Synopses & Reviews
Written by an award-winning author of science books for children, this engrossing book enables youngsters (ages 7 to 13) to do 38 safe experiments at home or in the classroom with such common items as a teaspoon and saucer, paper towels, asprin tablets, baking powder, plastic straws, vinegar and rubbing alcohol.
The language of the text is clear enough for grade-school children yet is consistantly (and technically) accurate and informative. Directions for simple experiments describe how to write "invisable messages" with home-made phenolphthalein, how to clean pennies with salt and vinegar, how to break asprin into its components and how to perform a variety of other experiments involving carbonates and acids, precipitates, crystals, emulsions, catalysts, hydrogen, copper plating, chemical indicators, color flame tests and much more.
Easy to follow instructions, accompanied by abundant and clearly detailed illustrations, distinguish a book which not only provides children with fun-filled scientific challenges, but also serves as a valuable aid to parents, teachers and other adults working with youngsters interested in science.
Synopsis
A great way to get youngsters excited about chemistry, this book features 38 safe experiments for youngsters seven and up. All you need to perform these fun and fascinating exercises are common household items: aspirin, paper towels, vinegar, and more. And each experiment features simple, illustrated instructions.
Synopsis
Thirty-eight safe experiments for youngsters seven and up. All they need to perform these fun and fascinating exercises are common household items: aspirin, paper towels, vinegar, and more.
Description
Slightly abridged and corrected Dover (1989) republication of the edition published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1972.