Stuck inside on a rainy day? Why not build a paper rocket?

Detailed, step-by-step instructions and photos make these projects fast, easy, and fun! The activities in this book use common items from around the house and keep readers learning while they're busy having fun!

Projects include:

Cipher

Kazoo

Thaumatrope

Ear trumpet

Foil ship

Paper rocket

Cardboard

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Using Photicular® technology that’s like a 3-D movie on the page, this book whisks you to the vast, remote world of wild Australia, where heat waves dance forever and animals, isolated by the vagaries of continental drift, are unlike those found anywhere else on Earth. Each moving image delivers a rich, immersive visual experience--and the result is breathtaking. The kangaroo hops. A wombat waddles. The frilled lizard races on two legs across the...

Readers will become masters of science using objects found in their everyday lives to conduct experiments with matter and materials. They are introduced to the essential concepts of matter and material, then asked to use their knowledge through age-appropriate and fun experiments. Each experiment comes with step-by-step instructions and accompanying photos, as well as helpful hints and safety reminders. A question-and-answer feature is found on every...

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. In this first book of a fantasy trilogy, young Lyre & her alter ego, a protective animal named Pantalaimon, escape from the child-stealing Gobblers & join a group heading north to rescue a band of missing children. In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman...

Provides science experiments related to sound and light, including creating shadows, observing sound vibrations, and discovering how strings make musical notes.

"Introduce your children to the wonders of science by creating projects and experiments in your very own kitchen. Entertaining to make and spectacular to behold, not only will your child learn important scientific principles, but they can even enjoy the delicious final product. Almost everything made in this book is edible. Learn and appreciate projects like classic exploding volcano cakes, glow-in-the-dark Jell-O, singing cakes, and bouncy eggs....

Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

Readers will enter the exciting world of science with this guide to experiments with magnets and electricity! Theyll learn about currents, batteries, circuits, and more through hands-on application of these essential concepts. Detailed instructions and photos guide readers through each step of every experiment, and a helpful question-and-answer feature answers any questions that could be encountered while experimenting. A concluding quiz asks readers...

"Cassidy Hutchinson's desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington"--

From floating bowling balls to the tea bag rocket, this title features easy experiments for the whole family. Primarily uses household items.-