Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year - Couverture souple

VanCleave, Janice

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471330965 ISBN 13 : 9780471330967

Editeur : Wiley, 2000

Synopsis

Over Two Million Janice VanCleave Books Sold! Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year Dozens of Seasonal Projects Loads of Fun Facts Why do leaves change colors? How do polar bears avoid slipping on the ice? How are snowflakes made? Why do your toes and fingertips wrinkle if you spend lots of time swimming? How do flies taste their food with their feet? Figure out the answers to these and many other scientific mysteries with this awesome assortment of experiments, projects, and facts for every season of the year. With an amazing experiment for each week, Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year introduces you to dozens of wondrous topics in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Discover why leaves turn colors and fall off trees in autumn, why September is a good time to look for monarch butterflies, how salt melts ice, what pinecones can tell you about the weather, and much, much more. As with all of Janice VanCleave's books, each activity is fun and includes simple step-by-step instructions, as well as clear explanations of the concepts you're seeing in action. Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year promises hours and hours of fascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun-at home or in the classroom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

JANICE VANCLEAVE is a former award-winning science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of over forty books with sales totaling over two million copies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471330965
• ISBN 13: 9780471330967
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible