Synopses & Reviews
E ach and every experiment in Silly Science is guaranteed to make you giggle, and teach you about science at the same time.
What could be sillier than making spaghetti dance, performing magic tricks with a diaper, or building a maze for a potato? Believe it or not, you need real science to do goofy stuff like this, but you don't need fancy equipment. Every one of the 28 projects in this book can be completed with materials you find around the house. The simple, clear instructions and illustrations help you get each experiment right the first time you try it.
About the Author
SHAR LEVINE is the former owner of Einstein's The Science Centre, a science book and toy store in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the coauthor of Projects for a Healthy Planet and Einstein's Science Parties, both published by Wiley.
LESLIE JOHNSTONE is an elementary school teacher in Vancouver and an editor of Catalyst, a journal for science teachers.
Table of Contents
Hockey Night in Canada.
Gulliver's Eggs.
Slam-Dancing Spaghetti.
Pumping Aluminum.
Make It Snappy.
Rope Roundup.
Iron-Poor Foods.
Genie in a Bottle.
Spongesaurus.
Balloons at the Beach.
Where's the Beef?
Titanic.
Less Filling.
Glub.
Sand Puzzle.
Cave-In.
A-Maze-Ing Potato.
Buttered Up.
Electric Pencil.
Shake a Leg.
Static Fireflies.
The Crying Game.
A Delicate Balance.
Fast Money.
Foiled Again!
A Very Dry Cell.
Smoke Gets in Your Ivy.
Coffee to Go.
Glossary.
Index.