Books with author Janice Pratt VanCleave

How does milk help me grow? Where do vitamins come from? Do carrots really strengthen my eyesight? Find out these answers-in Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition forEvery Kid. To the delight of children, parents, and teacherseverywhere, America's favorite science teacher brings a welcomeaddition to the popular Science for Every Kid series. Through fun,safe, and easy-to-do experiments, Janice VanCleave teaches kidsages eight to twelve all about food and nutrition. Kids can learn about leavening agents by mixing baking soda withvinegar. They'll explore why different sweeteners vary insweetness, how to use natural food dyes to dye a T-shirt, and whatthe food pyramid is-plus much more. Each experiment is broken down into a purpose, list of materials,step-by-step instructions, expected results, and explanations thatkids can understand. Every project has been tested and can beperformed safely and inexpensively using ordinary householdmaterials.

Students, parents, and teachers will enjoy the biology concepts, ideas, theories, and activities provided in this guide to science experiments. Budding biologists and biology enthusiasts alike will find a science fair worthy project in this exciting volume. With easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs, readers are just a few steps away from science fair success.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on astronomy experiments, kids learn how the Sun's rays affect the visibility of Venus, determine the difference between local sun time and clock time, and observe and chart the phases of the Moon. They will also demonstrate why only one side of the Moon is visible from the Earth, make a model of the celestial sphere, and create a model of a multistage rocket. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

What's the effect of osmosis on a raisin? How is water transported through plant stems? What's the best way to grow penicillin? How are butterflies different from moths? Now you can discover answers to these and other fascinating questions about biologythe study of living organisms. In Biology for Every Kid, you'll learn how to talk with fireflies, watch bacteria wage war in a glass of milk, discover how to tell the temperature by counting cricket chirps, and find out how an apple and an onion can taste the same. Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or at home.

Astronomy enthusiasts, science gurus, and all curious minds, are provided nearly two dozen experiments that will certainly garner multiple science-fair awards. Each experiment exhibits clear, safe instructions with descriptive text and detailed photography. They will see why light bends in a medium, how to determine the size of the sun, and how gravity works, as they practice the experiments. As hands-on learning tools, experiments are not only educational, they're fun, too.

Energy is all around us. However, we often fail to take notice of it. Readers will become more conscious of the energy at use by conducting a number of experiments with energy such as illustrating the conservation of mass, the refraction of light, and kinetic and potential energy. By performing these science-fair experiments, readers will gain an appreciation of how energy works in their daily lives.

Why do foods taste different? Why is my hair curly? Play and find out! How? By choosing one of the 50 simple experiments in Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out About the Human Body. Your child will discover the answers to lots of fun questions as you team up to play together and explore the wonder of our world. Each experiment includes illustrations, a list of easy-to-find materials, and simple, step-by-step instructions.

The perfect science fair idea books. Spectacular Science ProjectsJanice VanCleave's Magnets * How does a compass work? * What is a magnetic field? * How can you make a magnet with electricity? Janice VanCleave's Magnets includes 20 simple and fun experimentsthat allow you to discover the answers to these and otherfascinating questions about magnets, plus dozens of additionalsuggestions for developing your own science fair projects. Learnabout magnetic poles using a bar magnet, paper, and string; aboutmagnetic force fields with a compass, a pencil, and a sheet ofpaper; and much more. All experiments use inexpensive householdmaterials and involve a minimum of preparation and clean up.Children ages 8-12 Also available in the Spectacular ScienceProjects Series: Janice VanCleave's Animals Janice VanCleave'sEarthquakes Janice VanCleave's Electricity Janice VanCleave'sGravity Janice VanCleave's Machines Janice VanCleave's MoleculesJanice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses JaniceVanCleave's Volcanoes Janice VanCleave's Weather

Students, parents, and teachers will enjoy the earth science concepts, ideas, theories, and activities provided in this guide to science experiments. Budding scientists and earth science enthusiasts alike will find a science fair worthy project in this exciting volume. With easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs, readers are just a few steps away from science fair success.

Students, parents, and teachers will enjoy the biology concepts, ideas, theories, and activities provided in this guide to science experiments. Budding biologists and biology enthusiasts alike will find a science fair worthy project in this exciting volume. With easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs, readers are just a few steps away from science fair success.