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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
There's no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to conduct chemistry experiments -- you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn three pennies and two galvanized washers into a simple battery. Crush a soda can using atmospheric pressure. Convert an LED flashlight into a simple electrolyte tester. Split liquid water into two unique gasses, or use cornstarch to create a gooey, mysterious, non-Newtonian fluid. And model radioactive...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
x, 212 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Children love challenges, especially ones that involve hands-on experimentation and friendly competition. Can they build a bridge using only pasta and glue, one that a toy car can drive both under and over, and is sturdy enough to carry a considerable weight? Can they construct a "roller coaster" from recycled cardboard tubes in which the marble "car" jumps a track to land safely at its final destination? And can they create a device to safely catch...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 253 pages : illustrations, black and white photographs ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
There's no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to perform ecology experiments - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Junk Drawer Ecology is a hands-on guide to saving the planet. Fun, free science activities help kids of all ages learn about the science of our planet's ecology. The environment is changing every day, and we can help slow that change. Using free or low-cost things children already have around their homes,...
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