Environmental Experiments About Life (Science Experiments for Young People)

Rybolt, Thomas R.; Mebane, Robert C.

ISBN 10: 0894904124 ISBN 13: 9780894904127

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Uses experiments to explain ecosystems, life cycles, and interactions of life and environment including pollution and conservation.

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Reviews

In the ``Science Experiments for Young People'' series, some disappointing experiments on ecosystems, life cycles, pollution, and conservation. Though simple household materials are employed and the authors give plentiful warnings, procedures, observations, and things to try, few of the experiments follow scientific method. Some are merely observations (``What kinds of animals can you find under a log or rock?'') or definitions (``What is Indoor Pollution?''). Multiple variables are not always adequately controlled, and some conclusions are puzzling. In ``Do Plants Use Carbon Dioxide?'' the authors use three samples to test five variables: more samples and controls are needed, and the experiment doesn't prove either that the resulting gas is oxygen or that the gas is a result of photosynthesis. A hot topic, but poorly explored. Index. (Nonfiction. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0894904124
• ISBN 13: 9780894904127
• Binding: Library Binding