Chemistry: Solids, Liquids & Gases

by Penny Norman PhD, Ann Einstein MAT (Editor)

Overview

ScienceWiz® Chemistry: Solids, Liquids and Gases: Those candle-making, water-squirting, freezing-thawing, glop and mud pie experiments every child should do to explore the matter of matter. This is kitchen chemistry at its best!

There are 29 all-time favorite projects in this highly visual, step by step Chemistry book, including:

• Capturing a CO₂ explosion
• Squeezing an egg into a bottle
• Growing giant crystals
• Making candles
• Freezing liquids into solids
• Dying a flower from the inside out using capillary action
• Sinking and floating by adding salt or changing shape
• Dissolving solids into liquids, filtering and separating

The particular projects chosen prepare children to excel in science. They are primed to explore and later answer such question as: why do oil and water not mix; why does sugar dissolve in water; how does water travel upward into the leaves of plants; and why does ice float in water? The list is long.

This books is a classic illustration of how child’s play can be structured to lead to scientific understanding. (Visit the ScienceWiz® Hybrid-learning on Charge, (https://sciencewiz.com/distance-learning/charge/) to understand how the specific projects in this chemistry book can lead to a deeper how-it-works understanding of the physical world around us. You can do most of the Charge projects with just a few balloons and everyday items.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781958398043
Publisher:	ScienceWiz
Publication date:	03/01/1998
Series:	ScienceWiz Book-Kit
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.13(w) x 10.25(h) x 1.44(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Penny Norman, Ph.D. earned a doctoral degree in Biophysics from U.C. Berkeley. She became involved with the development of primary grade science materials through volunteer work, which she began as her own children started school. During this process she became deeply concerned about the limited exposure of elementary age students to the physical sciences. 

Her concern has translated into a 20 year effort to test and revamp science materials for the primary grades. Her work with children developed into a product line initially under the auspices of grants from the National Science Foundation and the Franklin Foundation. Her published titles reflect Dr. Norman’s extensive testing and involvement with children and teachers and her love and commitment to both.

Interviews

Authors Note: When my children were small they tested the experiments that are in this book. We sorted through many projects and picked our favorites. In high school and college, both my son and daughter loved chemistry. I took a lot of chemistry, but I never loved the field the way my children do. I think this kit and their early experiences with chemistry had a lot to do with this difference.

Editorial Reviews

I first purchased this kit from a book store and now again from Amazon. My daughter at the time was 6 when I first bought the set and she enjoyed it very much. She was glued to this set until everything was used. She is now 8 and is a science fanatic!! I have purchased other sciences kits and the Chemistry plus kit. I am just keeping her interested as she is always speaking of becoming a scientist when she grows up. — Amazon Reviewer

My favorite kit of theirs is Chemistry Wiz. It was my daughter’s favorite, when she was  eight. And it is full of learning activities that taught her the basic concepts of chemistry! __ The CurriculumChoice.com

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