 Janice VanCleave's Plants: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects
ISBN: 978-0-471-14687-2
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96 pages
December 1996
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Why are plants green?
* How does water move through a leaf?
* What are the parts of a flower?
Janice VanCleave's Plants includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about plants, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects.
Use a cooking pot and plot of grass to discover why green grass turns yellow. Make a model of a plant cell from peanuts, gelatin, and a plastic bag. Grow pinto beans in a plastic cup to learn how seedlings develop. All experiments use inexpensive household materials and involve a minimum of preparation and cleanup.
Children ages 8-12
Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects series:
Janice VanCleave's Animals
* Janice VanCleave's Earthquakes
* Janice VanCleave's Electricity
* Janice VanCleave's Gravity
* Janice VanCleave's Machines
* Janice VanCleave's Magnets
* Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses
* Janice VanCleave's Molecules
* Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals
* Janice VanCleave's Volcanoes
* Janice VanCleave's Weather
* How does water move through a leaf?
* What are the parts of a flower?
Janice VanCleave's Plants includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about plants, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects.
Use a cooking pot and plot of grass to discover why green grass turns yellow. Make a model of a plant cell from peanuts, gelatin, and a plastic bag. Grow pinto beans in a plastic cup to learn how seedlings develop. All experiments use inexpensive household materials and involve a minimum of preparation and cleanup.
Children ages 8-12
Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects series:
Janice VanCleave's Animals
* Janice VanCleave's Earthquakes
* Janice VanCleave's Electricity
* Janice VanCleave's Gravity
* Janice VanCleave's Machines
* Janice VanCleave's Magnets
* Janice VanCleave's Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses
* Janice VanCleave's Molecules
* Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals
* Janice VanCleave's Volcanoes
* Janice VanCleave's Weather
