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Books in Outdoor Science Lab series

  • Science Lab: Human Body

    Sally MacGill

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, July 7, 2020)
    Learn by doing in this fun, interactive lab kit with more than 50 different experiments! Learn everything you need to know about the functions of the marvelous machine that is your body in this interactive Human Body Science Lab Kit! A 64-page manual including more than 50 experiments will teach you about the basic organs, structure, systems, and functions of the human body, and step-by-step instructions lead you through fun activities like re-creating the stages of digestion or exploring reflexes by building a simple robotic hand! Make anatomy lessons fun and memorable with the easy-to-follow experiments, including taking fingerprints, measuring lung capacity, building a stethoscope, and more!
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  • Flowering Plants

    Lindsey Lowe

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Dec. 15, 2019)
    There's so much to love about flowers, but readers of this captivating volume will learn about more than just garden flowers and wildflowers. They'll also learn about other flowering plants, such as herbs, grains, and vegetables. Age-appropriate text correlates closely with eye-catching photographs, allowing for readers of many ages and levels to follow along. Exciting activities encourage readers to get outside and get some hands-on experience. Step-by-step instructions make each activity easy to understand and fun to complete.
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  • Science Lab: Extreme Earth

    Joe Fullman

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, July 7, 2020)
    Learn by doing in this fun interactive lab kit with more than 50 different experiments!Explore the natural world with this awe-inspiring lab kit! Enjoy learning about and doing experiments related to the earth’s atmosphere, weather systems, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, biodiversity, pollution, and sustainable living, in addition to making and learning to orient with a compass, building a working volcano, growing stalactites, and more. Along with the 64-page, full-color, illustrated manual comes a test tube, magnet, drinking straw, balloons, tornado tube, compass, and more—ideal for the budding scientist in your household!
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  • Forces

    Sonya Newland

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2020)
    You can't see forces, but they are at work everywhere around you. Get outside and learn more about forces with these fun experiments and projects you can do outside or with materials you find outdoors.
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  • Seashore Surprises

    Rose Wyler

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1991)
    Explains how waves, sand, and pebbles form at the seashore and describes animals, plants, and shells which can be seen when the tide goes out
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  • Electronics Lab

    Brenda Bach

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, March 1, 2001)
    This action-packed kit contains a 32-page manual with full instructions on how to perform over 40 amazing experiments. The manual gives you step-by-step instructions on how to build simple circuits so you can make an array of interesting devices from a pinball machine to an intruder alert. Features full safety instructions and an incredible range of equipment.
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  • Seashore Surprises

    Rose Wyler

    Hardcover (Silver Pr, June 1, 1991)
    Explains how waves, sand, and pebbles form at the seashore and describes animals, plants, and shells which can be seen when the tide goes out
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  • Optical Illusions Lab

    John Birdsall

    Hardcover (Silver Dolphin Books, Aug. 23, 2011)
    Optical illusions are fun visual tricks that confuse and surprise the brain. Inquisitive kids will discover the secrets behind the world of optical illusions in this exciting new book. Step-by-step instructions for 50 easy-to-do experiments include liquid illusions, mirrors, kaleidoscopes, and 3-D images. By using common household items with the materials included in the book, kids will be off exploring the fascinating world of optical illusions in no time. Seeing is believing!
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  • Experiments With States of Matter

    Trevor Cook

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Presents a series of experiments exploring the properties of different kinds of matter.
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  • Weather Lab

    Lisa Regan

    Hardcover (Silver Dolphin Books, March 13, 2012)
    Weather is all around us, and it affects everyone--both positively and negatively. But it can be hard to understand, especially since it often changes so quickly.With Weather Lab, kids ages 8 and up can chart weather patterns, create a weather station, and make their own forecasts--just like meteorologists do! This book comes with everything they need to perform 50 hands-on experiments that will teach them about our weather, including a test tube with lid, thermometer and wind cups. Step by step instructions and diagrams will help them create mini tornadoes and build their own barometers, wind vanes, and rain gauges as they discover how air, water, and temperature can cause everything from a summer breeze to a hurricane.Weather Lab is the ultimate guide to learning about the science behind our atmosphere--and the perfect kit for whipping up a storm of fun!
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  • Raindrops and Rainbows

    Rose Wyler, Steven James Petruccio

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1989)
    Simple text and experiments illustrate why it rains, how clouds and rainbows form, and why lightening and thunder occurs.
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  • Experiments With Heat

    Trevor Cook

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Presents over ten experiments demonstrating the properties of heat and the water cycle, and explains how these properties work in action.
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