Amazing Science Experiments With Everyday Materials

by E. Richard Churchill, Frances W. Zweifel (Illustrator)

More than sixty simple physics experiments that can safely be done with materials around the house

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Hardcover

Published December 31, 1899

Reviews

[Kate]

If you're looking for physics activities to do at home for fun, you can do a lot worse than this little volume. Having been published in 1991, it is a tad on the dated side but not to the point of obsoletion. There are seven sections, each of which addresses a different scientific principle - balance, surface tension, etc. Each section has two pages of introductory material that discusses the scientific principles at work, followed by several activities that tie into the science. I would hesitate to recommend these activities for any but the most rudimentary science fairs; they are not experiments and the science behind them is explained thoroughly in the book. They're fun demonstrations of science concepts rather than experiments, but for me, it's perfect - I use the activities in this book for my science programming at the library all the time.

[Noah Chanthongthip]

There was a lot of good experiments in this book. I did not see one that would make a horrible experiment. The experiments that were explained in this book could win any science fair. If any one has trouble looking for an experiment then this is the book you need to read.

[Cws]

J530.07 Chu