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100 First-Prize Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects

100 First-Prize Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
By Glen Vecchione

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Demonstrate the action of magnetic fields, make a moon box, build "ant architecture," and measure static electricity. Plus: try homemade perfume, erupting volcanoes, jumping Puffed Wheat, a bubble gum plant graft, a big green solar machine, and a kite sighter. "Well indexed and accurately illustrated with black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings, this book is a good starting place for finding successful science-fair projects."--School Library Journal. "...can provide needed direction to parents and students facing looming classroom deadlines."--The Los Angeles Times. "...offers a real variety
to young scientists..."--Parent Council(r). Selected as Outstanding
by Parent Council(r).

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1300049 in Books
  • Published on: 1999-12-31
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 208 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 4 Up-The experiments presented here range from very basic to fairly complex. Standard projects, such as a lava-flow volcano, a bottled tornado, and a potato polarity indicator are included. Directions for much more complex demonstrations, such as creating and using a cyanometer (to keep track of changes in sky color) or testing hydrodynamic hull designs, illustrate the upper range of material. Experiments also cover a wide range of topics including food science, chemistry, astronomy, and botany. Each one has a list of supplies (generally common household products), detailed directions, expected results, an explanation, and display tips. Safety precautions are mentioned but not highlighted. Precise measurements of the results are not emphasized. Well indexed and accurately illustrated with black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings, this book is a good starting place for finding successful science-fair projects.
Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Be a winner! Pick a proven science project from eight fields, including space, birds and insects, weather, food and nutrition, electricity, natural laws, plants, and wind and water, then follow the simple instructions for building your display. You can choose from a Moon Box, Homemade Perfume, Erupting Volcanoes, Jumping Puffed Wheat, Bubble Gum Plant Graft, Big Green Solar Machine, Kite-Sighter, and 93 more. 100 illustrations.

Customer Reviews

Did the author really try these experiments ?1
I agree with Cynthia A Albano from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey United States. My daughter and I tried the Springing Spring Project and it DID NOT work. Now, she needs to talk to her teacher about changing the experiment. I recommended to her to show that the author is wrong and how the experiment should work.

100 First Prize Make it Yourself Science Fair Projects2
Unfortunately, the first project my son attempted was on electromagnetism --- and it didnt work!!! We checked, double-checked, and triple-checked his set-up and it was exact - but no way could we make this project work! Now he's forced to go back to his teacher, hope she allows him to revise the project which she'd already approved, and start all over. This time, at least - we'll make sure he tries the project out before he submits his ideas to the teacher for approval!

Interesting Demonstrations, but not really for science fairs3
The author obviously put alot of work into thinking up some of the projects, but they are like projects from out school lab book that "demonstrate" certain scientific principles, they don't actualy work as "science fair projects" because they
don't set out to solve a question. Its like "build tornado" or "build this" or "build that" but they are not sceice fair prjects. I think its a good curiosity book to have around if you're into tinkering with stuff, but I dont think its good for coming up with a science fair project.