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Available
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Publication
Gulliver Books (Harcourt Brace & Company)
Pages
29
Description
Simple experiments explain plant growth.
Description
Can you inflate a balloon using yeast and sugar? Break an eggshell with marigold roots? Do you know what happens if you plant a bean upside down? The exciting book will show you! By following the simple steps of each experiment, you can learn basic principles of science and apply them to the world around you. Illustrated with beautiful color photographs.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
29 p.; 9.6 inches
ISBN
0152005862 / 9780152005863
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LibraryThing member KarinKath
A great little book for elementary age students that offers mini labs that you can do along with the book. Each section has clear photographs, background info and explanations of what you should see when you do the lab. The book starts off explaining what growth is, showing how plants grow (bean
Children will learn alot from this book and will feel inspired to complete the labs at home. Everything is very simple, but informative.
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seed), explaining what seeds need with another lab, demonstrates how temperature and light can affect growth, Shows how you can grow a carrot from a carrot top and covers other "cuttings" that you can grow including a strawberry plant, provides an experiment involving root power, indoor gardens, water plants and oxygen, and ends with fungus and spoors including a very cool experiment involving yeast and a balloon!Children will learn alot from this book and will feel inspired to complete the labs at home. Everything is very simple, but informative.
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Call number
SCI G.300