"Do you like to get messy? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Create slippery slimes and frothy foams. Have a blast making colorful chalk explosions. Then, learn the science behind each marvelous mess! Simple step-by-step instructions supported by clear photos make it easy to start experimenting and discover just how fun STEM can be"--

Documents the true story behind the popular YouTube video featuring two boys who launched a LEGO man 80,000 feet into space using a weather balloon and a homemade parachute.

Presents over two dozen simple science activities using food, common household items, water, and the outdoors.

From the estuaries of the East Coast, to the urban rivers of our cities, to your own backyard, get ready to share in the adventure. Through field notes, pack lists, and natural history lessons on a diversity of species, join in the exploration or wetlands, meadows, woodlands, and beaches. Each project includes the surveys and studies of young community scientists who are dedicated to exploring nature and helping to protect the natural world.

"Zeke has no idea how he was chosen for this, and he knows that measuring up to the other nominees - a saintly lineup of selfless, talented do - gooders with photogenic smiles and hearts of gold = is hopeless. But with $10,000 prize on the line and Zeke's mom struggling to support them on her single-parent salary, he decides to give it his best shot. As Zeke concocts various plots to show everyone how "great" he is, however, he finds himself wondering...

"Ready to make some noise? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Design melodic musical instruments and squawking noisemakers. Turn up the bass with activities that let you see sound. Then, learn the science behind each rocking racket! Simple step-by-step instructions supported by clear photos make it easy to start experimenting and discover just how fun STEM can be"--

"In this interactive picture book, young readers squish, squeeze, and jiggle matter on the page, using their imagination to conduct simple lab experiments. They learn that matter comes in all shapes and sizes and can change from solid to liquid to gas. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating matter"-- In your hands you hold your very own chemistry lab. Here you can explore matter-solids, liquids, and gases. You can smash clay...

"In a bright, graphic board book loaded with dry humor and comic timing, photos of happy, outrageously messy toddlers (and exhausted parents) complement a tongue-in-cheek running dialogue, interspersed with factual asides that define basic concepts of chemistry."--Provided by publisher.

"This exciting DIY title guides kids through the process of developing a science fair project. Kids will learn basic information about the field of Biology and then be guided through a mold science project as an example. Readers will be prompted to use the scientific method and their own inspirations and interests to come up with other project ideas. The DIY format promotes inspiration, problem-solving, and imagination. Aligned to Common Core Standards...