Janice VanCleave's earth science for every kid : 101 easy experiments that really work / Janice Pratt VanCleave.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : J. Wiley, c1991.Description: xiv, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0471530107 (pbk.)
- Earth science for every kid
- QE29 .V36 1991
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Reserves; Thomas, Peter
Includes index.
Instructions for experiments, each introducing a different earth science concept.
Age: 8-12
WAR, NEWBERY,
Introduction -- Earth in space: Bulging ball -- Precession -- Wobbler -- Day and night -- Tilt -- Mega-weight -- Eclipse -- Rocks and minerals: Salty -- Needles -- Deposits -- Dripper -- Bubbles -- Spoon pen -- Crunch -- Sedimentary sandwich -- Line-up -- Sampler -- Sinkers -- Wash away -- Prints -- Gulp! -- Crustal movement: Rub-a-dub -- Shifting -- Pop top -- Spreader -- Dipper -- Dynamo -- Swingers -- Stretch -- Folds -- Easy over? -- Detector -- Slower -- Quick -- Ripples -- Flowing ice -- Spurt -- Squirt! -- Erosion: Rusty rocks -- Rock eater -- Rub away -- Shaping -- Run off -- Wash out -- Speedy -- Wander -- Fly away -- Crack-up -- Pile up -- Shake-up -- Rock bridge -- Up and down -- Atmosphere: Spacey -- Tip -- Straw drill -- Cold 'n hot -- Increasing -- Up draft -- Breezes -- How fast? -- Which way? -- Weather: Up and down -- Barometer -- Cloud watcher -- Wet air -- Wet bulb -- Soggy -- Crackle -- More or less -- Cooling -- Under cover -- Dew point -- Frosty -- Drops -- Bigger -- Rising drops -- How big? -- Vanishing water -- Floating flakes -- Low pressure -- Tornado -- Micro-bolt -- Bang! -- Oceans: Wave action -- Waves -- Bobber -- Bump! -- Currents -- Sinker -- Movers -- Twirler -- What's up -- Divers -- Weight loss -- Salty water -- Hydrometer -- Solar energy -- Floaters -- Super cooled -- Slosh! -- Tides -- Glossary -- Index.