Weird Science: 40 Strange-Acting, Bizarre-Looking, and Barely Believable Activities for Kids

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Overview

Discover the weird science behind the ickiest, wackiest, most unusual things ever to exist!

Would you like to make your own slime, discover how lava lamps work, or learn how materials decompose?
Have you ever heard about ball lightning or the Aurora Borealis on the news and wondered what the reporter was talking about?
Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fair project?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Weird Science is for you! From banana slugs and dry ice to optical illusions and time travel, you'll investigate some of the most bizarre scientific ...

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Overview

Discover the weird science behind the ickiest, wackiest, most unusual things ever to exist!

Would you like to make your own slime, discover how lava lamps work, or learn how materials decompose?
Have you ever heard about ball lightning or the Aurora Borealis on the news and wondered what the reporter was talking about?
Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fair project?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Weird Science is for you! From banana slugs and dry ice to optical illusions and time travel, you'll investigate some of the most bizarre scientific oddities on Earth. Dozens of fun-packed activities help you see for yourself how quicksand really works, why our feet sometimes get smelly, how worm holes and black holes are formed, why insects can walk on water, and much more. You'll even see how you can turn these amazing activities into science projects! Each experiment is safe and easy to do, and all you need is everyday stuff from around the house. So get ready to take a strange, creepy, and sometimes even gross journey through Weird Science!

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In this amusing book of experiments, Jim Wiese inspires children to find out more about the world of science oddities. The introduction explains how to use the book, rules for being a good scientist, and how to use the experiments in the book as science fair projects. Chapter one, "Weird Substances," contains experiments that have to do with slime, quicksand, and even lava lamps. Chapter two, "Weird Plants," describes experiments with potatoes, carnivorous plants, and cacti. Chapter three, "Weird Animals," does not actually use animals in the experiments, but shows children the principles behind electric eels, mudskippers, and various insects. Chapter four, "Weird Microbes," describes experiments involving bacteria (with plenty of admonitions for children to "wash their hands!"). Chapter five, "Weird Weather," shows children how to make mini-weather systems of storms, lightning, and tornados. Chapter six, "Weird Earth," explains how to simulate geysers and weird caves. Chapter seven, "Weird Sights," describes mirages, optical illusions, and the Aurora Borealis. Chapter eight, "Weird Sounds," explains how to conduct experiments with dog whistles and Aeolian sounds. Chapter nine, "Weird Physics," while it deals with complex ideas such as relativity, provides children with a good basis for understanding these issues when they move to higher science. There is also a very thorough glossary to aid children in understanding the principles behind these fascinating experiments. 2004, John Wiley & Sons, Ages 8 up.
—Amie Rose Rotruck

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780471462293
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/16/2004
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 132
  • Sales rank: 715,245
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 9.90 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

JIM WIESE is a science teacher and an educational coordinator for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of many popular kids’ science activity books, including Ancient Science, Roller Coaster Science, Rocket Science, Detective Science, Cosmic Science, and Sports Science, all from Wiley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 1
Being a Good Scientist 1
Increasing Your Understanding 2
Using This Book to Do a Science Fair Project 2
A Word of Warning 3
1 Weird Substances: Slip, Ooze, and Creep 5
Project 1 Slime 6
Project 2 Quicksand 8
Project 3 Curved Water 10
Project 4 Dry Ice 12
Project 5 Slime Molds 14
Project 6 Moving "Lava" 17
2 Weird Plants: Way to Grow 21
Project 1 The Eyes Have It 22
Project 2 Insect Eaters 24
Project 3 Spore Losers 27
Project 4 "Corpse Flower" 29
Project 5 Epiphytes and Stranglers 32
Project 6 Cacti 34
3 Weird Animals: No Pets Allowed 37
Project 1 Electric Eel 38
Project 2 Mudskippers 40
Project 3 Weird Ants 42
Project 4 Banana Slug 44
Project 5 Dung Beetles 46
Project 6 Naked Mole Rats 49
Project 7 Gone Batty 51
4 Weird Microbes: The Good, the Bad, the Smelly 55
Project 1 Smelly Feet 56
Project 2 Early Risers 58
Project 3 Galdieria Sulphuraria 60
5 Weird Weather: Ball Lightning, Rogue Waves, and Twisting Tornadoes 65
Project 1 The Perfect Storm 66
Project 2 Ball Lightning 69
Project 3 Extreme Winds 72
Project 4 Tornadoes 74
6 Weird Earth: Geysers, Caves, and Other Strange Formations 77
Project 1 Geysers 78
Project 2 Weird Caves 80
Project 3 Weird Rocks 82
7 Weird Sights: Mirages, Northern Lights, and Illusions 85
Project 1 Mirages 86
Project 2 Aurora Borealis 88
Project 3 Optical Illusions 89
8 Weird Sounds: High and Low 93
Project 1 Doggy Do 94
Project 2 Aeolian Sounds 97
Project 3 Playing Glasses 99
Project 4 Things That Go Bump in the Night 100
Project 5 Listen to Yourself 102
9 Weird Physics: Fact or Fiction? 105
Project 1 Relativity and Time Travel 106
Project 2 Worm Holes and Black Holes 109
Project 3 Antimatter 112
Glossary 115
Index 119
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