The Chemistry of Disgusting Things

by Mattia Crivellini (Text by), Rossella Trionfetti (Illustrator)

Overview

Children will unravel the secrets of science with simple experiments using easy-to-find ingredients.
 
In this title in the Let’s Experiment! series, children are accompanied by two characters: Professor Albert, who will teach them the scientific explanation behind each experiment, and Greg the Robot, who will guide them in their practice. They’ll have a ton of fun learning how to make slime, how rust forms, what creates mold, and much more! For each experiment there is also a “mess-o-meter” for parents to know how messy the experiment can be, as well as the level of difficulty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788854417274
Publisher:	White Star Publishers
Publication date:	05/02/2023
Series:	Let's Experiment!
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 9.31(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 18 Years

About the Author

Mattia Crivellini earned his degree in computer science at the University of Bologna and studied cognitive sciences at the University of Indiana in the United States. Since 2011, he has been the director of Fosforo, the science festival that takes place every May in Senigallia, Italy. He organizes and plans activities, conferences, and shows for communication and dissemination of science in Italy and abroad through the NEXT Cultural Association.
 
Rossella Trionfetti currently works as a children’s illustrator and also collaborates on the creation of apps and interactive games.

Table of Contents

The Scientific Method 4

Traveling With You! 5

Slime, Glue, and Science 6

It's Time to Slime! 8

An Investigation of Fluids 10

Viscosity vs. Density 11

Viscosity for Everyone 12

Density Layers 13

Non-Newtonian Fluids 14

Fluffy Slime! 15

Exposed To Rust 16

Stainless As Steel! 18

Let's Rust 'Em All! 19

Greasy Like Oil, Fat Like Butter 20

Lipids - The Real Taste of Life 22

Bubbles in a Jar 23

Darth Soap - The Enemy of Dirt 24

Oil vs. Soap 26

A Disturbance in the Force 27

United Against Dirt 28

More than Salads 29

It's Reaction Time! 30

Pouring the Glue 31

Fight Against Limescale 32

Drop by Drop 33

The Rubber Egg 34

The Art of Limescale 35

Mold, Mold, and More Mold 36

Nobel Prize Mold 38

The World of Mold 39

Mud and Slime! 40

Deposits! 41

Beneath Your Feet 42

Permeable Soil 43

So Many Worms! 44

Worm Hunt 45

Glossary 46