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Flying Machine Book: Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
Flying Machine Book: Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
by Bobby Mercer
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With 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out, this project book contains instructions for building rockets, gliders, boomerangs, launchers, and helicopters for little or no cost using recycled materials. Kids will... (read more)

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The Kids' Science Book: Creative Experiences for Hands-On Fun (Williamson Kids Can Books)
The Kids' Science Book: Creative Experiences for Hands-On Fun (Williamson Kids Can Books)
by Robert Hirschfeld
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Here, science comes out of the lab and into every child's real world. Discover how plants perform photosynthesis; learn how Mother Nature turns trees to stone. Fifty projects using materials found around the house.... (read more)

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Kitchen Science Experiments: How Does Your Mold Garden Grow? (Mad Science)
Kitchen Science Experiments: How Does Your Mold Garden Grow? (Mad Science)
by Sudipta Bardhan Quallen
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What do a glass of milk, a sponge in the sink, and a refrigerator have in common? THEY'RE ALIVE with bacteria, mold, and kitchen chemistry possibilities. The kitchen is a perfect place for budding “mad scientists” to experiment. Kids 9 to 12... (read more)

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Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
by Loree Griffin Burns
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Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous... (read more)

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Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless!
Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless!
by Saul Griffith
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Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets, and more–to teach kids the "Tools of Mass Construction"! Howtoons are... (read more)

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Mythbusters: Don't Try This at Home
Mythbusters: Don't Try This at Home
by Mary Packard
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It’s a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. For example, is it true that if you step in quicksand , you’ll be sucked down to your death? Only two men would be inventive—and adventurous... (read more)

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Janice VanCleave's Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work
Janice VanCleave's Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work
by Janice Pr Vancleave
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Why do newspapers turn yellow? How does bleach make colors disappear? Why can't you mix oil and water? Find out the answers to these and other mysteries of chemistry in this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and activities that teach the basics... (read more)

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Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
by Loree Griffin Burns
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Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous... (read more)

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The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science: 64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists
The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science: 64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists
by Sean Connolly
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What could be more fun for kids than to have the kind of rip-roaring good time that harkens back to pre-video game, pre-computer days? Introducing 64 valuable science experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink! From Marshmallows on... (read more)

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The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists
The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists
by Sean Connolly
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Here are 50 awesome experiments that demonstrate the principles behind the 34 greatest scientific breakthroughs in human history. The wheel—astound friends with an experiment that seems to defy the laws of gravity. The rocket—launch a soda bottle... (read more)

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Janice VanCleave's 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird and Fun Experiments
Janice VanCleave's 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird and Fun Experiments
by Janice Vancleave
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Provides instructions for 200 experiments in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy.... (read more)

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How Do You Walk on Fire?: And Other Puzzles: Bizarre, 101 Weird, Wonderful and Wacky Puzzles with Science
How Do You Walk on Fire?: And Other Puzzles: Bizarre, 101 Weird, Wonderful and Wacky Puzzles with Science
by Erwin Brecher
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One hundred more fascinating science puzzles that explain scientific principles in fun, accessible, and easy-to-understand terms A follow-up to the delightful How Do You Get an Egg into a Bottle?, this amusing puzzle book yet again allows people to... (read more)

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Science Play
Science Play
by Jill Frankel Hauser
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Whether categorizing floaters and sinkers or taking a wide-eyed science safari, kids will discover science all around them--biology in the backyard, chemistry in the kitchen, and physics in the block pile! Over 65 safe, age-appropriate activities... (read more)

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How to Make Slime (Pebble Plus: Hands-On Science Fun)
How to Make Slime (Pebble Plus: Hands-On Science Fun)
by Lori Shores
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What substance can act like both a solid and a liquid? Slime! Want to find out how to make your own? Just follow the simple steps inside this book... (read more)

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Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun (Janice VanCleave Science for Every Kid Series)
Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun (Janice VanCleave Science for Every Kid Series)
by Janice Pr Vancleave
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How does milk help me grow? Where do vitamins come from? Do carrots really strengthen my eyesight? Find out these answers-in Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid. To the delight of children, parents, and teachers everywhere, America's... (read more)

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Adventures with Atoms and Molecules, Book I: Chemistry Experiments for Young People (Adventures with Science)
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules, Book I: Chemistry Experiments for Young People (Adventures with Science)
by Robert C Mebane
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-- Chemistry experiments that can be done at home or in the classroom using easily obtained and inexpensive materials. Now available in paperback!<BR>-- Includes step-by-step instructions for thirty experiments that demonstrate the scientific... (read more)

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Mr. Wizard's Supermarket Science
Mr. Wizard's Supermarket Science
by Don Herbert
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Illus. in color. "A supermarket of interesting science-related devices, stunts, and puzzles to make from items found at a grocery store. More than 100 projects, all simple enough for middle-graders. The essentials--ideas based on curiosity and creativity,... (read more)

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Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion
Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion
by Michael A. Dispezio
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""Over 70 physics experiments are presented in five broad areas (with)...a discussion of the scientific theory behind the results....Really makes the experiments meaningful...easy to duplicate, they demonstrate the intended principles and encourage... (read more)

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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery
The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery
by William Gurstelle
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Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey--ancient artillery devices known... (read more)

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Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks & Puzzles
Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks & Puzzles
by Martin Gardner
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The Master of Mathematical Puzzles collects 89 of his finest magic tricks that will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Fun and fascinating, the simple demonstrations... (read more)

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