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Janice VanCleave once again ignites children’s love for science in her all-new book of fun experiments―featuring a fresh format, new experiments, and updated content standards
From everyone’s favorite science teacher comes Janice VanCleave’s Big Book of Science Experiments. This user-friendly book gets kids excited about science with lively experiments designed to spark imaginations and encourage science learning. Using a few handy supplies, you will have your students exploring the wonders of science in no time. Simple step-by-step instructions and color illustrations help you easily demonstrate the fundamental concepts of astronomy, biology, chemistry, and more. Children will delight in making their own slime and creating safe explosions as they learn important science skills and processes.
Author Janice VanCleave passionately believes that all children can learn science. She has helped millions of students experience the magic and mystery of science with her time-tested, thoughtfully-designed experiments. This book offers both new and classic activities that cover the four dimensions of science―physical science, astronomy, Biology, and Earth Science―and provide a strong foundation in science education for students to build upon. An ideal resource for both classroom and homeschool environments, this engaging book:
Enables students to experience science firsthand and discuss their observationsOffers low-prep experiments that require simple, easily-obtained suppliesPresents a modern, full-color design that appeals to studentsIncludes new experiments, activities, and lessonsCorrelates to National Science Standards
Janice VanCleave’s Big Book of Science Experiments is a must-have book for the real-world classroom, as well as for any parent seeking to teach science to their children.
From the Publisher
Polaris is called the Pole Star or North Star because it apparently remains in the same place in the sky: almost exactly above the North Pole, night after night. Face Polaris and you will be facing north. Thus, to your right is east, to your left is west, and directly behind you is south.
Observe the sky for a period of time and you will find that from night to night some stars appear in the sky all year, while others are seasonal. These stars are part of constellations called circumpolar constellations, because they move in circular paths around Polaris, the Pole Star. Like horses on a carousel, the stars spin around a center point but still stay in line with one another. Thus, the shapes of constellations do not change even though they appear in different places during the night and on different nights of the year. From latitudes of 40°N or greater, the four most visible northern circumpolar constellations are Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus.
You Did It!
Congratulations! You have made a model of the movement of northern circumpolar constellations. The apparent counterclockwise movement of these stars around Polaris is actually due to the clockwise rotation of Earth about its axis.
Earth not only rotates on its axis, but also changes position in the sky in relation to the stars as it revolves around the Sun. Earth’s movement around the Sun causes a slight change in the southern part of the sky seen each day. This results in different stars being visible during each season. But Earth’s North Pole continues to point toward Polaris, so the northern circumpolar stars remain the same during the year.
Publisher : Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (May 12, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1119590655
ISBN-13 : 978-1119590651
Reading age : 9 – 12 years
Grade level : 3 – 4
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 8.42 x 0.55 x 10.78 inches
