Planet Earth Projects

by Kemarskaya , Oksana

• ISBN13: 9780486479231
• ISBN10: 0486479234
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Kids can transform ordinary household items into fun-filled science projects. They'll experience the satisfaction of recycling as well as the thrill of creativity with dozens of charmingly illustrated activities. Projects range from starting an ant colony and building a birdbath to growing potatoes, herbs, and sunflowers to making puppets, kites, and candles.

Author Biography

Born and raised in the former Soviet Union, Oksana Kemarskaya resides in Montreal, where she works as a freelance illustrator for such publishers as Scholastic Canada, La Montagne Secrete, Bayard Presse Canada, and Les Editions Québec Amerique.

Table of Contents

Garbage Chart - 4

Paper - 5

Recybled Crayons - 6

Herb Garden - 7

Paper Boat - 8

Paper Airplane - 10

Onions - 12

Sunflowers - 13

Can Planter - 14

Organic Air Freshener - 15

Natural Lemonade - 16

Lemonade Stand - 17

Almond Milk - 18

Granola - 19

Roots - 20

Carrot Top - 21

Sprouts - 22

Broom - 23

Kite - 24

Wind Powered Pinwheel - 26

Recycled Bottle Windsock - 27

Salt Dough - 28

Apron - 29

Dough Pot - 30

Whistle - 31

Hacky Sackie - 32

Sock Puppets - 33

Bunny Puppet - 34

Spinning Top - 35

Dried Fruit - 36

Fruit Prints - 37

Popcorn Christmas Decoration - 38

Snowflake - 39

Egg Carton Tulip - 40

Newspaper Chain - 41

Easter Eggs - 42

Pinecone Bird Feeder - 43

Milk Carton Bird Feeder - 44

Organic Glue - 46

Planet Earth Stained Glass - 47

Drawing Leaves - 48

Bark Rubbing - 49

Grasshopper Race - 50

Worms - 51

Bugs on Sticks - 52

Bees - 53

Box Dollhouse - 54

Box Theater - 55

Pretty Shoe Box - 56

Braids - 57

Sundial - 58

The North Star - 60

Solar Powered Oven - 62