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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Chemistry is the study of matter and its properties. That's a fancy way of saying that chemistry is the study of everything. Everything that takes up space is matter, and all matter is made of chemicals. This interactive book introduces readers to the fascinating field of chemistry through hands-on experiments. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs guide readers through each project with ease. "What's Happening" sidebars explain the...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"In a series of fun and involving hands-on chemistry experiments, kids learn why water beads on some surfaces, why some materials get wetter than others, how gas fills an open container, why bubbles escape from a glass of soda, how stains are cleaned by enzymes in detergents, and why milk curdles. They will also determine and demonstrate how yeast produces carbon dioxide, what role vinegar plays in the dyeing of eggs, and how water can rise up a paper...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Soap scum, brown bananas, clumping milk, and swollen gummi bears are a few of the crazy, kooky, and quirky components of these chemistry experiments from renowned educator Janice VanCleave. Readers will be fascinated by all the principles of chemistry they can learn about by using items they have at home, including hydration, oxidation, expansion, viscosity, and more. Following safe, simple step-by-step instructions, students will have a blast performing...
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Teach kids how to find the science that exists in everyday activities with the experiments in this fun, practical book. Budding scientists will learn how to build a time machine, guess tomorrow's weather, generate salty stalactites, make a rainbow disappear, create fossils, and more.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A fun and playful cookbook featuring retro, decadent, and kid-friendly mac-and-cheese recipes from the popular Oakland restaurant Homeroom. Macaroni and cheese is one of America's favorite comfort foods, equally beloved by kids and adults. It relies on simple, affordable ingredients, yet the options for customization and improvisation have revitalized its popularity in restaurants--even upscale ones--and with home cooks. Now, Oakland's Homeroom restaurant,...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"There's not need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to conduct chemistry experiments-you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn three pennies and two galvanized washers into a simple battery. Crush a soda can using atmospheric pressure. Convert an LED flashlight into a simple electrolyte tester. Split liquid water into two unique gasses, or use cornstarch to create a gooey, mysterious, non-Newtonian fluid. And model radioactive...
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Language
English
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"Chemical reactions including combustion, rusting, and digestion occur all around us every day, even if we don't notice them. With this book, three illustrated makerspace projects will allow budding scientists to create their own chemical reactions. Readers will gain an understanding of the important uses of chemical reactions, the products they create, and the scientists who developed our understanding of them. Detailed instructions will help readers...
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Series
Publisher
Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The kitchen pantry scientist's guide to chemistry features biographies of 25 leading chemists, past and present, accompanied by accessible, hands-on experiments and activities to bring the history and principles of chemistry alive."--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A book of fun chemistry experiments has fallen into the wrong hands. Only Mel can use her knowledge of the periodic table to put an end to a maniacal madman's evil schemes. The periodic table helps us quickly understand the 118 elements, those tiny substances that make up everything in the world. By using the periodic table, we can recognize how these building blocks behave, find trends and patterns in the universe, and make predictions about elements...
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Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that all cooking is really chemistry? And that chocolate chip cookies will look--and taste--completely different if you swap out baking powder for baking soda? Or swap out brown sugar for white sugar? In this cookbook packed with 25 edible science experiment recipes kids can do in their own kitchen, chemistry professor and science entertainer Kate the Chemist introduces young scientists to the fascinating world of STEM--and cooking!"...
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