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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
Author Notes
Janice VanCleave is a former secondary classroom teacher who has written more than 50 science and math books for children and educators. Her books include Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight, Janice Vancleave's Engineering for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun, and Janice Vancleave's Rocks and Minerals: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-6This series entry is inspiring without being flashy. Twenty experiments are arranged in logical, developmental order, from the simple to the complex. Beginning with cells, they proceed to seeds and seedling development, effects of light, absorption of water, and plant growth and reproduction. A good introduction describes the orderly process of the scientific method, encouraging readers to be thorough, not too elaborate in project choice, and curious enough to go beyond the contents of this book. Each activity is clearly described. The problem: "What is a cell?" Materials needed: common ingredients, easy to find. Procedure: provided in numbered steps. Results: "You have made a model of the four common parts of all cells." "Why?": the cell is explained. "Let's Explore" gives additional facts and "Show Time!" presents more ideas for investigations pertaining to the cell. The black-and-white line drawings are sketchy but helpful. Proper botanical terms are used and defined in the glossary. This is a fine example of helpful information that is neither academically dry nor ingratiatingly slangy in hopes of snagging "today's readers"; it is just right.Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 3^-7. Twenty relatively simple experiments that range from identifying the parts of a plant cell to determining how gravity affects plant growth are presented in VanCleave's latest hands-on science book. Clearly outlining the readily available required materials and the step-by-step procedures, she explains why each experiment gives the stated results. She then challenges youngsters to build on the information gathered from the concluded experiment--to question and research and experiment further. The experiments would be fun to do at home or school, but VanCleave formats them as science fair projects, with tips on setup, graphs, photos, and other documentation of findings. --Ellen Mandel
Table of Contents
| Basic Parts |
| Spongy |
| Climbers |
| Reflectors |
| Lights Out!Bloomers |
| Enlarged |
| Hidden |
| Inside and Out |
| Attractive |
| Getting Started |
| Double |
| Single |
| Dividers |
| Clipped |
| With and Without |
| Shady |
| Light Seekers |
| Tricked |
| Up or Down? |
| Glossary |
| Index |
