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Profile Books (2007), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 224 pages
Description
How can you measure the speed of light with chocolate and a microwave? Why do yo-yos yo-yo? Why does urine smell so peculiar after eating asparagus (includes helpful recipe)? How long does it take to digest different types of food? What is going on when you drop mentos in to cola? 100 wonderful, intriguing and entertaining scientific experiments which show scientific principles first hand - this is science at its most popular.
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LibraryThing member reading_fox
A collection of experiments to do at home, as a means of exploring both the scientific method and the world around you.
Loosely divided into rooms about the house the experiments cover a wide range of physics, chemistry and even biology without ever being dull or boring. Just like real science they
The details are clear, and the explanations provided coherent - if your results don't match the expected values then the explanation could be at fault. Be sure to repeat as suggested a few times.
The best feature of this book is definitely the insight into real science - repetition and testing of hypotheses which demonstrates the correctness of one theory over another.
All the experiments can be done very simply with commonly available materials, which you will either have to hand or are readily and cheaply bought - no particle accelerators! Most can be completed very quickly certainly within an hour or so.
The only experiment I've noticed from skimming through that isn't practical is unfortunately the title experiment - fossils form over 10000s of years and there isn't a nifty way to shortcut this.
Plenty of fun for supervised children, inquisitive teenagers and even adults still experiencing the wonder of the world around them.
Note: I've not actually conducted any of the experiments (yet) so I can't comment on whether they work as advertised, but the instructions seem clear.
Loosely divided into rooms about the house the experiments cover a wide range of physics, chemistry and even biology without ever being dull or boring. Just like real science they
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are precisely focused and don't lead to much extrapolation of the world around them.The details are clear, and the explanations provided coherent - if your results don't match the expected values then the explanation could be at fault. Be sure to repeat as suggested a few times.
The best feature of this book is definitely the insight into real science - repetition and testing of hypotheses which demonstrates the correctness of one theory over another.
All the experiments can be done very simply with commonly available materials, which you will either have to hand or are readily and cheaply bought - no particle accelerators! Most can be completed very quickly certainly within an hour or so.
The only experiment I've noticed from skimming through that isn't practical is unfortunately the title experiment - fossils form over 10000s of years and there isn't a nifty way to shortcut this.
Plenty of fun for supervised children, inquisitive teenagers and even adults still experiencing the wonder of the world around them.
Note: I've not actually conducted any of the experiments (yet) so I can't comment on whether they work as advertised, but the instructions seem clear.
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LibraryThing member psiloiordinary
A nice bit of fun with real science sneaked in.
Plenty of material to entertain the kids, of any age.
Will be trying the others in the series.
Plenty of material to entertain the kids, of any age.
Will be trying the others in the series.
LibraryThing member glade1
This is a book of very simple, accessible activities that answer questions or demonstrate basic scientific principles using mostly items that the reader would have around the house. This would be a great book for a family that home schools. The experiments are described and explained so clearly
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that it is not really necessary even to do the activities. I didn't do any of them, just read the book, and I still think I learned some things. Show Less
LibraryThing member Daniel.Estes
No fluff or unnecessary fanfare here. How to Fossilize Your Hamster by Mick O'Hare takes you straight into the first experiment, and then each subsequent one segues into the next. The whole book is themed around a household so each experiment (e.g. Green Eggs and Cabbage) is meant for a specific
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Original publication date
2007
Physical description
224 p.; 5.08 inches
ISBN
1846680441 / 9781846680441