Weird Science: 40 Strange-Acting, Bizarre-Looking, and Barely Believable Activities for Kids

By Jim Wiese

Discover the weird science behind the ickiest, wackiest, most unusual things ever to exist

Would you like to make your own slime, discover how lava lamps work, or learn how materials decompose?
Have you ever heard about ball lightning or the Aurora Borealis on the news and wondered what the reporter was talking about?
Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fair project?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Weird Science is for you From banana slugs and dry ice to optical illusions and time travel, you'll investigate some of the most bizarre scientific oddities on Earth. Dozens of fun-packed activities help you see for yourself how quicksand really works, why our feet sometimes get smelly, how worm holes and black holes are formed, why insects can walk on water, and much more. You'll even see how you can turn these amazing activities into science projects Each experiment is safe and easy to do, and all you need is everyday stuff from around the house. So get ready to take a strange, creepy, and sometimes even gross journey through Weird Science

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471462292
• ISBN13: 9780471462293
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 5.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fun Science Projects For Yonger Students - Recommended

"Weird Science: 40 Strange-Acting, Bizarre-Looking, and Barely Believable Activities for Kids" is a fairly good collection of some unusual science projects, geared to 5th - 8th grade levels. We have a lot of science project books and this one was a good addition to our collection. The projects are fairly interesting and most can be done with household objects. My only complaint is that a few of the experiments do require items that may may be hard for some students to get, like slugs, dry ice, and mail order bacteria. This is a minor issue since you can learn a good bit from even these projects just by reading the description and explanations. Some things I really did like about the projects were the inclusion of both quick (less than one or two minute) and long duration experiments (some well over a month), and some very helpful suggestions for taking the listed experiments even further. A really good book of experiments, recommended!