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Extreme Garage Science for Kids
For years, James Orgill has amazed millions of YouTube fans with zany experiments in his popular videos on The Action Lab channel. Now, for the first time, you can do these experiments at home! Extreme Garage Science for Kids! is jam-packed with killer projects and irresistibly nerdy explanations of how the world works. Draw on water. Remove the iron from your Cheerios. Defy Newtonian physics! Bursting with fun illustrations and full-color, photographed step-by-step instructions, Extreme Garage Science for Kids! is a thrilling scientific adventure for young minds everywhere!
96 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2019
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August 4, 2019
“This exciting collection of 30 experiments will be stimulating for budding young scientists as well as seasoned veterans to explore and master,” the back jacket states in James and Joanna Orgill’s children’s book, Extreme Garage Science for Kids.
~ What ~
This one-hundred-and-forty-four-page paperback targets children ten to twelve years old who want to learn about science through hands-on projects. With no scary scenes but colorful illustrations and photographs, there are thirty explained science projects taken from the popular The Action Lab channel on YouTube.
This is a step-by-step tutorial collection of many fun projects to do at home with young children. After a table of contents and introduction, there are thirty experiments that cover two to four pages each, ending with the authors’ biography and Familius information.
The projects range from Drawing on Water, Helping Sugar Burn, and Bouncing Batteries to Superglue Underwater, Butterfly Coins, and Skittles Waterfall to name a few. Each experiment usually has a description, supplies needed, numerical steps, explanation of what is going on, a closer look, and a fun fact or bonus.
~ Why ~
With two Ph.D. chemists in our family and a young grandson, this book is ideal for learning about the science around us. I appreciate the projects are mostly done with common household supplies. I like the layout of each chapter with graph paper and bright yellow backgrounds, fun illustrations, and color photographs.
One of my favorites was Experiment 9: Taking the Color Out of Strawberries. By putting strawberries in a glass jar or cup of bleach while wearing rubber gloves, the fruit turns white in a twenty-four hour period due to a chemical reaction.
~ Why Not ~
Those who have no interest in science may not like this book or want to take the time to do any of the experiments. All the projects have adults featured in the photos, not children.
~ Wish ~
I wish the time to do the projects were listed to help those doing it.
~ Want ~
If your fourth- to sixth-grader is fascinated in science and wants to learn more of the “why and how” things work, this is an entertaining yet educational book.
Thanks to Familius and the authors for this complimentary book that I am under no obligation to review.
~ What ~
This one-hundred-and-forty-four-page paperback targets children ten to twelve years old who want to learn about science through hands-on projects. With no scary scenes but colorful illustrations and photographs, there are thirty explained science projects taken from the popular The Action Lab channel on YouTube.
This is a step-by-step tutorial collection of many fun projects to do at home with young children. After a table of contents and introduction, there are thirty experiments that cover two to four pages each, ending with the authors’ biography and Familius information.
The projects range from Drawing on Water, Helping Sugar Burn, and Bouncing Batteries to Superglue Underwater, Butterfly Coins, and Skittles Waterfall to name a few. Each experiment usually has a description, supplies needed, numerical steps, explanation of what is going on, a closer look, and a fun fact or bonus.
~ Why ~
With two Ph.D. chemists in our family and a young grandson, this book is ideal for learning about the science around us. I appreciate the projects are mostly done with common household supplies. I like the layout of each chapter with graph paper and bright yellow backgrounds, fun illustrations, and color photographs.
One of my favorites was Experiment 9: Taking the Color Out of Strawberries. By putting strawberries in a glass jar or cup of bleach while wearing rubber gloves, the fruit turns white in a twenty-four hour period due to a chemical reaction.
~ Why Not ~
Those who have no interest in science may not like this book or want to take the time to do any of the experiments. All the projects have adults featured in the photos, not children.
~ Wish ~
I wish the time to do the projects were listed to help those doing it.
~ Want ~
If your fourth- to sixth-grader is fascinated in science and wants to learn more of the “why and how” things work, this is an entertaining yet educational book.
Thanks to Familius and the authors for this complimentary book that I am under no obligation to review.
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June 2, 2024
Compared to other kids science books this one contains little unique content and the presentation is inferior. Perhaps it is a book intended for older kids, but I found the word to image ratio less than captivating for a young mind.
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