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Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

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Calling all home educators! Here is a way to teach the periodic
table to your children using witty text, amusing illustrations, and
fascinating do-at-home experiments. Dr. Brandolini really helps
young and old alike to understand the science found in our everyday lives
through this intriguing book. This is one of those books that your kids will WANT to pull down from the home library shelves to enjoy.

If you teach the elements and/or the periodic table to elementary students and want to make them come alive, this book is a definite must have. It is chock full of easy to prepare investigations as well as "element essentials" thumbnail sketches of various elements. Most materials are ones you have on hand either at home or school. Without a doubt, it is the best elementary chemistry book I have ever seen.

When my son's third-grade teacher said the students could get extra credit for doing science experiments in front of the class, I began a search for a great book that would not only give simple, interesting experiments, but that would provide information about the concepts behind the projects. This book fit the bill perfectly! We've done two or three of these in front of the class already -- the kids were interested, and my son was able to convey some interesting scientific principles. Great for teachers, home schoolers, or parents intent on getting their kids extra credit. :)

I grabbed this book one day at the library suspecting that it was going to be another one of those books that tries to make science fun but that either fails at the science part or at the fun part. Once we got it home, my son (9 years old) spent every free moment reading this book. Once I finally sat down to look at it, I was astounded. The book, as far as I can tell contains loads and loads of good science. (I have a BS in physics and have taught chemistry at the high school level.) The sections are entertaining and there are loads of experiments for the kids to do. I highly recommend this book to those looking for a great book about chemistry. We are planning to use it to study chemistry at home.

Excellent book for 8 grades and up! Great for science teachers and parents to explore unique and educational science projects.

This book offers memorable descriptions of the elements it covers and offers an experiment to go with each element. It is written so children can easily understand it, and the information it covers triggers curiosity that will make children want to learn more.

This book is a gem with exciting stories and/or experiments with elements. Written in a simple manner with cartoon illustrations, parents and teachers should have fun sharing this with children and everyone will learn some chemistry!