Customer Reviews

101 Great Science Experiments

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My 8 year old daughter borrowed this book from the school library and my kitchen hasn't been the same ever since. She has turned into a regular scientist. This book is FULL of real life pictures and NOT drawings. It is a large size book so it is even easier for her to read. She made a thermometer with a clear shampoo bottle, water, food coloring, and a straw. When she witnessed the water rising and falling through the staw she started screaming,"I'm a genius, I'm a genius." This book is very kid friendly and shows how to do experiments step by step with a real life picture for each step. It even shows how to make a real camera with a paper towel tube, tussue box and magnifying glass. One of my favorite experiments is how to make your own flashlight with batteries, an empty bottle, aluminum foil, and a small bulb.

This is a big, colorful, fun science book. It is full of fun practical science demonstrations, many of which can be done with common household items. This book is at a level that young gradeschoolers can understand, and covers science topics as high as middle school levels. It covers eleven different areas from air and gases to motion and machines. I have done many of these projects with my children. I even used the "Make a Rainbow" demo from the Color section in my Sunday school class while teaching about Noah. This book is a great addition to a homeschool library.

The pictures in this book are wonderful, however, our success rate is 0.5 out of 4 for the experiments. I am sure many of the experiments will work, but not the ones we selected. Many of the experiments are quite elaborate, so unless your child is very ambititous, you will be doing quite alot of work.

I use this book a lot with my kids. The experiments are interesting and easy to do with common household materials. The pictoral step-by-step presentation of the experiments is helpful, as is the organization of the book, which makes it easy to find experiments on a given subject. I only wish it were longer!

My 9-year old picked out this book, because she loves science and because of the brightly colored cover. The experiments inside did not disappoint. The set-up time was short enough to hold her interest, the supplies were things I had around the house, and the explanations of why things worked the way they did was very clear and concise. Most importantly, the experiments weren't the same old ones we've done before. We especially enjoyed making (and eating!) our own ice cream (experiment 29), as a reward for all our hard work!

I bought this book for my 11-year-old granddaughter. We were both extremely pleased. I reviewed a lot of other science books before buying this one. I needed to make sure it wasn't too difficult OR too easy. I also wanted experiments that didn't require stuff she needed to go shopping for prior to doing the experiments. I sure made the right choice when I picked 101 Great Science Experiments!

This book has some neat ideas and generally uses things you have in your home (especially if you have kids and all the stuff they accumulate).
Really good for fun on a rainy day.

Great book filled with doable projects for children with and without adult supervision. Super learning tool.

Was bought as a gift for a 7 year old girl. She loved it. I highly recommend it.

My grandson was thrilled. He had borrowed this book from his school library and loved it so he was thrilled to have his own copy. He is 6.