science projects

When thirteen-year-old Ellie's Grandpa Melvin, a world-renowned scientist in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, comes for an extended visit, he teaches her that experimenting--and failing--is part of life.

Fifth-grader Kate tries to do it all when she promises a cake for her brother's birthday party and stages a rocket launch for her chemistry club.

Examines studies concerning planetary science, Arctic ice bubbles, migratory patterns, explores the history of human impact from the Industrial Revolution to our modern-day technology, as well as the innovations underway around the world to address global climate change.

When Claudia is teamed up with Jenny, the school bully, for a science project, she is afraid to disagree with Jenny's bad ideas. Claudia wants an "A" on her project so she decides to figure out why Jenny is so mean so they can get to work on a great project. Includes discussion questions and writing prompts.

"Twelve-year-old twins Hayden and Jaden, and their older friends Keisha and Carlos, call themselves Snoops, Inc., and consider it their business to catch criminals and investigate crimes--so when someone sabotages several of the projects in the sixth-grade science fair competition they set out to expose the culprit"--Provided by publisher.

Claudia worries when she and the biggest bully in school are paired up to work together on a science project and she realizes her partner's ideas are not very good.

Victor makes a paper m?ch? volcano.

Explains how the sun's rays can be captured and used as a source of energy with a variety of projects.

Contains color photographs and step-by-step directions for doing more than a dozen simple science projects that take ten minutes or less. Explores earthquake forces, rain, fossils, cells, and electricity among other topics.

"Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory"--Provided by publisher.