Awesome science experiments for kids : 100+ fun STEAM projects and why they work! /
Crystal Chatterton.
- xiii, 238 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Chapter one. How to use this book -- Chapter two. Science: Dancing raisins ; Balloon in a bottle ; Falling orange ; Diving ketchup ; Fizzy rocket ; Bean in a bag ; Tornado in a bottle ; Cormstarch quiksand ; CD hovercraft ; Crystal garden ; Does it rust? ; Exploding baggie ; Fireproof balloon ; Fishing for ice ; Fire extinguisher ; Fluffy soap ; Foam explosion ; Fruit boats ; Unleakable baggie ; Heavy as a piece of paper ; How do Arctic animals stay warm? ; Naked egg ; Ice cream in a bag ; Lava lamp ; Right or left? ; Scattered pepper ; Sink or float? ; Rainbow rain ; Sky and sunset jar ; Sound waves experiment ; Soda can sumarine ; Walking on eggs ; What dissolves in water? ; Walking rainbow ; Yeast balloon. -- Chapter three. Technology: Magic spoon ; Conductivity experiment ; Flying birds ; Iron for breakfast ; Wind-powered car ; Floating compass ; Jet-powered speedboat ; Bending water ; Lemon power! ; Magnet-powered car ; Paper circuit art ; Penny flashlight ; Magnetic puppets ; Magnetic pendulum ; Make an electromagnet ; Tea bag hot air balloon ; Mini lightning spark ; Windmill challenge ; String telephone ; Zip line challenge. -- Chapter four. Engineering: Balloon cannon ; Balloon-powered car ; Craft stick bridge ; Laser maze ; Drinking straw roller coaster ; Marble run game ; Egg drop challenge ; Levitating ping-pong ball ; Paddleboat ; Pan flute ; Paper cone fliers ; Parachute fliers ; Paper airplane challenge ; Pom-pom drop ; Pulley system ; Snack structures ; Strong shapes ; Straw plane ; pining top ; Straw rafts. -- Chapter five. Art: Bubble painting ; Candy rainbow ; Fizzy pendulum swing ; Ice color mixing ; Dancing paper ; Magic milk ; Marker chromatography ; Magnet painting ; Rainbow coloring ; Oil and watercolor resistant painting ; Icy art ; Scribble bot ; Symmetry painting ; Spin art ; Water glass xylophone. -- Chapter six. Math: How fast can you run? ; Penny dome ; Cooling a soda can ; How quickly does it cool? ; Lung capacity ; Paper chain challenge ; Craft stick catapult ; Disappearing ice ; Popcorn math ; Dry ice volume ; The greenhouse effect ; Hanging in the balance ; Pencil sundial ; Racing to measure ; Soda geyser eruption. -- Chapter seven. Putting it all together: Glossary ; Resources ; Table ; Graph ; Experiment index ; Index.
Provides young scientists ages 5-10 with hands-on experiments that teach them how to apply the scientific method. Combines fun experiments with the hows and whys behind them. From figuring out how quicksand works to turning a lemon into a battery, Science Experiments for Kids teaches young scientists how cool it is to be curious!