Science Fair Projects: Chemistry - Hardcover

Bonnet, Bob; Keen, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080697771X ISBN 13: 9780806977713

Publisher: Sterling, 1999

Synopsis

How fizzy is soda pop after it's warmed up? What happens to a rubber band that's left outside? Which types of clothing keep you warmest, and why? Find out the answers and take top prize at the school science fair with these 47 hands-on and appealing "blue ribbon" chemistry experiments. Test chemical trickery in processed foods; the concept of pH; viscosity; carbonization; fermentation; evaporation; dilution; and lots more. A WINNING combination of learning and fun. Bob Bonnet lives in Clearmont, NJ, and Dan Keen lives in Cape May Court House, NJ. 96 pages, 120 b/w illus., 8 1/4 x 11. NEW IN PAPERBACK

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Gr 4-6-These 47 experiments include such standards as growing crystals, testing acids and bases, and separating liquids by density. While some of the activities are challenging, many are very simple, limiting their usefulness as science projects. For example, readers are instructed to use different sets of building toys to show how building pieces from the same "family" fit together, thus demonstrating how similar elements combine in the periodic table. Others may not be appropriate for a school fair, such as the one in which students are asked to hypothesize which of two bottles of soda (one put in a sunny window for an hour, the other put in the freezer for an hour) will give off more carbon dioxide gas when opened. Each project is accompanied by at least one simple black-and-white line drawing. Janice VanCleave's Chemistry for Every Kid (Wiley, 1989) contains more experiments and has a more appealing layout, and Robert Gardner's Science Projects about Chemistry (Enslow, 1994) includes more detailed explanations and experiments.-Maren Ostergard, Bellevue Regional Library, WA

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Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080697771X
• ISBN 13: 9780806977713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Zweifel Frances
• Number of pages: 96