
Junk Drawer Chemistry
50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing
Bobby Mercer(Author)
Chicago Review Press
Published on 1. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-61373-179-6 (ISBN)
Description
There's no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to conduct chemistry experiments--you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn an old LED flashlight into an Energy Drink Tester using aluminum foil and electrical tape. Mix cornstarch and water to make Non-Newtonian Goo. Use a 9-volt battery and thumbtacks to break water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Create edible Sweet Crystals from a saturated sugar solution. Or construct your own Three-Penny Battery from galvanized washers, pennies, vinegar, and scrap cardboard. Here are more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies . . . or less. Each project has a materials list, detailed step-by-step instructions with illustrations, and a brief explanation of the scientific principle being demonstrated--atoms, compounds, solutions, mixtures, reactions, thermodynamics, acids and bases, and more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool and over, Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61373-179-6 (9781613731796)
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Bobby Mercer has been sharing the fun of science for more than two decades as a high school physics teacher. He is the author of Junk Drawer Physics, a 2015 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize finalist; The Flying Machine Book; and The Racecar Book.