Description
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 onthe ice? How are snowflakes made? Why do your toes and fingertipswrinkle if you spend lots of time swimming? How do flies tastetheir food with their feet? Figure out the answers to these andmany other scientific mysteries with this awesome assortment ofexperiments, projects, and facts for every season of the year. Withan amazing experiment for each week, Janice VanCleave's ScienceAround the Year introduces you to dozens of wondrous topics inastronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Discoverwhy leaves turn colors and fall off trees in autumn, why Septemberis 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 andincludes simple step-by-step instructions, as well as clearexplanations of the concepts you're seeing in action. JaniceVanCleave's Science Around the Year promises hours and hours offascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun-at home or in theclassroom.
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9780471330967
Author Janice VanCleave
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 217mm * 9mm
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 onthe ice? How are snowflakes made? Why do your toes and fingertipswrinkle if you spend lots of time swimming? How do flies tastetheir food with their feet? Figure out the answers to these andmany other scientific mysteries with this awesome assortment ofexperiments, projects, and facts for every season of the year. Withan amazing experiment for each week, Janice VanCleave's ScienceAround the Year introduces you to dozens of wondrous topics inastronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Discoverwhy leaves turn colors and fall off trees in autumn, why Septemberis 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 andincludes simple step-by-step instructions, as well as clearexplanations of the concepts you're seeing in action. JaniceVanCleave's Science Around the Year promises hours and hours offascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun-at home or in theclassroom.
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9780471330967
Author Janice VanCleave
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 217mm * 9mm
