First Science Experiments

Perhaps the most successful way to truly grasp an important science concept is to see it in action. This awesome book invites readers to put on their lab coats and transform into scientists. They'll perform several simple experiments by following step-by-step instructions, accompanied by helpful images, and are encouraged to reflect on their results. By each experiment's end, they'll have discovered an essential principle of science for themselves in an entertaining and unforgettable way, such as creating rainbow-colored celery with food coloring to show how water moves through plants. Additional activities provide for more learning opportunities-and another chance for fun!

Genuine scientists test their theories through experiments, using the results to uncover truly amazing discoveries. In this beneficial STEM-based book, readers are the scientists diving into experiments about forces such as gravity, friction, and magnetism. They'll use easy-to-find materials such as balloons, erasers, and rulers to perform step-by-step experiments, learning more about forces at work in the world all around them. A summary of each carefully illustrated experiment reviews what the result conveys about the concept, while extra activities encourage more experimentation, an attribute of every great scientist!

Energy comes in many forms-including sound, heat, electricity, and light-and is perpetually at work all around us. As the inquisitive scientists in this book, readers will come to recognize some key characteristics of energy. Measuring the speed of sound, investigating reflection and refraction, and examining static electricity are a few of the experiments young scientists will undertake, with the help of boxed instructions and bright illustrations. All activities, as well as their underlying principles, are carefully explained. These essential STEM-based activities are a must for any science collection.

Chemistry has never been so fun-and so accessible-as it is in the bright pages of this invaluable volume. While following step-by-step instructions, with the aid of colorful illustrations, readers find themselves in control of their own laboratory, exploring such significant scientific topics as changing states of matter, chemical reactions, and crystal formation. Each experiment, using common materials, highlights a need-to-know concept as well as thoroughly explains what each result means. A vivid design and accessible text make this high-interest book even more inviting to future scientists.