"Find out how energy is stored, transferred, and changed, what conducts and what stores heat, and how to change matter from a solid to a liquid to a gas"--

No energy to spare? This book is here to help. Readers will discover how cool temperatures help to keep a taiga wet, and the relationship between a taiga animal's wide feet and pressure. Each experiment follows the scientific method, and can be completed in an hour or less. Many experiments also include ideas for more detailed science fair projects.

"Quick science experiments using the human body"--

Down to the wire? Do your readers wait until the last minute to start their science project? Don't worry, award-winning author Robert Gardner has everyone covered. Each experiment in this book follows the scientific method, and can be completed in an hour or less. Readers find out how to make different circuits, an electromagnet, and a simple electric motor. Most experiments also include ideas for science fair projects, in case readers have more time than they originally thought.

A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.

Describes experiments involving simple machines that follow the scientific method, explores the use of levers to control motion and lift, and shows how the steepness of inclined planes affects the force needed to move something.

Award-winning author Robert Gardner comes to the rescue of busy students everywhere. Each experiment follows the scientific method, and is designed to be completed in under an hour. Readers will discover how to weigh air, estimate the volume of matter, and the science of why water holds together. There are also ideas for more science experiments if readers have extra time.