Stupendous Science
Published on 19. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-78493-846-8 (ISBN)
Description
Learn to make ice cream with salt, a smartphone projector, a lava lamp and more with this brilliant book of simple home experiments! Using basic ingredients and equipment, turn your home into a laboratory ready to perform these 70 fun science experiments - learning physics, chemistry, biology and technology as you go! Illustrated throughout and with step by step instructions, this collection of quick and achievable experiments is the perfect way to make science fun and is a must for any young scientists!
Reviews / Votes
Easy to follow, this instructional guide to science provides children (and adults if they wish) with an opportunity to learn about biology, chemistry and physics, all while having fun. -- How It Works Magazine * How It Works Magazine * Appealingly formatted and produced, with vivid pantone artwork. A traffic light system is used to indicate whether or not adult assistance and/or supervision will be required. A good Gift title. -- Achuka * Achuka * Illustrated throughout and with step by step instructions, this collection of quick and achievable experiments is the perfect way to make science fun. It's a great way to support the science curriculum and the jazzy layout will really appeal to young scientists. -- Parents in Touch * Parents in Touch * Each page is vibrant, clear and exciting with a different experiment explained in react and picture form.... Who knew science could be so much fun. -- Carousel Magazine * Carousel Magazine *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78493-846-8 (9781784938468)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rob Beattie is a professional writer and life-long camper and angler. He has written numerous titles on a wide range of outdoor activities, including: The Pocket Survival Guide, The Campsite Companion: All You Need to Know for Life in the Great Outdoors, The Boating Companion: All You Need to Know for Life on the Open Water, and The Fishing Handbook (published in the UK as 101 Golden Rules of Fishing). All have been published internationally and translated into several languages. He lives in the seaside city of Brighton, England.
Sam Peet is an illustrator who works on a wide range of projects, from editorial illustration to large scale murals. www.sampeet.com
Sam Peet is an illustrator who works on a wide range of projects, from editorial illustration to large scale murals. www.sampeet.com
Content
4 Introduction
6 Fantastic Fizzy Fountain
7 Home-made Hovercraft
8 Peeping Periscope
10 Twisted Taste Buds
11 The Getaway Grape
12 Seriously Slimy
14 Working Walkie Talkie
15 Twirly Birds
16 Colouring Carnations
18 The Chrono-Compass
19 Ice Cubes Away!
20 The Solar Oven
22 The Charismatic Comb
23 Big Eyes, Small Eyes
24 The Smartphone Cinema
26 Bendy Bones
27 That Sucks! And Blows!
28 The Concealed Coin
29 The Thunderous Tube
30 Elephant's Toothpaste
32 Balancing Act
33 Punch a Potato
34 Right or Left?
36 Tap 'n' Freeze
37 The Impossible Plane
38 Pine Cone Weather Station
39 Blow in the Bottle Trick
40 The Air-powered Crane
42 Salt Begone!
43 Distant Thunder
44 Floating M&Ms
45 Fat Fingers
46 The 1970s Lava Lamp
48 The Wobbly Broomstick
49 Balloon in a Bottle
50 The Baking Soda Boat
51 The Rainmaker
52 Make Your Own Ice Cream
54 Vanishing Trick
55 How Many Cubes?
56 My Bag Won't Leak!
57 Invisible Ink
58 Make a Water Wheel
60 The Mazy Plant
61 Turn a Penny Green
62 The Tuneful Tube
63 What a Jerk!
64 The Electric Lemon
66 Petrified Pepper
67 Why You Should Always
Brush Your Teeth
68 Don't Get Soaked
69 Map the Solar System
70 The Lollipop Bridge
72 The Balloon Amplifier
73 The Vanishing Rainbow
74 Sparks are Flying
76 Fire and Water
77 Hands Up!
78 Making Rock Candy
80 The Bernoulli Principle
81 Bonkers Balloons
82 Wormapalooza!
84 The Cotton Reel Tank
85 The Disappearing Face
86 Iron in Your Cereal!
88 The Impossible Signature
89 Grow Your Own Name
90 Make a Miniature Robot
92 The Screaming Balloon
93 Walking on Eggshells
94 Glossary
96 Index
6 Fantastic Fizzy Fountain
7 Home-made Hovercraft
8 Peeping Periscope
10 Twisted Taste Buds
11 The Getaway Grape
12 Seriously Slimy
14 Working Walkie Talkie
15 Twirly Birds
16 Colouring Carnations
18 The Chrono-Compass
19 Ice Cubes Away!
20 The Solar Oven
22 The Charismatic Comb
23 Big Eyes, Small Eyes
24 The Smartphone Cinema
26 Bendy Bones
27 That Sucks! And Blows!
28 The Concealed Coin
29 The Thunderous Tube
30 Elephant's Toothpaste
32 Balancing Act
33 Punch a Potato
34 Right or Left?
36 Tap 'n' Freeze
37 The Impossible Plane
38 Pine Cone Weather Station
39 Blow in the Bottle Trick
40 The Air-powered Crane
42 Salt Begone!
43 Distant Thunder
44 Floating M&Ms
45 Fat Fingers
46 The 1970s Lava Lamp
48 The Wobbly Broomstick
49 Balloon in a Bottle
50 The Baking Soda Boat
51 The Rainmaker
52 Make Your Own Ice Cream
54 Vanishing Trick
55 How Many Cubes?
56 My Bag Won't Leak!
57 Invisible Ink
58 Make a Water Wheel
60 The Mazy Plant
61 Turn a Penny Green
62 The Tuneful Tube
63 What a Jerk!
64 The Electric Lemon
66 Petrified Pepper
67 Why You Should Always
Brush Your Teeth
68 Don't Get Soaked
69 Map the Solar System
70 The Lollipop Bridge
72 The Balloon Amplifier
73 The Vanishing Rainbow
74 Sparks are Flying
76 Fire and Water
77 Hands Up!
78 Making Rock Candy
80 The Bernoulli Principle
81 Bonkers Balloons
82 Wormapalooza!
84 The Cotton Reel Tank
85 The Disappearing Face
86 Iron in Your Cereal!
88 The Impossible Signature
89 Grow Your Own Name
90 Make a Miniature Robot
92 The Screaming Balloon
93 Walking on Eggshells
94 Glossary
96 Index