101 great science experiments

Format:

Book

Title:

101 great science experiments

Author:

Ardley, Neil author

ISBN:

9781564584045

9781480673861

9780751350913

Edition:

1st American edition

Publication:

London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, 1993.

Physical Description:

119 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Air and gases -- Water and liquids -- Hot and cold -- Light -- Color -- Growth -- Senses -- Sound and music -- Magnets -- Electricity -- Motion and machines.

Summary:

Describes 101 science experiments or activities that can be done with household items and easily found ingredients.

Subject(s):

Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.

Scientific recreations -- Juvenile literature.

Science -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

Science -- Experiments.

Scientific recreations.

Experiments.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Juvenile works.

Puzzles and games.

Added Title:

One hundred one great science experiments.

One hundred and one great science experiments.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	507.8 Ardley	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Silver Falls Library	JNF 507.8 ARDLEY	Searching... Unknown

Summary

Describes 101 science experiments or activities that can be done with household items and easily found ingredients.

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-A colorful volume that is wide in scope but shallow in content. Ardley introduces many areas of science from electricity, to sound and music, to motion and machines. Each activity is given between half a page and two pages, and is illustrated with bright, full-color photographs that clearly show each step in the process. Two or three sentences summarize what takes place, but little of the science is explained. For instance, in ``Fly a hot-air balloon'' readers are told that hot air rises, but not why. The book does do a good job of presenting science as enjoyable and exciting. It could be useful if supplemented by titles such as Stephen P. Kramer's How to Think Like a Scientist (HarperCollins, 1987) and books on specific areas of interest, such as those found in the ``Eyewitness Science'' series.-Janet K. Hamilton, Museum of Science, Boston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Even the familiar experiments in this book look new and fun, thanks to the bold color photographs and energized layout. Most can be performed using common household objects, without adult supervision, while a few -- especially those in the section on electricity -- are more complex and require guidance. Clear instructions allow children to figure out experiments on their own. Ind. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 3-5. Many of these 101 science experiments are great, but there's also plenty of standard fare, such bottle gardens, construction of a circuit, and the perennial erupting volcano. What makes this book special is the clean, simple format with equally simple instructions. The experiments are grouped into 11 categories, including water and liquids, electricity, motion and machines, and the senses. Most of the experiments are laid out in seven steps or less. Crisp, color photographs and concise captions make each step easy to follow. Children of various ages are shown performing many of the procedures. A warning about being a safe scientist is fairly inconspicuous on the verso of the title page; a symbol for adult supervision is described there and appears throughout the text where cutting, heating, and potentially harmful substances are required. Young scientists should find plenty of ideas for experiments and activities that can be done with ordinary household items and found materials. ~--Denia Hester

Air and Gases
1 Crush with air	p. 7
2 Seal with air	p. 7
3 Weigh some air	p. 8
4 Discover the gases in the air	p. 9
5 Form a gas	p. 10
6 Make a volcano erupt	p. 11
7 Make a wing fly	p. 12
8 Detect moisture in the air	p. 13
9 Measure the wind	p. 14
Water and Liquids
10 Make things sink, then float!	p. 17
11 Find out about floating	p. 18
12 Command a deep-sea diver	p. 19
13 Make an underwater volcano	p. 20
14 See how liquids float and sink	p. 21
15 Find out if liquids mix	p. 22
16 Test the flow of liquids	p. 22
17 Grow a stalactite	p. 23
18 Measure the rain	p. 24
19 Is water hard?	p. 25
20 Race a speedboat	p. 26
21 See plants drinking	p. 27
Hot and Cold
22 Build a simple thermometer	p. 29
23 Race some beads	p. 30
24 Circulate some heat	p. 30
25 Keep a drink cool	p. 31
26 Store some heat	p. 32
27 Fight a fire	p. 33
28 Slice some ice	p. 34
29 Make your own ice cream	p. 35
Light
30 Play with shadows	p. 37
31 Look around corners	p. 38
32 Build a kaleidoscope	p. 40
33 See double	p. 41
34 Make your own flashlight	p. 42
35 Make a slide projector	p. 44
36 Bend a beam of light	p. 45
37 Construct a camera	p. 46
38 Create photos with light	p. 47
Color
39 Make a rainbow	p. 49
40 See a sunset	p. 50
41 Discover hidden colors	p. 51
42 Mix colors together	p. 52
43 Spin some colors	p. 53
44 Change color	p. 53
45 Test with color	p. 54
46 See colors in bubbles	p. 55
47 Print pretty patterns	p. 56
48 Get colors from nowhere	p. 57
Growth
49 Discover the needs of seeds	p. 59
50 See how a plant grows	p. 60
51 Make a plant maze	p. 61
52 Grow a piece of plant	p. 62
53 See a plant bubble	p. 62
54 Test a plant for food	p. 63
55 Grow your own mold	p. 64
Senses
56 See how your ears work	p. 67
57 Find out how your eyes work	p. 68
58 See two pictures as one	p. 69
59 Build a wobble detector	p. 70
60 Change your ears around	p. 71
61 Take a taste test	p. 71
62 Test your sense of touch	p. 72
63 Check your reaction time	p. 73
Sound and Music
64 See some sound	p. 75
65 Make a sound gun	p. 76
66 Make a coat-hanger clanger	p. 77
67 Bounce a sound	p. 78
68 Make a paper banger	p. 79
69 Beat some drums	p. 80
70 Strike up a tune	p. 82
71 Play a pipe	p. 82
72 Blow a horn	p. 83
73 Build a banjo	p. 84
Magnets
74 Charm a snake, fly a kite	p. 87
75 Compare the strength of magnets	p. 88
76 Build a magnetic car	p. 89
77 Detect a magnet's field	p. 90
78 Separate a mixture	p. 91
79 Construct a compass	p. 92
80 Make an electromagnet	p. 93
81 Build a buzzer	p. 94
Electricity
82 Bend some water	p. 97
83 Make a propeller	p. 97
84 Jump with electricity	p. 98
85 Wave a magic wand	p. 99
86 Build a charge detector	p. 100
87 Construct a circuit	p. 102
88 Probe for electricity	p. 104
89 Build a battery	p. 105
90 Make a merry-go-round	p. 106
Motion and Machines
91 Build a wheelbarrow	p. 109
92 Get a jet going	p. 110
93 Build a turbine	p. 111
94 Test for friction	p. 111
95 Move in a circle	p. 112
96 Engage gear	p. 112
97 Make an automatic machine	p. 113
98 Construct a fan	p. 114
99 Build a water wheel	p. 116
100 Lift a load with water	p. 118
101 Build a crane	p. 119
Index	p. 120

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