Amazing Life Science Activities

by Rani Iyer

Overview

Educational, easy-to-do life science activities will teach young readers more about the world around them. Using simple, easy to find materials, these activities will help readers better understand biology, zoology, ecology, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496657046
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Curious Scientists
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Rani Iyer loves to write about science, nature, and culture. She worked for her doctoral degree in remote rain forests all over Western Ghats, India. She has authored many scientific papers, online and print articles, and books for children.

Table of Contents

Curious life — Watch seeds sprout — Staying warm in the Arctic — A frog's trick to surviving winter — Eat like a bird — Cactus survival — The changing colors of leaves — Moldy bread — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

Provides easy to follow instructions for eight life science activities; provides helpful tips on how to better execute each activity; information after each activity explains how that specific activity relates to life science

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2017
Gr 1–3—Visually interesting, simple science activities for lower grade levels. There are a few oldies but goodies here (rubber egg, bending water with a charged balloon, etc.) and enough unusual projects to make this series worth consideration. Though librarians should first check the materials list—a few projects require specialty supplies like magnetic powder or Epsom salts. Neat "How It Works" sidebars add pedagogic content. Kids can make a geode in an eggshell or re-create the rock cycle using crayon shavings. And if the moldy bread experiment in Life Science doesn't convince kids to wash their hands before touching food, what will? VERDICT Ideal for science classrooms or clubs.

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