scientific recreations

Presents several magic tricks based on principles of physics, math, chemistry, and physiology.

Provides instructions for 200 experiments in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy.

Examines such topics in physics as mass, weight, gravity, buoyancy, and pressure with experiments using common household tools.

An illustrated collection of simple and safe science experiments.

Instructions for a variety of simple experiments involving sound.

Presents a variety of activities, experiments, and simple tricks that explore principles of electricity, physics, biology, and more.

Provides instructions on how to construct boats, paper airplanes, birdhouses, and mix super-big bubbles that float on invisible air waves.

Provides instructions for making such devices as a tin-can telegraph, crystal radio, and kaleidoscope, and suggests a variety of related experiments and other activities.

Provides instructions for a variety of experiments and activities involving food, including the making of cheese, the growing of leaves from cut vegetables, and the testing of different foods for their fat content.