Janice Vancleave's Big Book of Science Experiments - Paperback

by Janice VanCleave (Author)

Janice VanCleave once again ignites children's love for science in her all-new book of fun experiments--featuring a fresh format, new experiments, and updated content standards

From everyone's favorite science teacher comes Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments. This user-friendly book gets kids excited about science with lively experiments designed to spark imaginations and encourage science learning. Using a few handy supplies, you will have your students exploring the wonders of science in no time. Simple step-by-step instructions and color illustrations help you easily demonstrate the fundamental concepts of astronomy, biology, chemistry, and more. Children will delight in making their own slime and creating safe explosions as they learn important science skills and processes.

Author Janice VanCleave passionately believes that all children can learn science. She has helped millions of students experience the magic and mystery of science with her time-tested, thoughtfully-designed experiments. This book offers both new and classic activities that cover the four dimensions of science--physical science, astronomy, Biology, and Earth Science--and provide a strong foundation in science education for students to build upon. An ideal resource for both classroom and homeschool environments, this engaging book:

• Enables students to experience science firsthand and discuss their observations
• Offers low-prep experiments that require simple, easily-obtained supplies
• Presents a modern, full-color design that appeals to students
• Includes new experiments, activities, and lessons
• Correlates to National Science Standards

Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments is a must-have book for the real-world classroom, as well as for any parent seeking to teach science to their children.

Back Jacket

Ignite children's love for science with Janice VanCleave's new book of fun experiments

Everyone's favorite science teacher, Janice VanCleave, has mastered the art of creating fun, instructive, and safe science experiments. Step-by-step, Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments walks teachers, parents, and students through the process of successfully completing fascinating and informative science investigations. Designed to perform in the classroom or at home, each experiment contains background information, a list of materials needed, clear instructions, a description of what is expected to happen, and an explanation of why it happened. The investigation continues with thought-provoking questions and suggestions for thinking through the science behind the experiment.

With 100 intriguing experiments, both new and tried-and-true, you can bring chemistry, physics, astronomy, Earth science, and biology into your classroom or home. From creating gooey slime and erupting volcanoes to predicting the next moon phase and a few magic tricks, students will see science all around them in their everyday lives.

For years, teachers and parents have relied on Janice VanCleave to bring them the most informative and engaging scientific information appropriate for young learners. And now, Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Science Experiments is the book that can help students and teachers open the door to the magic and mystery of the amazing world of science.

Author Biography

Classroom science teacher Janice VanCleave has written more than 50 science books and has sold more than 2 million copies. In addition to authoring science books, she created the popular website, www.scienceprojectideasforkids.com, and has tutored thousands of students and educators from around the world through her website.