This extensive collection of do-it-yourself projects ranges from simple ideas using household materials to sophisticated plans which are unique."--Booklist "[There are] many good projects."--Appraisal "The directions are clear and straightforward."--VOYA From a device that makes sounds waves visible to a unique "pomato" plant, these 100 imaginative and impressive science projects will impress science fair judges and teachers--and astound all the kids in the school. Some of the experiments can be completed quickly, others take more time, thought, and construction, but every one uses readily available materials. Budding Einsteins can make their own plastic, build a working telescope, or choose from a range of ideas in electricity, ecology, astronomy, and other scientific fields.
A collection of little-known facts about the U.S. presidents that provides a glimpse into their personalities, covering such topics as nicknames, families, finances, food and drink, homes, sports, hobbies, and oddities, as well as their lives after the presidency.
This book is a good starting place for finding successful science-fair projects."--School Library Journal "Can provide needed direction to parents and students facing looming classroom deadlines."--The Los Angeles Times "Offers a real variety to young scientists."--Parent Council(R), Selected as Outstanding Any kid can be a winner, and take top honors at the school science fair, by picking one of these 100 proven first-place projects. Among the cool ideas: demonstrate the action of magnetic fields, make a moon box, build "ant architecture," and measure static electricity. Plus, there's plenty of fun in creating homemade perfume and erupting volcanoes; doing a bubble gum plant graft; and building a big green solar machine. Youngsters will find plenty of hints for crafting eye-catching displays, too.
Sims' pencil drawings...capture the energy and chaos of the playground. Kids, teachers, and parents...will enjoy having a wide range of games and short clear directions in one volume."--Booklist From Freeze Tag to Double Dutch, this bright and lively companion to Sidewalk Chalk presents some of the best traditional street and sidewalk activities ever. For every game, you'll find out how many people can play, along with instructions, tactics, and tips. Charming childlike drawings in crayon, plus diagrams, capture the fun and illustrate the rules of play, too. A kid alone can try Seven Up, as long as there's a ball and a wall. Go Shoebox Bowling; enjoy that old favorite, Kick the Can; and check out how limber everyone is with Limbo, a Jamaican dance-game. The good times will keep on going!
No kid in your house will ever say, "I'm bored" again. So much fun from such a little book! Over 200 wild and exciting games for kids of all ages, both indoors and out, feature: Dozens of games with balloons and soap bubbles, hiding games and relay races. Blindfold games. Guessing games. Many variations on Musical Chairs and Simon Says. Games with ping-pong balls and electric fans. Lots of concentration and memory games. Eight different Frisbee games. Fifteen relay races. Eight marbles competitions. 21 games you can play with a basketball or baseball. Novelty games using simple but fun streamer balls and twister sticks. Games with names like Cape in the Mud, Dizzy Race, Giggle Ball, Punch Ball and Swamp Monster. With so many games for one or two and for groups up to a dozen, you can turn your house and garden into a magical world with hours of fun from ordinary tables and chairs, soda straws and coins, balls and bats, bowls of water and cardboard boxes. Every game comes complete with instructions, rules, tactics and techniques for winning. They're perfect for parties and picnics and rainy days--and just for times when kids need to stretch their muscles and exercise their brains and learn the fun of teamwork.
Hundreds of fascinating, flabbergasting, and sometimes freaky facts are at your disposal in this fun-sized compendium. Uncover animal oddities, including the fact that certain species of frogs can survive being frozen solid and thawed. Find out how strange people really are: Did you know that the average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime—enough to fill two swimming pools? And there are botanical surprises, such as that bananas are actually herbs, plus science tidbits about the Earth, inventions, computers, and more.
This appealingly packaged kitin the same style as the enormously popular String Games (80,000 sold) and Tangram Puzzles (45,000 sold)is absolutely guaranteed to attract kids attention.
Look: You see one book. Flip it over: Now you've got two. They're giant, they're fun, they're two volumes in one! From math and mazes to science and word searches, these great collections offer a big bang for the buck and hundreds of cool puzzles and games to keep you busy for hours. Math and science go together like milk and cookies, and that's what makes this double book a treat: it has both, in one cool volume filled with eye-opening, mind-expanding, kid-pleasing fun, is math magic? It sure is, with pleasing fun, is math magic? It sure is, with these delightful tricks and games. Do some calculator conjuring. Put on an amazing show with Arithmetricks. Solve math logic puzzles, and even predict which card will be chosen from a deck of cards with some fancy figuring. In the kitchen, out in nature, anywhere at all, junior scientists can create extraordinary experiments using only ordinary materials. Every one is simple, yet teaches important scientific principles: taste electricity with a lemon, make a water trombone with a straw, use a bit of butter to tell which bulb is brighter, and more.
A handy and fun size illustrated guide that features big information, with more than 1,000 fun facts about animals familiar, unusual, and just plain bizarre. Whether kids are curious about cats, millipedes, parakeets, porpoises, or even the giant mola mola fish, the knowledge they uncover will make them say “wow.” * The forked tongue of a snake enables it to smell "in stereo." * The lungs of a horse are three times larger than those of a lion. * African elephants stay on their feet for 30 to 40 years. * Belching cows contribute to the greenhouse effect by adding methane to the atmosphere. Kids will feel smart entertaining their friends with everything new they know.
Hundreds of fascinating and flabbergasting facts are at your disposal in this fun-sized compendium. Uncover animal oddities, including the fact that certain species of frogs can survive being frozen solid and thawed. Find out how strange people really are: Did you know that the average human produces in a lifetime--enough saliva to fill two swimming pools. Plus science tidbits about the Earth, inventions, computers, and more
At first glance, they look like pages of grids, dots, squiggly lines, and stretchy shapes. Over 70 teasing puzzles entertain with disappearing faces, wheel-and-gear contraptions, funny money, and much more, at the same time they sharpen your wits about the mysteries of math. 135 illustrations.
Hundreds of fascinating, flabbergasting, and sometimes freaky facts are at your disposal in this fun-sized compendium. Uncover animal oddities, including the fact that certain species of frogs can survive being frozen solid and thawed. Find out how strange people really are: Did you know that the average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime—enough to fill two swimming pools? And there are botanical surprises, such as that bananas are actually herbs, plus science tidbits about the Earth, inventions, computers, and more.
No kid in your house will ever say, "I'm bored" again. So much fun from such a little book! Over 200 wild and exciting games for kids of all ages, both indoors and out, feature: Dozens of games with balloons and soap bubbles, hiding games and relay races. Blindfold games. Guessing games. Many variations on Musical Chairs and Simon Says. Games with ping-pong balls and electric fans. Lots of concentration and memory games. Eight different Frisbee games. Fifteen relay races. Eight marbles competitions. 21 games you can play with a basketball or baseball. Novelty games using simple but fun streamer balls and twister sticks. Games with names like Cape in the Mud, Dizzy Race, Giggle Ball, Punch Ball and Swamp Monster. With so many games for one or two and for groups up to a dozen, you can turn your house and garden into a magical world with hours of fun from ordinary tables and chairs, soda straws and coins, balls and bats, bowls of water and cardboard boxes. Every game comes complete with instructions, rules, tactics and techniques for winning. They're perfect for parties and picnics and rainy days--and just for times when kids need to stretch their muscles and exercise their brains and learn the fun of teamwork.
A handy and fun size illustrated guide that features big information, with more than 1,000 fun facts about animals familiar, unusual, and just plain bizarre. Whether kids are curious about cats, millipedes, parakeets, porpoises, or even the giant mola mola fish, the knowledge they uncover will make them say “wow.” * The forked tongue of a snake enables it to smell "in stereo." * The lungs of a horse are three times larger than those of a lion. * African elephants stay on their feet for 30 to 40 years. * Belching cows contribute to the greenhouse effect by adding methane to the atmosphere. Kids will feel smart entertaining their friends with everything new they know.
This appealingly packaged kitin the same style as the enormously popular String Games (80,000 sold) and Tangram Puzzles (45,000 sold)is absolutely guaranteed to attract kids attention.
...turns traditional childhood jump-rope games into a vigorous sport....comprehensive guide provides all the moves necessary to become physically fit and perhaps even a jump-rope competitor...includes background behind jumping rope, equipment necessary, warm-up exercises, and progressively more difficult skills and routines. Black-ink line drawings...indicate foot patterns and arm moves....Physical fitness attributes as well as competitive organizations are also listed...rhythm rhymes are included."--School Library Journal.
Hundreds of fascinating and flabbergasting facts are at your disposal in this fun-sized compendium. Uncover animal oddities, including the fact that certain species of frogs can survive being frozen solid and thawed. Find out how strange people really are: Did you know that the average human produces in a lifetime--enough saliva to fill two swimming pools. Plus science tidbits about the Earth, inventions, computers, and more
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