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* 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
in Middle Grade Longlist * 2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade
Book * 2021 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Honor Book Aspiring young
chemists will discover an amazing group of role models and
memorable experiments in Chemistry for Kids, the debut book of The
Kitchen Pantry Scientist series. Replicate a chemical reaction
similar to one Marie Curie used to purify radioactive elements.
Distill perfume using a method created in ancient Mesopotamia by a
woman named Tapputi. This engaging guide offers a series of
snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with chemistry,
from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a
scientist along with some background about the importance of their
work, and a description of where it is still being used or
reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment
paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for
exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today.
Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you
probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may
require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online. Just a few
of the incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore:
Galen (b. 129 AD) Make soap from soap base, oil, and citrus peels.
Modern application: medical disinfectants Joseph Priestly (b. 1733)
Carbonate a beverage using CO2 from yeast or baking soda and
vinegar mixture. Modern application: soda fountains Alessandra
Volta (b. 1745) Make a battery using a series of lemons and use it
to light an LED. Modern application: car battery Tu Youyou (b.
1930) Extract compounds from plants. Modern application:
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics People have been tinkering with
chemistry for thousands of years. Whether out of curiosity or by
necessity, Homo sapiens have long loved to play with fire: mixing
and boiling concoctions to see what interesting, beautiful, and
useful amalgamations they could create. Early humans ground
pigments to create durable paint for cave walls, and over the next
70 thousand years or so as civilizations took hold around the
globe, people learned to make better medicines and discovered how
to extract, mix, and smelt metals for cooking vessels, weapons, and
jewelry. Early chemists distilled perfume, made soap, and perfected
natural inks and dyes. Modern chemistry was born around 250 years
ago, when measurement, mathematics, and the scientific method were
officially applied to experimentation. In 1896, after the first
draft of the periodic table was published, scientists rushed to
fill in the blanks. The elemental discoveries that followed gave
scientists the tools to visualize the building blocks of matter for
the first time in history, and they proceeded to deconstruct the
atom. Since then, discovery has accelerated at an unprecedented
rate. At times, modern chemistry and its creations have caused
heartbreaking, unthinkable harm, but more often than not, it makes
our lives better. With this fascinating, hands-on exploration of
the history of chemistry, inspire the next generation of great
scientists. Dig into even more incredible science history from The
Kitchen Pantry Scientist series with: Biology for Kids, Physics for
Kids, Math for Kids, and Ecology for Kids.
Aspiring young physicists will discover an amazing group of
inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Physics for Kids,
the third book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series. Make a water
rocket and engineer the perfect paper airplane. Play with mirror
images. Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle.
Crush a mint to create a flash of light. This engaging guide offers
a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with
physics, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the
illustrated story of a scientist along with some background about
the importance of their work, and a description of where it is
still being used or reflected in today's world. A step-by-step
experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on
opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are
working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using
materials you probably already have on hand, to more complicated
ones that may require a few inexpensive items you can purchase
online. Just a few of the incredible people and scientific concepts
you'll explore: Galileo (b. 1564) Play with pendulums Sir Isaac
Newton (b. 1642) Center of gravity balancing trick Albert Einstein
(b. 1879) Playground ball relativity Stephen Hawking (b. 1942)
Collapsing stars and black holes Christine Darden (b. 1942)
Engineer a perfect paper airplane With this fascinating, hands-on
exploration of the history of physics, inspire the next generation
of great scientists. Dig into even more incredible science history
from The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series with: Chemistry for Kids,
Biology for Kids, Math for Kids, and Ecology for Kids.
Aspiring young biologists will discover an amazing group of
inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Biology for Kids,
the second book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series. Play
disease detective to learn how John Snow tracked down the source of
a cholera epidemic. Learn about biologist Ernest Everett Just's
discoveries and experiment with osmosis using eggs with dissolved
shells. Make your own agar plates for growing bacteria and fungi
just like Fannie Hess. This engaging guide offers a series of
snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with biology, from
ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a
scientist along with some background about the importance of their
work, and a description of where it is still being used or
reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment
paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for
exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today.
Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you
probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may
require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online. Just a few
of the incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore:
Maria Sibylla Merian (b. 1647) Observe, photograph and illustrate
insects on plants Scientific concepts: observation and
documentation of insect habitat and metamorphosis Charles Darwin
(b. 1809) Play a competitive advantage game. Scientific concepts:
natural selection and evolution Louis Pasteur (b. 1822) Make a
flask like Pasteur's to grow microbes from the air. Scientific
concepts: microbial fermentation and germ theory Rae Wynn-Grant (b.
1985) Use cookie crumbs to attract ants. Observe the behavior of
ants and other animals. Scientific concepts: ecology and animal
behavior Biology is the name for the study of living organisms, but
long before the word biologist was coined, people around the world
realized that by studying the world around them, they could improve
their lives. Learning about plants and insects helped them discover
new medicines and grow better crops. Studying animals taught them
how to raise healthy poultry, cattle, and horses for food, farming,
and transportation. Today's biologists study everything imaginable.
From oceans, jungles, and cities to the space station, the universe
is their laboratory. Like those who went before them, they are
fascinated by plants, animals, and microbes and understand that
their discoveries can make the world a better place for all living
things. With this fascinating, hands-on exploration of the history
of biology, inspire the next generation of great scientists. Dig
into even more incredible science history from The Kitchen Pantry
Scientist series with: Chemistry for Kids, Physics for Kids, Math
for Kids, and Ecology for Kids.
Math for Kids, the fourth book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
series, brings math to life through biography and creative
engagement. Go beyond counting. Solve puzzles, learn a magic trick,
and play a ton of games. This engaging guide offers a series of
snapshots of 20+ mathematicians, from ancient history through
today, paired with related hands-on projects perfect for a kitchen
or a classroom. Each lab tells the story of a mathematician along
with some background about the importance of their work, and a
description of where it is still being used or reflected in today's
world. A step-by-step illustrated game or activity paired with each
story offers kids an opportunity to engage directly with concepts
the mathematicians pursued, or are working on today. Experiments
range from very simple projects using materials you probably
already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may require a
few inexpensive items you can purchase online. Just a few of the
incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore: Hypatia
(b. ~350-370) Square Wheels Florence Nightingale (b. 1820) Pizza
Pie Charts Emmy Noether (b. 1882) Fabulous Folding Flexagons Ron
Graham (b. 1935) Fibbonacci Spiral Fan Chung (b. 1949) Corners and
Edges and Faces! Oh my! With this fascinating, hands-on exploration
of the history of mathematics, inspire the next generation of great
mathematicians. Dig into even more incredible science history from
The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series with: Chemistry for Kids,
Biology for Kids, Physics for Kids, and Ecology for Kids.
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