Why do potatoes have eyes? Can a garden grow without dirt? What's that blue stuff that grows on bread? Children ask a lot of questions about the world and what it's made of. Plants contains 13 carefully chosen experiments from the Ontario Science Centre. With minimal supervision, children explore how plants grow and why they need water, sunlight and soil. The Starting with Science series combines easy-to-do experiments with easy-to-understand explanations.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3AEach of these titles presents 13 simple activities. In Living Things, projects include starting a worm farm, growing sprouts, tattooing a plant, and creating a soda-bottle habitat to demonstrate principles of sustaining life. Adaptation is also introduced by showing that animals need different kinds of mouths in order to eat foods specific to their habitats. In Plants, activities include using colored water with celery in order to see the veins in plants, imitating the effects of acid rain by watering a plant with a vinegar-water mixture, making a leaf scrapbook, and growing a plant from a potato eye. Both books offer explanations of each activity; three boldfaced sections clearly outline materials needed, procedures, and what is happening. Most activities also include a fourth section that offers further explanation. Texts are accompanied by bright, full-colorful photos of children doing each activity. A parent/teacher page gives ideas on expanding the activities. If you have need for simple science experiments, these books are acceptable.AKatherine Borchert, Arlington Central Library, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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(Solids, Liquids and Gases; Plants; Simple Machines; and Living Things all) offer simple science activities in an appealing format. (Booklist )
Until now, there haven’t been many good books of experiments for young children that deal with basic scientific principles and include projects that are not only fun, but easy to understand and replicate. Kids Can Press has answered the call with (Solids, Liquids and Gases; Plants; Simple Machines; and Living Things all) ? For a classroom, a child’s party or simply a curious budding scientist, Starting with Science is a series that will provide just the needed direction for hours of enjoyable learning. (ForeWord )
Until now, there haven’t been many good books of experiments for young children that deal with basic scientific principles and include projects that are not only fun, but easy to understand and replicate. Kids Can Press has answered the call with (Solids, Liquids and Gases; Plants; Simple Machines; and Living Things all) ? For a classroom, a child’s party or simply a curious budding scientist, Starting with Science is a series that will provide just the needed direction for hours of enjoyable learning. (ForeWord )
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