(3) K-3 Science Slam: FUNdamental Experiments series. Each book contains seven question-based experiments that illustrate principles of various sciences, such as friction or soil composition; clear explanations of the results are appended. Unlike many science-experiment books, most of these simple experiments use easily obtained materials and can be performed by a child alone. Photos combine with a doughboy-like cartoon character to illustrate the material clearly. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science SLam: FUNdamental Experiments titles: Color, Dirt, Motion, and Water.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) K-3 Science Slam: FUNdamental Experiments series. Each book contains seven question-based experiments that illustrate principles of various sciences, such as friction or soil composition; clear explanations of the results are appended. Unlike many science-experiment books, most of these simple experiments use easily obtained materials and can be performed by a child alone. Photos combine with a doughboy-like cartoon character to illustrate the material clearly. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science SLam: FUNdamental Experiments titles: Color, Dirt, Motion, and Water.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) K-3 Science Slam: FUNdamental Experiments series. Each book contains seven question-based experiments that illustrate principles of various sciences, such as friction or soil composition; clear explanations of the results are appended. Unlike many science-experiment books, most of these simple experiments use easily obtained materials and can be performed by a child alone. Photos combine with a doughboy-like cartoon character to illustrate the material clearly. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science SLam: FUNdamental Experiments titles: Color, Dirt, Motion, and Water.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) K-3 Science Slam: FUNdamental Experiments series. Each book contains seven question-based experiments that illustrate principles of various sciences, such as friction or soil composition; clear explanations of the results are appended. Unlike many science-experiment books, most of these simple experiments use easily obtained materials and can be performed by a child alone. Photos combine with a doughboy-like cartoon character to illustrate the material clearly. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science SLam: FUNdamental Experiments titles: Color, Dirt, Motion, and Water.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments series. Following an introduction to detection (Crime), Gardner covers the basics of forensic handwriting analysis and ink chromatography (Document); anthropology and ballistics (Bones; and fingerprint, lip-print, and bite mark analysis (Fingerprints). Each chapter of these serviceable volumes contains ideas for science experiments (some of which are only marginally related to the book's subject); sidebars offer case studies and "Who Dunnit?" puzzles to solve. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments titles: Who Can Solve the Crime?, Who Forged This Document?, Whose Bones Are These?, and Whose Fingerprints Are These?

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) 4-6 Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments series. Following an introduction to detection (Crime), Gardner covers the basics of forensic handwriting analysis and ink chromatography (Document); anthropology and ballistics (Bones; and fingerprint, lip-print, and bite mark analysis (Fingerprints). Each chapter of these serviceable volumes contains ideas for science experiments (some of which are only marginally related to the book's subject); sidebars offer case studies and "Who Dunnit?" puzzles to solve. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments titles: Who Can Solve the Crime?, Who Forged This Document?, Whose Bones Are These?, and Whose Fingerprints Are These?

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) 4-6 Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments series. Following an introduction to detection (Crime), Gardner covers the basics of forensic handwriting analysis and ink chromatography (Document); anthropology and ballistics (Bones; and fingerprint, lip-print, and bite mark analysis (Fingerprints). Each chapter of these serviceable volumes contains ideas for science experiments (some of which are only marginally related to the book's subject); sidebars offer case studies and "Who Dunnit?" puzzles to solve. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments titles: Who Can Solve the Crime?, Who Forged This Document?, Whose Bones Are These?, and Whose Fingerprints Are These?

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) 4-6 Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments series. Following an introduction to detection (Crime), Gardner covers the basics of forensic handwriting analysis and ink chromatography (Document); anthropology and ballistics (Bones; and fingerprint, lip-print, and bite mark analysis (Fingerprints). Each chapter of these serviceable volumes contains ideas for science experiments (some of which are only marginally related to the book's subject); sidebars offer case studies and "Who Dunnit?" puzzles to solve. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Who Dunnit? Forensic Science Experiments titles: Who Can Solve the Crime?, Who Forged This Document?, Whose Bones Are These?, and Whose Fingerprints Are These?

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom Labaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom Labaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom LaBaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom LaBaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom LaBaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Real Life Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom LaBaff. These run-of-the-mill science activity books introduce readers to the basics of observation and simple experimentation using familiar or easily accessed plants and animals (including humans). Each activity begins with a science question (e.g., "Do Plants Move Toward Light?"), brief instructions, and an explanation of the expected outcome. Illustrations and photographs are helpful for visualizing the setups. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Life Science Experiments: Awesome Animal Science Projects, Lively Plant Science Projects, Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects, Nature's Secret Habitats Science Projects, Sensational Human Body Science Projects, and Sprouting Seed Science Projects.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments series. Gardner cleverly expands his science fair experiment books by encouraging readers to build their own weather station and musical instruments. Each volume includes facts about sound or weather and a collection of basic experiments, some of which require readers to build their own equipment and some of which work with more readily available materials. Diagrams illustrate the projects' setups. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments titles: Meteorology Projects with a Weather Station and Sound Projects with a Music Lab.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments series. Gardner cleverly expands his science fair experiment books by encouraging readers to build their own weather station and musical instruments. Each volume includes facts about sound or weather and a collection of basic experiments, some of which require readers to build their own equipment and some of which work with more readily available materials. Diagrams illustrate the projects' setups. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments titles: Meteorology Projects with a Weather Station and Sound Projects with a Music Lab.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments series. Gardner provides instructions on how to build tools specific to each content area (such as testing kits for forensics and an astrolabe for astronomy) that are then used to conduct a collection of home-based science experiments. The detailed instructions, accompanied by helpful diagrams, color photographs, and suggestions for science fair projects, allow science-minded readers to form their own conclusions. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments titles: Astronomy Projects with an Observatory You Can Build, Chemistry Projects with a Laboratory You Can Build, Forensic Science Projects with a Crime Lab You Can Build, and Physics Projects with a Light Box You Can Build.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments series. Gardner provides instructions on how to build tools specific to each content area (such as testing kits for forensics and an astrolabe for astronomy) that are then used to conduct a collection of home-based science experiments. The detailed instructions, accompanied by helpful diagrams, color photographs, and suggestions for science fair projects, allow science-minded readers to form their own conclusions. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments titles: Astronomy Projects with an Observatory You Can Build, Chemistry Projects with a Laboratory You Can Build, Forensic Science Projects with a Crime Lab You Can Build, and Physics Projects with a Light Box You Can Build.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) K-3 Rockin' Earth Science Experiments series. Illustrated by Tom Labaff. Packaged as ideas for science fair projects, these earth science activities encourage detailed and sometimes long-term observation, careful planning, and consideration of core scientific concepts. Although explanations of the scientific principles in each activity are provided, they enhance rather than replace the experiments themselves (though some of the activities across the books are similar). Each is accompanied by cheery cartoonlike illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Rockin' Earth Science Experiments titles: Earth-Shaking Science Projects about Planet Earth, Far-Out Science Projects about Earth's Sun and Moon, Stellar Science Projects about Earth's Sky, Super Science Projects about Earth's Soil and Water, and Wild Science Projects about Earth's Weather.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments series. Gardner provides instructions on how to build tools specific to each content area (such as testing kits for forensics and an astrolabe for astronomy) that are then used to conduct a collection of home-based science experiments. The detailed instructions, accompanied by helpful diagrams, color photographs, and suggestions for science fair projects, allow science-minded readers to form their own conclusions. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Build-a-Lab! Science Experiments titles: Astronomy Projects with an Observatory You Can Build, Chemistry Projects with a Laboratory You Can Build, Forensic Science Projects with a Crime Lab You Can Build, and Physics Projects with a Light Box You Can Build.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford