Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Astronomy Experiments


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Students will reach for the stars without having to leave their own backyards when performing astronomy experiments from Janice VanCleave's new crazy, kooky, and quirky collection. They will find the North Star, demonstrate the path of a satellite, and even build their own astronomical tools using household items. Engaging analyses of experiment results will inspire readers to expand their thinking and to understand astronomy from practical, mathematical, and historical angles alike. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, students will love learning just how much fun science can be with these twenty-four astronomy experiments.




Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Astronomy Experiments


Book Description

Students will reach for the stars without having to leave their own backyards when performing astronomy experiments from Janice VanCleave's new crazy, kooky, and quirky collection. They will find the North Star, demonstrate the path of a satellite, and even build their own astronomical tools using household items. Engaging analyses of experiment results will inspire readers to expand their thinking and to understand astronomy from practical, mathematical, and historical angles alike. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, students will love learning just how much fun science can be with these twenty-four astronomy experiments.




Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Earth Science Experiments


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In this series of fun and involving hands-on earth science experiments, students will learn how atoms and molecules arrange themselves in minerals, how global warming could raise sea levels, and even how rocks melt. They will also create their own instrument to measure humidity, grow crystals, and demonstrate how soil texture affects the amount of air in soil. From lake bottoms to icebergs to hurricanes, readers will engage with this fun installment of twenty-four Janice VanCleave experiments that features color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions.




Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Physics Experiments


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Young scientists will learn the power of physics when they make their own lemon batteries, demonstrate centrifugal force, and exhibit how sound energy travels. They will identify magnetic poles, learn what the best conductor for heat is, and even determine why eggs don't break beneath their bird guardians. Color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions will guide readers through this collection of twenty-four physics experiments from celebrated educator Janice VanCleave, empowering them to learn in a tactile and entertaining way.




Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Biology Experiments


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How do flies eat? How do crickets make sound? Why are penguins' wings so good for swimming? In this diverse collection of twenty-four crazy, kooky, and quirky biology experiments, young scientists will learn the answers to these questions. They will perform fun, hands-on experiments that enlighten them on all kinds of creatures in the animal kingdom. Students will also gain insight into the basic biological component of the cell, learn how temperature affects smells, and even connect with their own heartbeats in this lively installment from Janice VanCleave featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions.




Janice VanCleave’s Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Chemistry Experiments


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Soap scum, brown bananas, clumping milk, and swollen gummi bears are a few of the crazy, kooky, and quirky components of these chemistry experiments from renowned educator Janice VanCleave. Readers will be fascinated by all the principles of chemistry they can learn about by using items they have at home, including hydration, oxidation, expansion, viscosity, and more. Following safe, simple step-by-step instructions, students will have a blast performing each of these twenty-four experiments and gain real, demonstrable knowledge in the field of chemistry.




Vancleave, Janice 's Crazy, Kooky, and Quirky Science Experiments


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These crazy, kooky, and quirky new experiments from celebrated educator VanCleave, Janice give young readers the opportunity to make science their all-time favorite subject. This collection of fun-filled, hands-on activities teaches readers essential principles of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics in the most entertaining and tactile way imaginable. Each of the dozens of experiments includes full-color illustrations as well as a list of materials needed, safety considerations, and a step-by-step walkthrough, making them simple and easy to do at home with a parent's supervision. Features include: Each book features twenty-four easy-to-do experiments. Covers important curricular mandates included in the Next Generation Science Standards. Janice Van Cleave is an award-winning and best-selling author of educational activity books and a renowned science educator and presenter. Teaches scientific principles through experience and doing; great for experiential learners.




Songs in the Key of Z


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Outsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and obscure—figures such as The Shaggs, Syd Barrett, Tiny Tim, Jandek, Captain Beefheart, Daniel Johnston, Harry Partch, and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy—and presents their strange life stories along with photographs, interviews, cartoons, and discographies. About the only things these self-taught artists have in common are an utter lack of conventional tunefulness and an overabundance of earnestness and passion. But, believe it or not, they're worth listening to, often outmatching all contenders for inventiveness and originality. A CD featuring songs by artists profiled in the book is also available.




A Companion to Business Ethics


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In a series of articles specifically commissioned for this volume, some of today's most distinguished business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics. Sections of the book cover topics such as the often easy relation between business ethics and capitalism, the link between business ethics and ethical theory, how ethics applies to specific problems in the business world, the connection between business ethics and related academic disciplines, and the practice of business ethics in modern corporations. Includes extensive, accessible discussion of all of the main areas of interest and debate in business ethics Features all original contributions by distinguished authors in business ethics Includes an annotated table of contents, bibliographies of the relevant literature and a list of internet sources of material on business ethics Perfect, comprehensive book for use in business ethics courses




The Scary Giants Dinosaurs


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