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Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year
Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year Author:Janice VanCleave Over Two Million Janice VanCleave Books Sold! — Janice VanCleaves Science Around the Year — Dozens of Seasonal Projects — Loads of Fun Facts Why do leaves change colors? How do polar bears avoid slipping on the ice? How are snowflakes made? Why do your toes and fingertips wrinkle if you spend lots of time swimming? How do flies taste thei... more »r food with their feet? Figure out the answers to these and many other scientific mysteries with this awesome assortment of experiments, projects, and facts for every season of the year. With an amazing experiment for each week, Janice VanCleaves Science Around the Year introduces you to dozens of wondrous topics in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Discover why leaves turn colors and fall off trees in autumn, why September is a good time to look for monarch butterflies, how salt melts ice, what pinecones can tell you about the weather, and much, much more. As with all of Janice VanCleaves books, each activity is fun and includes simple step-by-step instructions, as well as clear explanations of the concepts youre seeing in action. Janice VanCleaves Science Around the Year promises hours and hours of fascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science funat home or in the classroom.« less