"More than a century before the Wright Brothers' first flight, humans were taking to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, with basic craft skills, you can build and safely launch your own balloons using inexpensive, readily available materials. Author and inventor Clive Catterall provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for eight different homemade models, as well as the science and history behind them. Some, like the Solar Tetroon or the...

An introduction to the elements featuring experiments with easy-to-read directions and step-by-step photographs.

Super Simple Experiments with Heat and Cold gives young readers the tools they need to start experimenting. Budding scientists will learn to make a thermometer and use a spoon to conduct heat and cold, and more! Each project has easy-to-read directions paired with step-by-step photographs, while colorful graphics describe the super science at work.

Babymouse discovers Squish, a new species of amoeba, while working on a school science fair project.

Twenty-eight science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning.

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Code It! Programming and Keyboards You Can Create Yourself, kids will make a computer key out of a banana and use popular software programs to code music, game characters, and more! Step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....

This companion book will have kids and parents tripping over themselves to catch a leprechaun! With colorful, engaging instructions for 10 different traps plus fun stickers in the back, it's perfect for structured lesson plans or for rainy days at home.

"Kids love to be grossed out. And now the doyenne of disgusting, Joy Masoff, lets kids get their hands dirty--really dirty--with 114 interactive ick-speriments and ick-tivities that delve into the science behind everything disgusting. Its this A-Z compendium, kids can stage an Ooze Olympics to demonstrate viscosity. Observe how fungi grow by making a Mold Zoo"--

"These exciting science projects have readers making their own plastic, snow, and even a lava lamp. Clear, step-by-step instructions and photos guide readers through the projects, and Science Takeaway sidebars explain the chemistry behind these cool creations."--

Design, arrange, construct, and experiment with Cool Engineering Projects! Kids can learn how to build a colorful working catapult, assemble a simple-machine maze, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople and engineers will love learning how to use the tools of the trade to make one-of-a-kind creations. --Amazon.