Projects for a Healthy Planet Simple Environmental Experiments for Kids,9780471554844

Projects for a Healthy Planet Simple Environmental Experiments for Kids

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471554844
ISBN10: 0471554847
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-08-04
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary

Simple and fun activities that inspire understanding and respect for the environment. * Discover what pollution is and what it does * Learn how you can limit pollution through conservation and recycling * Make your own environmentally friendly products The activities in this book will show you things like how to make scratch-and-sniff paper, how to build your own greenhouse, and how to sprout seeds in old tea bags. Each activity is fun to read and is explained in step-by-step drawings that are easy to follow, and all materials are readily available household items.

Author Biography

SHAR LEVINE is the creator and owner of Einstein’s, The Science Center, a science and educational toy, game, and book store in Vancouver, B.C. ALLISON GRAFTON is the senior instructor for Einstein’s, and is involved in creating science programs. TERRY CHUI is a freelance artist.

Table of Contents

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE: POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Acid Rain.
Ozone.
The Undetectables.
Oil Spills.
Wash Blues.
Breakdown.
What's Eating You?.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: CONSERVE, REUSE, RECYCLE.
How Green Is My Greenhouse.
Windpower.
Earth(worm) Day.
Scratch-and-Sniff Papermaking.
Portable Fridge.
Why Should My Window Wear a Coat?.
Tea for Two.
CREATING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS.
No Excuses Soap.
Bubble Bonanza.
Make Fleas Flee.
Mothra's Eating My Clothes.
Hair's Looking at You Kid--Shampoo.
Save a Tree.
List of Organizations to Contact.
Index.

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