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The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science: 64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists
by Sean Connolly
Here are 64 amazing
experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink. Giant
air cannons. Home-made lightning. Marshmallows on steroids. Matchbox
microphones. There’s even an introduction to alchemy. (Not sure what
that is? Think “medieval wizard.”) None of the experiments requires
special training, and all use stuff found in the kitchen or in the
garden shed. You’d be irresponsible not to try them.
ATTENTION,
PARENTS: Yes, your kids may need your help with a few experiments. And
yes, sometimes it may get a tad messy. But it’s not pure mayhem. The
balloon rocket whizzing through the garden? It demonstrates Newton’s
Third Law of Motion. That chunk of potato launched across the kitchen
from a tube? Welcome to Boyle’s Law. Every experiment demonstrated real
science, at its most memorable.
Sean Connolly is the author of the Totally Irresponsible Science series and dozens of other books for both children and adults. A father of three, he is in an ideal position to explain the nuts and bolts of these experiments.
Age Range: 9 - 15 years
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Series: Irresponsible Science
Hardcover: 205 pages
Pages in unmarked condition. Minor shelf wear to cover.