Don't Try This at Home!

by Cobb, Vicki; Darling, Kathy; Kelley, True

• ISBN13: 9780380728107
• ISBN10: 0380728109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Camelot

Summary

<p>Science is everywhere--in playgrounds, amusement parks, shopping malls, and restaurants, on beaches, planes, and even school buses!<P><UL><LI>Look for secret messages in license plates</P><P><LI>Blow frozen soap bubbles</P><P><LI>Turn plastic garbage bags into hot-air balloons</P><P><LI>Gather meteorites on the beach...and more</UL></P><P>With more than sixty hands-on experiments to choose from, you can have fun <i>wherever</i> you go.<P>Written by Vicki Cobb and Kathy Darling, the best-selling authors of <i>Bet You Can!</i> and <i>Bet You Can't,</i> this kid-pleasing science activity book is essential fun for family outings and class field trips.With a world of science adventures waiting to be discovered beyond your doorstep, don't try this at home! </P>

Table of Contents

The Right Place at the Right Time	10	(13)
Outside---The Realm of Possibility	13	(22)
Spy License	14	(3)
The Glue Clue	17	(3)
Stink Bomb	20	(2)
Recipe for a Mummy	22	(3)
A Clean Getaway	25	(3)
Sun Riser	28	(2)
Sunburned Balloons	30	(2)
Witch Way to the Water?	32	(3)
School Activities: In a Class by Themselves	35	(20)
Be a Stillie Producer	36	(3)
Loony Tunes	39	(3)
The Strong Silent Type	42	(2)
Falling for Boys	44	(2)
Smart Bubbles	46	(2)
Muscle Tones	48	(2)
Troubled Waters	50	(2)
Stress Test	52	(3)
Park Amusements and Amusement Parks	55	(14)
``G'' Whiz	56	(4)
Quick Comedown	60	(2)
Spin Doctor	62	(2)
Swing Time	64	(2)
Aimless Fun	66	(3)
Going Public	69	(14)
Miracle at the Mall	70	(2)
Straw-Wrapper Snake	72	(2)
Grasping at Straws	74	(2)
The Tilted Toilet	76	(2)
Leadfoot and Lightfoot	78	(2)
Lie of the Land	80	(3)
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles	83	(20)
Racing with the Moon	84	(2)
False Starts	86	(2)
Supersonic Songs	88	(2)
Whisper in Your Own Ear	90	(2)
Blown Out of Proportion	92	(4)
Upscale Flight	96	(2)
Law-Abiding Balloon	98	(2)
Fake Lake	100	(3)
The Critter Connection	103	(22)
Bewitching Frogs	104	(2)
Bee Calculating	106	(2)
A Sweet Choice	108	(2)
Alarming Breath	110	(2)
Hot Music	112	(2)
Flirting with Fireflies	114	(3)
Fiddling for Worms	117	(3)
The Thousand-Foot Worm	120	(2)
Struggling Musician	122	(3)
Season Tickets	125	(22)
Lawn Graffiti	126	(2)
Evergreen Tomato	128	(2)
Fruitography	130	(3)
Snow Job	133	(3)
Fast-Frozen Bubbles	136	(2)
Snow Fake	138	(2)
Spring Flowers	140	(2)
Plant Thermometer	142	(2)
Apple Flingshot	144	(3)
The Explorer's Club	147	(22)
A Sight for Sore Eyes	148	(2)
Goo to Go	150	(2)
Slime Mold Races	152	(2)
Sludge Busters	154	(2)
Flying Saucer	156	(2)
Anti-Gravity Gizmo	158	(2)
Graveyard Beach?	160	(2)
Knead a Balloon?	162	(2)
Flipping Skipping Stones	164	(2)
Cosmic Sand	166	(3)
Index of Places	169	(2)
Index	171