Junk Drawer Ecology

Author : Bobby Mercer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641605510
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Junk Drawer Ecology written by Bobby Mercer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids of all ages can use recycled and repurposed household items to complete exciting and green ecology experiments Junk Drawer Ecology is a hands-on guide to saving the planet. Fun, free science activities help kids of all ages learn about the science of our planet's ecology. The environment is changing every day, and we can help slow that change. Using free or low-cost things children already have around their homes, these activities are perfect to stimulate young brains. Readers will learn about the importance of the polar regions without leaving their communities, about new ways to cut our dependence on fossil fuels, about all forms of pollution, and how they can make a difference. Junk Drawer Ecology will give inquisitive kids many hours of fun and help them learn at the same time.

Author : Steven L. Peck
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782798811
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gilda Trillim written by Steven L. Peck and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven L. Peck's intriguing, literary narrative follows Gilda Trillim's many adventures; from her origins on a potato farm in Idaho, to an Orthodox Convent in the Soviet Union, to her life as a badminton champion... When Gilda is taken prisoner during the Vietnam war, she finds comfort in the company of the rats who cohabit her cell. Follow Gilda as she struggles to comprehend the meaning of life in this uncanny, philosophical novel which explores Mormonism, spirituality and what it means to be human.

Author : Bobby Mercer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613749236
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Junk Drawer Physics written by Bobby Mercer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2015 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book exemplify outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration for young readers A children's instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole camera using waxed paper, a rubber band, and a thumbtack. Build a swinging wave machine using a series of washers suspended on strings from a yardstick. Or construct your own planetarium from an empty potato chip canister, construction paper, scissors, and a pin. Each project has a materials list, detailed step-by-step instructions with illustrations, and a brief explanation of the scientific principle being demonstrated. Junk Drawer Physics also includes sidebars of fascinating physics facts, such as did you know the Eiffel Tower is six inches taller in summer than in winter because its steel structure expands in the heat? Educators and parents will find this title a handy resource to teach children about physics topics that include magnetism, electricity, force, motion, light, energy, sound, and more, and have fun at the same time.

Author : Willem Hilbrand van Dobben
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unifying Concepts in Ecology written by Willem Hilbrand van Dobben and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bobby Mercer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613731825
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Junk Drawer Chemistry written by Bobby Mercer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A children's instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab Science teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Each project has a materials list, detailed step-by-step instructions with illustrations, and a brief explanation of the scientific principle being demonstrated. From turning three pennies and two galvanized washers into a simple battery to crushing a soda can using atmospheric pressure, the experiments in this book call for materials that are recycled or repurposed—crayons, plastic drink bottles, balloons, ice cubes, and other basic items found around the house. Junk Drawer Chemistry also includes sidebars of fascinating chemistry facts. Educators and parents will find this title a handy resource to teach children about chemistry topics that include atoms, compounds, solutions, mixtures, reactions, thermodynamics, acids and bases, and more, while having fun at the same time.

Author : R. K. Peet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789061938934
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plant Community Ecology written by R. K. Peet and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bobby Mercer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 161373719X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Junk Drawer Engineering written by Bobby Mercer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The projects in Junk Drawer Engineering demonstrate that you don't need high-tech equipment to make learning fun—just what you can find in your recycling bin and around the house. Educators and parents will find this title a handy resource to teach children problem-solving skills and applied physics, all while having a lot of fun.

Author : Bobby Mercer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 0912777818
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Junk Drawer Geometry written by Bobby Mercer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geometry is a hands-on subject. What better way to explore the concepts of area, perimeter, and volume than actually measuring area, perimeter, and volume? With this helpful resource, you will build polygons out of pipe cleaners and flexible drinking straws, explore Mobius strips made from index cards, model the Pythagorean theorem using cheese crackers, and much more. Junk Drawer Geometry proves that you don't need high-tech equipment to comprehend math concepts—just what you can find around the house or in your recycling bin. Each of this book's 50 creative geometry projects includes a materials list and detailed, step-by-step instructions with illustrations. The projects also include ideas on how to modify the lessons for different age and skill levels, allowing anyone teaching children to use this to excite students. Educators and parents will find this title a handy guide to teach problem-solving skills and applied geometry, all while having a lot of fun.

Author : Karen Tei Yamashita
Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 1566895049
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Arc of the Rain Forest written by Karen Tei Yamashita and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." —New York Times Book Review "Dazzling . . . a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." —San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . . . a flight of fancy through a dreamlike Brazil." —Village Voice "Surreal and misty, sweeping from one high-voltage scene to another." —LA Weekly "Amuses and frightens at the same time." —Newsday "Incisive and funny, this book yanks our chains and makes us see the absurdity that rules our world." —Booklist (starred review) "Expansive and ambitious . . . incredible and complicated." —Library Journal "This satiric morality play about the destruction of the Amazon rain forest unfolds with a diversity and fecundity equal to its setting. . . . Yamashita seems to have thrown into the pot everything she knows and most that she can imagine—all to good effect." —Publishers Weekly A Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one's earlobe, rise to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters—both personal and ecological—that destroy the rain forest and all the birds of Brazil. Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel, and Anime Wong, all published by Coffee House Press. I Hotel was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award.

Author : Julie Bertagna
Publisher : Yosemite Conservancy
ISBN 13 : 1951179064
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wildheart written by Julie Bertagna and published by Yosemite Conservancy. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exuberant graphic bio of the life of John Muir. John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist—and even became friends with a president! His heart was always in the outdoors and he aimed to experience all he could. Most importantly, though, John Muir told the world about the wonders of nature. His words made a difference and inspired people in many countries to start protecting planet Earth— and they still do.