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50 Science Things to Make & Do
Presents fifty simple experiments, crafts projects, and activities that demonstrate scientific principles.
103 pages, Spiral-bound
First published May 1, 2007
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September 20, 2023
Brilliant book - compact, well designed - each experiment covers 2 pages so no need for turning over pages and pages are thick and durable, designed in almost a ring binder format (except you can't take the pages out). There is a 'What's going on?' box at the end of each experiment explaining the science behind it.
August 16, 2017
some fun activities, but more "entertain your kid at home" than classroom activities
February 12, 2011
I have a feeling that you can find most of these experiments and projects other places. Look on-line, etc. But I wanted one source that we could pull from (and I wanted to do less work, honestly. I'm lazy).
I'm marking this as read, even though we'll be utilizing it throughout the year (and possibly longer). This is a great little science book. My kids (ages 9, 7, and 4) get excited about what we're doing. It's complicated enough to make it interesting, but simple enough to keep it engaging.
Some of the experiments have required us to purchase a few things, but most of them can be done with stuff we normally have around the house.
You'll need to plan to do these with your kids. It's too complicated for our kids, even our studious 9-year-old. Some of the experiments require a steady hand, for example. Or cutting things with a sharp knife.
Our favorite experiment to date: Extracting DNA from an onion. You should try it. It's cool.
I'm marking this as read, even though we'll be utilizing it throughout the year (and possibly longer). This is a great little science book. My kids (ages 9, 7, and 4) get excited about what we're doing. It's complicated enough to make it interesting, but simple enough to keep it engaging.
Some of the experiments have required us to purchase a few things, but most of them can be done with stuff we normally have around the house.
You'll need to plan to do these with your kids. It's too complicated for our kids, even our studious 9-year-old. Some of the experiments require a steady hand, for example. Or cutting things with a sharp knife.
Our favorite experiment to date: Extracting DNA from an onion. You should try it. It's cool.
January 11, 2014
While I agree with another reviewer that these projects could all probably be found elsewhere or online, collecting them was a great idea. The experiments seem simple enough to do with a small group of kids in a class room or even a daycare setting. I think they will work very well for our summer reading theme at the library this year (Fizz! Boom! Read!). I think kids will really enjoy some of these very simple but fun experiments --bonus: they won't even realize they're learning!
June 22, 2015
Good ideas in here for different age groups covering different STEM categories. Few of them are child-driven, so that an adult instructor has to do a hefty amount of setup before the children can get involved, but the projects make for eye-catching, attention-catching demonstrations and experiments, and for the most part they involve common household items.
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November 28, 2012It had very interesting things inside of the book.I did an experiment with onions and soap.
March 3, 2016
It is cool
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