(3) YA Chemistry! Best Science Projects series. Full of useful, well-organized information, this book contains more than two dozen experiments, with suggestions for extensions of the basic projects. Although the pages are crowded, helpful illustrations and tables clarify the text, and occasional anecdotes about scientists add historical context. Practical items such as soda straws and oven mitts dominate the required materials; appendices give scientific suppliers. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Chemistry! Best Science Projects series. Beginning with some safety guidelines, this book focuses on using everyday materials to illustrate scientific principles. The thirty experiments, which generally assume some prior knowledge, include materials lists, clear explanations of the process, and lists of associated project ideas. The tables and charts are instructive and break up the dense text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) YA Chemistry! Best Science Projects series. Full of information and instructions, these books contain a range of experiments, from simple ones concerning molecules in motion to complex ones involving identification and separation of plastics for recycling. Most use ordinary materials, though some require specialized equipment such as scales. Black-and-white drawings illustrate the crowded pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Chemistry! Best Science Projects titles: Plastics and Polymers Science Fair Projects and Water Science Fair Projects.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Chemistry! Best Science Projects series. Full of information and instructions, these books contain a range of experiments, from simple ones concerning molecules in motion to complex ones involving identification and separation of plastics for recycling. Most use ordinary materials, though some require specialized equipment such as scales. Black-and-white drawings illustrate the crowded pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Chemistry! Best Science Projects titles: Plastics and Polymers Science Fair Projects and Water Science Fair Projects.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian