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Bet You Can't!: Ccience Impossibilities to Fool You by Vicki Cobb Publisher Comments With this collection of irresistible bets, you can team up with science and be a winner every time. Stump your family, friends, or favorite enemy with these deceptively simple dares. They're all impossible to perform thanks to principles of gravity... (read more) List Price $4.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Today's Weather Is--: A Book of Experiments by Lorraine Jean Hopping Publisher Comments Read the newspaper articles. Do the experiments that follow each one. Become a weather expert!<P>Where can you feel hot air rising? How can you tell which way the wind is blowing? How can you make fog? Can you spark lightning?<P>By doing the... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Boy Mechanic Saves the World (One Project at a Time): 252 Earth-Friendly Projects and Tips by Popular Mechanics Publisher Comments The Boy Mechanic goes back in time to save the earth and our future. Adventure, nostalgia, FUN! The latest captivating title in the popular Boy Mechanic series returns to a simpler time when recycling, repurposing, and repair, not replace,... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Flexible
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Entertaining Science Experiments with Everyday Objects by Martin Gardner Publisher Comments One of America's most prominent popular science writers presents simple instructions for using common household items to illuminate scientific principles. Simple enough to be understood by an 11-year-old but informative enough for adults, 100... (read more) List Price $3.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Geology Crafts for Kids: 50 Nifty Projects to Explore the Marvels of Planet Earth (For the Junior Rockhound) by Alan Anderson Publisher Comments Dig into the marvels of planet Earth with 50 nifty activities for kids about the spectrum of geologic phenomena including plate tectonics, continental drift, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, rocks, crystals, fossils, and more. "As much a craft book as... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Last-Minute Science Fair Projects (Scholastic): When Your Bunsen's Not Burning But the Clock's Really Ticking by Sudipta Bardhan Quallen Publisher Comments Remember: Science fair projects are due... NOW It' s no secret that kids sometimes put off doing their assignments, especially if they get busy or don' t know where to begin. But with this compilation at hand, their science fair problems are over... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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World of the Microscope by C Oxlade Publisher Comments -- Activities, experiments and projects give hands-on experience<P>-- Precise instructions help put the theories into... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mythbusters Science Fair Book by Samantha Margles Publisher Comments Fun experiments for kids from the experts in mythbusting! Kid-friendly and age appropriate, this book is packed with fun experiments to do for school and at home based on the popular Mythbusters TV show from the Discovery Channel.... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley Publisher Comments Make science fun with 101 exciting step-by-step experiments that are safe and easy to do at home. Make science fun with 101 exciting step-by-step experiments that are safe and easy to do at home. Science writer Neil Ardley shows how you can use everyday... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Simple Nature Experiments with Everyday Materials by Anthony Fredericks Publisher Comments Aspiring scientists will discover the intricacies of simple ecosystems, learn how to create a desert, watch plant growth and development, feel the impact a simple act can have on the environment, and more. "Simple and basic science projects which explain... (read more) List Price $5.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Exploratopia: More Than 400 Kid-Friendly Experiments and Explorations for Curious Minds by Exploratorium Publisher Comments From physics to forensics, from the largest clouds to the tiniest ants, from Issac Newton to elephant dung, "Exploratopia" overflows with things readers can explore using the simplest, everyday items, such as eggs, paper clips, soda bottles, vinegar, and... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Janice VanCleave's Super Science Models by Janice Pr Vancleave Publisher Comments Learn a lot about science as you make models showing how things work! A spectacular model of an active volcano . . . a fascinating representation of the solar system . . . scale reproductions of atoms and molecules . . . In Janice VanCleaves Super... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Janice VanCleave's Gravity (Spectacular Science Projects) by Janice Pr Vancleave Publisher Comments A collection of science experiments and projects exploring gravity.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Scary Science: 24 Creepy Experiments by Shar Levine Publisher Comments Afraid of things that go bump in the night? Not when YOU'RE the mad scientist! Create your own SHRUNKEN HEADS! Bend BONES and make EYEBALLS bounce! Mix up festering OOZE and bubbling ALIEN BLOOD! Here are 25 spooky experiments to get kids howling with... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Crabtree Connections #27: Inventors Who Changed the World by Angela Royston Synopsis Ever had an idea that you thought could change the world?... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Showy Science: Exciting Hands-On Activities That Explore the World Around Us by Hy Kim Publisher Comments Here are more than 175 exciting, hands-on science demonstrations that work using nothing more than ordinary household objects. Youngsters explore water, air, animals, plants, microbes, gravity and motion, earth, and light as they "show off" scientific... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Science Fairs with Style by Jerry Debruin Synopsis Develop a year-long Science Fair Mentorship Program that culminates in a science fair. Monthly format provides ideas and activities to involve teachers, parents, community members, and the media.... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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175 More Science Experiments to Amuse and Amaze Your Friends: Experiments! Tricks! Things to Make! by Terry Cash Publisher Comments With full-color photos. Kids who loved 175 Science Experiments will love the sequel! Topics include sound, electricity, magnets, chemistry, and weather.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Science Activities: Volume Two (Science Activities) by Mike Unwin Synopsis -- Basic scientific principles are explained with the aid of fun experiments and activities -- All experiments use everyday household equipment -- Simple text and illustrations enable children to use the books by... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Science and Ecology: How to Make a Chemical Volcano and Other Mysterious Experiments by Alan Kramer Synopsis Written by a 13-year-old student and "chemistry detective", this book offers a series of 30 mysteries that can be solved by doing the chemical experiments included. All stories are accompanied by instructions and diagrams showing how to perform... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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