Projects for a Healthy Planet: Simple Environmental Experiments for Kids [Paperback]

Shar Levine (Author), Allison Grafton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 1992 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Simple and fun activities that inspire understanding and respect for the environment.
* Discover what pollution is and what it does
* Learn how you can limit pollution through conservation and recycling
* Make your own environmentally friendly products
The activities in this book will show you things like how to make scratch-and-sniff paper, how to build your own greenhouse, and how to sprout seeds in old tea bags. Each activity is fun to read and is explained in step-by-step drawings that are easy to follow, and all materials are readily available household items.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-- The authors' intent that readers ``. . . learn a lot about the science involved in the natural world'' has not been realized. Some statements are blatantly incorrect, and an activity called ``A Friendly Oil Spill'' does not re-create the effects of oil on water and is misleading. The deliberate defacing of U. S. coins in another activity may be of questionable legality. Despite the title, these are demonstrations, not experiments, and the list of real projects in the opening chapter may be beyond the abilities of the intended age group. The instructions and accompanying black-and-white drawings are exceptionally clear and easy to follow. However, the authors do not practice what they preach: plastics are used extensively in the demonstrations; boiled cabbage is discarded, neither eaten nor composted; and the book is not printed on recycled paper. Miller and Berry's Acid Rain (Messner, 1986) is a better choice, although for somewhat older readers, as is Javna's Fifty Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth (Andrews & McMeel, 1990). --Meryl Silverstein, American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

Designed to help children understand the causes of pollution; examine alternatives to the use of non-renewable resources; and learn to create environmentally friendly products. In this process the child can learn about the science involved in the natural world and in the products we manufacture. Contains numerous illustrations and fun-to-do experiments.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 24, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471554847
• ISBN-13: 978-0471554844
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,285,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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