365 Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments: An Experiment for Every Day of the Year

by Elizabeth Snoke Harris

This fact- and fun-filled book includes hundreds of simple, kid-tested science experiments. All of which can be done with items from around the house, and require little to no supervision!

Whether you're making your own slime, rockets, crystals, and hovercrafts or performing magic (science!) tricks and using science to become a secret agent, this book has something for every type of curious kid. Each experiment features safety precautions, materials needed, step-by-step instructions with illustrations, fun facts, and further explorations.

With this book, you will:
Create a drinkable rainbow
Make a bowling bowl float
Capture a cloud
Build furniture out of newspapers
Blow bouncing bubbles that don't burst
Plus 360 other weird and wonderful experiments.

At once engaging, encouraging, and inspiring, 365 Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments is every budding scientists go-to, hands-on guide for learning the fundamentals of science and exploring the fascinating world around them.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, ebook

Published November 7, 2017

About the author

Beth has been involved in science education for over 20 years in the classroom, research facilities and museums. She loves sharing fun experiments with anyone who will listen and with whatever is handy. When she's not working on science curriculum projects or leading STEM field trips at the local roller rink, she serves as web master for science education organizations. Her other hobbies include playing with her kids, gardening, and beekeeping in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Sue Fernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. My 8 year old granddaughter and I went through it. I found it colorful, easy to read and with fun experiments. She liked that the experiments were interesting and looked fun and didn't cost too much to do. Many of the items suggested would likely already be in your house! I'd highly recommend this title.

[Victoria Peipert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quantity over quality. There was a lot missing here for me. I feel like the author tried to just get 365 experiments in one book but some of the experiments were uninspiring, repetitive, not complete, or just not meaningful. There should've been more substance and context around the experiments to make them quality learning opportunities.

[Magy · Rating 5 out of 5]

mouse trap cars to hot air balloons, dragon fly helicopters to underwater volcanoes, 365 Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments offers so many fun, hands-on experiments and challenges that will keep kids (and you) busy all year long!

It's great to have on hand for parents and teachers for those days you need an activity to keep the kids entertained.

*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

The jumping coin and egg experiments were by far my favorites although there are many engaging and easy to implement activities both at home and within classrooms using everyday materials

Recommended- would be enhanced with photographs

[Aditi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book recommended by my librarian. It has 365 amazing and fun science experiments. One for a day. And almost all of them include normal household items. But for indians, many experiments ask for things not available in many indian homes like a yardstick and wooden skewer etc. But in contrast the book was very nice.