chemistry concepts.

The Incredible Secret Formula Book: Make Your Own Rock Candy, Jelly Snakes, Face Paint, Slimy Putty, and 55 More Awesome Things

Children's Books

John Manders

Activities, Crafts & Games

Troll Communications Llc

Kids know bubbles are cool--but who would have thought they could teach basic science and math principles, too? It's time for some good, clean, and smart fun with bubbly experiments that combine learning and play. Each page is delightfully appealing and filled with colorful, child-friendly illustrations. Watch one bubble "swallow" another. Prove that bubbles don't like heat, don't mind cold, and really, really like humidity. Bothered by adults always saying, "Don't blow bubbles in your milk?" They won't mind if it's done in the name of science. So go ahead: get a straw, a glass of chocolate milk, and a timer and see whether soap or drink bubbles last longer. Find out how whales use bubbles to capture food and why soda fizzes. Make magic mixtures, bubbles that seem as if they'll never burst, and lots more.

The Ultimate Bubble Book: Soapy Science Fun

Science, Nature & How It Works

How can something so tiny be so … nasty? That’s the question that comes to mind with Extreme 3-D: Weird Animals. Strange creatures of all shapes and sizes, living everywhere from the backyard to just under the fingernails, can be seen up close — magnified 10,000 times — in nearly 100 3-D photographs. The book includes special glasses with colorful plastic frames for viewing these miniature monsters, each of which gets its own profile with fun facts.

Extreme 3-D: Weird Animals

Elaine Humphrey

Animals

Silver Dolphin Books

Kids try their hand at mad science in the much-anticipated update of the popular title You-Mix-It Secret Formula Lab. This EXTREME version features tailored components such as a mix-and-measure scoop, test tubes with squishy lids, and an abundance of glow-in-the- dark powder so kids can concoct 20 experiments that glow, ooze, and stink up the kitchen. From glow-in-the-dark alien blood to scratch-and-sniff stickers, young scientists will never have so much fun with a beaker, test tubes, and commonly found household ingredients!  Includes: Beaker Funnel Test tube stand Mix-and-measure scoop 8g glow-in-the-dark powder (up from 3g in original Secret Formula Lab) Mixing bowl 2 test tubes with squishy lids Eyedropper Sticker sheet 24-page fully-illustrated book

Extreme Secret Formula Lab (Smart Lab)

Smart Lab

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