Pop Bottle Science

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Misc. Supplies: 128 pages
• Published by: Workman Publishing Company; Book and Access edition September 1, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0761129804
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0761129806
• Book Dimensions: 12.1 x 4.3 x 3.9 inches
• Weighs: 15.8 ounces

Book Description
It's pure bottled magic! A complete kit that ingeniously marries science and fun in the breakthrough vein of The Bug Book & Bug Bottle (1.7 million copies in print) and The Bones Book & Skeleton (1.65 million copies in print), Pop Bottle Science presents 79 easy, hands-on experiments that probe the worlds of chemistry, physics, biology, geology, weather, the human body, and even astronomy.

The Pop Bottle bottle is a perfect miniature science lab--see-through, flexible, air-tight when necessary, made out of a durable, shatter-proof plastic and designed with a removable top that doubles as a funnel. The Pop Bottle book is a lively, fully illustrated 96-page guide to astonishment. Each experiment begins with a challenge and ends with an explanation of the scientific principles involved. Kids can design a volcano and watch it erupt. Create a tornado-maker and see how twisters work. Make quicksand--is it solid or liquid? Observe photosynthesis in action. Simulate Jupiter's giant red spot, investigate buoyancy, demonstrate inertia, and discover the Bernoulli principle--which allows planes to fly. Plus, turn the bottle into a barometer, a thermometer, walkie-talkie, trombone, compass--or groovy lava lamp.

About The Author
Lynn Brunelle is a four-time Emmy Award-winning writer for Bill Nye the Science Guy. A former classroom teacher, she has written and illustrated books and magazine articles and developed Web and television projects for Scholastic, Random House, Chronicle, A&E, The Discovery Channel, Disney, ABC TV, The Annenberg Foundation, and PBS. She lives in Seattle with her husband and their one-year-old son.

Reader Reviews
This is a great science book set. It comes with a pop bottle that has been designed to take apart. You can easily search the internet or buy the book "pop bottle biology" for directions on how to cut your own pop bottles apart. You will want to know how because you will want to do all the activities in this book and then some. If you are doing it with a classroom it would be easy to provide pop bottles for every child or a group of children in order to make it easier for each child to do their own experiments. The ideas in this book are easy to complete and are educational and fun. Enjoy and well worth the money. Comment | | (Report this)