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Ven, juega y descubre la ciencia/ Play and find out about science: Experimentos faciles para ninos pequenos/ Easy experiments for young children ... para ninos y jovenes)
Presents fifty scientific questions in the form of simple experiments that enable children to discover the answers on their own.
132 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Janice VanCleave
212 books19 followersJanice VanCleave is everybody’s favorite science teacher! With sales of more than 2 million copies, her books show just how fun and exciting science can be. They’re brimming with cool projects and experiments that use inexpensive household materials — and help turn ordinary young people into enthusiastic junior scientists.
A former school teacher, Janice VanCleave taught science in public schools, science method courses in college, and science curriculum development courses for numerous districts and organizations. In addition to writing, VanCleave also works directly with children and adults through her “Fun With Science” workshops held at libraries, schools, museums, and bookstores throughout the United States.
Janice VanCleave books appeal to kids, parents, and teachers alike because of her unique mix of science with fun activities, her simple explanations of science topics, and the way she uses everyday materials for all of her experiments.
A former school teacher, Janice VanCleave taught science in public schools, science method courses in college, and science curriculum development courses for numerous districts and organizations. In addition to writing, VanCleave also works directly with children and adults through her “Fun With Science” workshops held at libraries, schools, museums, and bookstores throughout the United States.
Janice VanCleave books appeal to kids, parents, and teachers alike because of her unique mix of science with fun activities, her simple explanations of science topics, and the way she uses everyday materials for all of her experiments.
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August 11, 2018
Science curriculum authors have a really funny understanding of "household objects." I really wanted to love this book but it has problems.
Many experiments tell you to use very specific objects, like a certain size jar or an apple, but when you get to the experiment really any size container would work or any round object could have been used, etc. It was very odd that way.
Glow sticks and stacks of newspaper are also not common household items in my home and that was really annoying.
Experiments often took a lot of planning (acquire objects we don't have) and set up time in order for the experiment to take 30 seconds. There also wasn't enough reinforcement unless you wanted to do additional enrichment activities that required even more random and oddly specific objects.
We didn't even finish this book because we couldn't stand it anymore.
Many experiments tell you to use very specific objects, like a certain size jar or an apple, but when you get to the experiment really any size container would work or any round object could have been used, etc. It was very odd that way.
Glow sticks and stacks of newspaper are also not common household items in my home and that was really annoying.
Experiments often took a lot of planning (acquire objects we don't have) and set up time in order for the experiment to take 30 seconds. There also wasn't enough reinforcement unless you wanted to do additional enrichment activities that required even more random and oddly specific objects.
We didn't even finish this book because we couldn't stand it anymore.
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