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Science Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Invent & Create

Science Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Invent & Create
By Gwen Diehn, Terry Krautwurst

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The authors of the popular Nature Crafts for Kids present a new book with 50 hands-on science projects for kids. All in full-color, the book brilliantly shows an entire year's worth of things to bring out the artist and the scientist in the 8-to-12 set. Accompanying many projects are easy-to-understand sidebars that explain the scientific principles and facts the projects are demonstrating.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1695869 in Books
  • Published on: 1994-03
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 144 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7-This colorful, hands-on guide introduces a number of different branches of science. The projects range from the fairly simple (clay pot wind chimes, pinwheel helicopter) to the complex (model grist mill, powered model boats, xylophone). The detailed instructions include a list of materials needed and explanatory line drawings. The activities are divided into four sections: air, water, earth, and fire. Extensive informational sidebars explain the principles involved. Attractive, full-color photographs show a variety of actively involved, enthusiastic kids. However, only 8 of the 50 projects listed in the contents have a "needs adult help" symbol, yet many of them require the use of a saw, razor knife, and/or drill and could be dangerous without adult supervision. Judith Hahn's How Science Works (Readers Digest, 1991) is another excellent source with sound scientific information and more adequate adult supervision advisories.
Eunice Weech, M.L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Good, but not great3
This book provides a lot of crafts, but next to impossible ways of gathering material to actually complete them. I found the book useless without the help of a process or program to get the material from.

Great for Cub Scouts and creative kids!5
This book gives clear, easy to follow instructios for making a variety of crafts, projects and nature learning. I can't wait to get started, and I'm the Mom.