Oh, Ick!: 114 Science Experiments Guaranteed to Gross You Out!

by Joy Masoff, Jessica Garrett (With), Ben Ligon (With)

Overview

From the bestselling author of Oh, Yuck! and Oh, Yikes!, with over 1.25 million copies in print, here is an A-Z compendium of hands-on grossness.

Featuring 114 interactive experiments and ick-tivities, Oh, Ick! delves into the science behind everything disgusting.

Stage an Ooze Olympics to demonstrate viscosity and the nature of slime. Observe how fungi grow by making a Mold Zoo. Embark on an Insect Safari to get to know the creepy crawlies around your home. And learn what causes that embarrassing acne on your face by baking a Pimple Cake to pop—and eat. Eww!

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761189121
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	22 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joy Masoff has spent her career teaching children to view the world with wonder—and a great deal of irreverence. In addition to Oh, Yuck! and Oh, Yikes!, she has written dozens of books for Scholastic, National Geographic Kids, and Five Ponds Press.

Jessica Garrett has taught 5th and 6th grade math and science, ran after-school Science Clubs for Girls, and spent 7 years at MIT creating cutting-edge K-12 STEM curriculum, teacher professional-development workshops, and student programs. She is now a voice over artist, education consultant, and textbook author. She lives with her husband, Ben Ligon, and their son in Massachusetts.

Ben Ligon is a middle school science teacher and author of science textbooks. He has also taught math, has a background in environmental economics, and worked for 5 years on air pollution policies. He lives with his wife, Jessica Garrett, and their son in Massachusetts.


 

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction . . . 1

Arachnids . . . 4
Tasty Tarantulas• Weave a Giant Web 

Awesome Acids and Their Buddies, Bases . . . 11
Something’s Gonna Blow!• Rockin’ Rockets• Do We Have Liftoff?• Phinders Keepers

Bacteria . . . 20
Bacteria Hotels• Check-In Time at the Bacteria Hotel• Bacteria Brew

Blood . . .  26
Cup O’ Blood• Vampire’s Delight

Boogers  . . . 31
Sweet Snot Sandwich• My Nose Has the Runs

Burps . . .  .35
Stinky Burp Factory• How to Burp Like a Truck Driver• A Belching Bottle Band

Crimes  . . . . 40
Build Some DNA• DNA Detective• The Great DNA Robbery• The Case of the Missing Flamingo• The Case of the Deadly Dust  

Dirt  . . .  50
Bubble Bonanza• Super-Bubble• Bubble Blast• Dirty Drinking

Earwax and Ear Hair . . .  59 Earwax Slumber Party• Wax Blasters• Lend Me an Elephant Ear!• Earwax Lollipops

Eyeballs  . . . 67
How to Cross Your Eyes• Play with Your Friend’s Eyes• Keep an Eye on Your Eyeballs• Jumping Thumbs• Seeing Upside Down• Holey Hands!

Farts . . . 77
Farting Slime Bag• How to Make Fart Noises• Slo-Mo Stink Races• Keep a Fart Journal• Frigid Farts

Fossils . . . . 84
Hot Dig-itty• Fast Fossil Factory

Fungi . . .  91
Foamy Fungi• Mold Zoo

Garbage . . . . 97
Tons O’ Trash• Garbage Groundwater• Antigravity Rust?• From Rotten to Rockin’

Guts . . .  107
Digestion Inside Out• The Coil Challenge

Hair Horrors . . . 116
Stretchy Strands• Hairball!• Hair Weight Lifting!


Halitosis . . . 123
Rotten to the Roots• G-G-G-G-G-G-Gargle!• Do You Have Halitosis?

Icky Ice Cream . . .  . . 129
The Reason? Freezin’!• Shake Your Booty• Something So Cool It’s Hot!



Insects . . . 136
Insect Safari• Exoskeleton Egg Drop Challenge!• Picky Bugs

Lava  . . .  144
An Earth Parfait• Lava-licious

Mummies . . . 152
Meet Toastankhamun• Meet Saltankhamun• Meet Foodankhamun!• Play Mummy Mayhem• Make Boggy Bones

Noxious Noises . . . 160
Copycat Bottles• The Rice Disco• Cut Out That Kazooing!• Sick Sounds

Odious Odors . . . 167
The Nose Knows• The Stink-O-Scale• Deodorant Tournament

Offal and Other Awful Eats. . . . 174
Just Kidney-ing• You’re in My Heart (Literally)• Dry-Roast a Cricket• Chocolate Chirp Cookies

Poop . . .  182
Who Pooped That Pile?• Turd Tasties

Quakes & Sinkholes. . . . 190
Toppling Toothpick Towers• Sinking Cities• Sinkhole Roulette

Scabs and Stitches . . . 197
Spaghetti Scab Dinner• A Scab You Can Pick!• Franken-Orange

Slime . . . . 204
The Ooze Olympics• Liquid? Solid? Slimy Snot• See-Through Slime Slug

Spit . . . 211 Spit Strength Olympics• Spit Sweeteners• How Dry I Am!

Toilets . . . 216
The Case of the Clogged Toilets• I Feel Flush!

Urine . . . . 222
Over the Rainbow• You’re the Pee Doc!

Vile Viruses . . . 229
Follow the Flu• My Pet Virus• Build a Plague Launcher, Middle Ages–Style

Vomit . . . 239
Riding the Tilt-a-Hurl• April Fool’s Surprise

Worms . . . 243
The Earthworm Doc• Worm Condos

Yucky Yolks . . . 248
Let’s Egg-Splore• Elderly Eggs• Squishy Eggs!• Eggs from Mars!

Zaps . . .  256
Static Electricity High Jump• Let There Be Lightning!• Squishy Circuits

Zits  . . .  266
A Pimple You Can Pop• I’ll Have a Bite of Blackhead, Please!

Photo Credits . . . 273

Experiment Credits . . . 274

Index . . . 275

Editorial Reviews

09/12/2016
This follow-up to Masoff’s Oh, Yuck! (2000) delivers a surplus of opportunities to make messes. Alphabetically organized chapters cover everything from arachnids to zits (other squicky topics include eyeballs, garbage, halitosis, and worms), all explored thoroughly through experiments, photos, cartoon illustrations, and an entertaining narrative. Earwax-themed experiments include testing what substances do the best job of breaking down the “golden ear globs” and making “earwax lollipops” from maple syrup; intrepid readers can try dissecting beef kidney and lamb heart. The gross-out quotient has a natural draw, but there’s substantial scientific knowledge to be absorbed throughout. Ages 8–up. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"Chapters cover everything from arachnids to zits... all explored thoroughly through experiments, photos, cartoon illustrations, and an entertaining narrative... The gross-out quotient has a natural draw, but there's substantial scientific knowledge to be absorbed throughout." — Publishers Weekly

"A lighthearted compendium of interesting formation and engaging, hands-on activities with gobs of kid appeal." — Kirkus Reviews

"Expect to get messy, have a lot of fun, and do science!" — Geek Dad

From the Publisher

11/01/2016
Gr 3–6—This latest entry by Masoff features 37 alphabetically arranged entries on gross topics, from arachnids to zits. A brief introduction familiarizes readers with the scientific method and encourages them to follow safety guidelines. In addition, the author explains the "ick-speriments," "ick-tivities," and "ick-splorations" students will encounter. Most of the activities are labeled as such. Each appears in a boxed area with a clock that indicates the time needed to complete the project. A smaller boxed area lists the items required to complete the task. A numbered set of instructions direct students on how to complete the project. Many conclude with a "What Just Happened" section that discusses the science behind the result that was observed. The activities and experiments include making slime, collecting data on family trash production, and creating a mold zoo. The explorations are made up of activities such as going on a bug hunt and changing the color or smell of one's urine by eating certain foods. The writing is comical while still informative. The layout is busy, with photographs and cartoon drawings of silly and outrageous images on every spread. VERDICT A fun and educational read for enthusiasts of all things icky.—Maren Ostergard, King County Library System, Issaquah, WA

School Library Journal

Aug. 30, 2016
From arachnids to zits, 114 "ick-speriments, ick-tivities, and ick-splorations" invite young experimenters to investigate the workings of their world.This lively title covers a selection of biological, chemical, physical, and earth science concepts through alphabetically organized subjects with gross kid appeal: slime, snot, and spit; mummies and sinkholes; farts and vomit; pee and poop; fossils and fungi; forensics; and waste of all kinds. Even when this companion to Oh, Yuck (2000) covers the same topic, both text and activities are different. The authors begin with the steps of the scientific method and safety rules. Connected activities are presented in recipe format with a list of ingredients, expected time, and clear step-by-step directions with photographs. Most materials are easily available. A “what just happened” section also explains the why of likely results. Safety precautions are stressed, and adult help is requested with stoves and sharp knives. Among the basic concepts are acids and bases, elements, molecules, chemical formulas, DNA, and human body systems. The energetic design includes cartoon illustrations; humans have varying skin tones. This collection should get plenty of use in homes, classrooms, and libraries as a resource for science-fair participants. The paper binding might not stand up to the wear, but the title is also available as an e-book. A lighthearted compendium of interesting information and engaging, hands-on activities with gobs of kid appeal. (index, credits not seen) (Nonfiction. 8-14)

Kirkus Review