Janice Vancleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Earth Science Experiments (Janice Vancleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Science Experiments)

In a series of fun and involving hands-on earth science experiments, kids learn why the Earth bulges at the equator, demonstrate the movement of the Earth's axis, determine how the composition of the Earth affects its motion, and replicate the cause of the day-and-night cycle. They will also determine why the sky is not dark as soon as the Sun sinks below the horizon, learn how salt beds are formed, demonstrate how air takes up space, observe the effects of cool and warm temperatures on air movement, and replicate the formation of sea breezes. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be. In A Series Of Fun And Involving Hands-on Astronomy Experiments, Kids Learn How Space Acts As A Heat Shield, What Causes Saturns Rings, Why Both Earth And Mars Have Cold Poles, How To Make A Star Projector, And Why The Moon Shines. They Will Also Determine And Demonstrate How The Thickness Of The Atmosphere Affects How Light Is Bent, How To Simulate Solar And Lunar Eclipses, And How To Aim A Spacecraft To The Moon. Featuring Color Illustrations And Safe, Simple Step-by-step Instructions, Janice Vancleave Again Shows Just How Much Fun Science Can Be. In a series of fun and involving hands-on earth science experiments, kids learn how the sun's position affects how a rainbow is made, how stalagmites and stalactites are formed, how faults produce earthquakes, what happens when magma hardens inside a volcano, and how falling water weathers rocks. They will also determine and demonstrate how sound is used to find petroleum, how the continents separated, how a geyser works, and why streams are not always straight.--Amazon Provides science experiments that can be done at home that explain such earth science concepts as the sun's position, fossils, and petroleum