LOT 28 SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT / EXPERIMENT BOOKS

Almost anything can be a science fair project and these books show children how.  The learning never ends!

31 books with a wide variety of ideas for science projects to enhance the classroom experience and/or use for science fairs.  They cover a wide range of topics and would be excellent for a classroom, home reference, or home school of elementary or middle school age children.  Most of the books are in good to very good condition.  Any excessive wear is noted below after the titles.  The book covers have been wiped clean.

Titles Included:

1.        Science Surprises by Sandra Markle – 11 Fun and Easy experiments. Can you guess what will happen when you…blow between 2 balloons that are almost touching…drip a drop of water on broken wooden toothpicks…you’ll be amazed by these and other hands-on activities in this book.

2.        Discovering Science Secrets by Sandra Markle (pages are yellow from age; some pgs have a water mark along edge). Change milk into glue.  Make a candle go out as if by magic.  Print pictures with water and learn some astounding facts about plants and animals.

3.        Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb (pages are yellow from age). What makes popcorn pop? How does jelly jell? Why does bread rise? Your kitchen is a perfect laboratory for these easy and delicious experiments with food. Investigate starches, sugars, acids, bases, proteins, carbohydrates, emulsifiers, and more.

4.       No Sweat Projects: BOUNCING Science. Exploring elementary physics, from gravity and motion to inertia and energy transfers, and end up with a truly well-rounded science project-no matter what their specific assignment is.

5.        Windy Weather Science by Sandra Markle. Learn how to make a kite from garbage bags, a sailboat from a milk carton, a tornado in a soda bottle and more.  Plus, amazing facts about wind and windy weather can be found in this book.

6.        Simple Science Experiments With Everyday Materials by Muriel Mandell (the cover of this book is in poor condition). Book includes instructions for ninety-nine simple experiments that demonstrate basic scientific principles. A brief history of the materials and some facts about them introduce the series of experiments.  For example, ‘Clutching at straws’ explains straws, shows how to make one, and then demonstrates such principles as air pressure, water refraction, and center of gravity. Included in the chapter on soap and detergent is a recipe for a bubble mix along with the expected making of bubbles and rainbows.

7.        Super Science Fair Projects by Peter Rillero. This book includes ways to brainstorm a great science fair project, 80 sample projects, explanations of important scientific methods and resources for researching your project.

8.        Backyard Explorer: Leaf & Tree Guide by Rona Beame. Learn to identify dozens of common trees aned match up, collect, and classify leaves, needles, seeds, nuts, pods, and cones.  Plus instructions for many projects.

9.        Surprising Science: 180 Fun and Challenging Science BrainTeasers for Kids! (Level 1 ages 8-10) by N. & J. De Waard & Budding Genius. Sharpen kids thinking skills day by day with fun facts that draw on their knowledge of science.  How long would it take to walk to the moon? How many joints do you have in your body?

10.   Chew on This! By Susan Devins. Includes fun facts on bubble gum and directions to make your own.

11.   Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Weird Science. Did you know that listening to elevator music might stop you from getting a cold or that scientists looking for a cure for baldness grew hair in a test tube?

12.   More Prize-Winning Science Fair Projects by Penny Raife Durant. Do students at your school eat breakfast? Can you really jump higher in the latest athletic shoes? Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? Almost anything is a science fair project.  This book teaches reader how to answer these questions through the scientific process.

13.   Surprising Science Puzzles by Erwin Brecher. What could be more challenging than the natural wonders of the world? The 100 puzzles in this book are more than puzzles – they are real life amazements. Can you float a battleship in a bathtub? Is it possible to cool a hot kitchen by leaving the refrigerator door open?

14.   Science Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic things to invent & create by Gwen Diehn & T. Krautwurst (from Discovery Toys). Construct an observation station where you can study birds and animals without scaring them away.  Make a wormery, a toad house, a root viewer, a sound viewer, rocket jet kite, solar oven, centipede kite, and many more.

15.   Nature in your Backyard – Simple Activities for Children  by Susan Lang. How do ants find food? Can worms make garbage disappear? What do birds use to build their nests? Where can animals keep warm in cold winter weather?

16.   Quick Science: Science experiments you can do in a minute by H. & N. Schneider.

17.   Simple Science Experiments by Hans Jurgen Press (from Discovery Toys).  Learn how to light a fire with ice, create rain indoors, to use a wrist watch as a compass and learn about astronomy, botany, chemistry, physics in the the process.

18.   60 Super Simple: More Science Experiments by Q. L. Pearce. Why does an ice cube float in water? How can you separate salt and pepper once they’re mixed? Why don’t bridges collapse?

19.   Science Fun With Mud and Dirt by Rose Wyler.  Learn about the different types of soil, where they come from, insects and animals that live underground and much more.

20.   The Science Factory – Easy to make science experiments on air, water, light, sound, magnetism, electricity, and much, much more

21.   Science Fair: A Resource Guide for Grades 5-8. Gives step-by-step instructions and suggestions, information, guidelines, and forms to take children from start to finish with their science fair project.

22.   Learning Adventures in Science for grades 5-6.

23.   A Slime Primer by B. K. Hixen.  12 disgustingly gooey hands-on chemistry experiments that use safe household chemicals to produce a veritable smorgasbord of entertaining concoctions that will ooze through your fingers and tickle your imagination.

24.   Mr. Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science (cover is very worn but pages are all intact and clean) The experiments cover physical science, biology, technology, and geology. You get 400 hands-on experiments with step-by-step instructions.  Watch a child develop a real love for science as they gain confidence from doing the experiments in this book!

25.   Hands on Science: Rain Forest – Experiments, Games, Art and Writing Activities.

26.   Science Workshop: Light – Color & Lenses by P. Robson – Easy to make science experiments with bright ideas and why they work

27.   Science Workshop: Electricity by P. Robson – Easy to make science experiments with bright ideas and why they work

28.   A Drop of Water – A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick.