Serial Science Class Procrastinator? Get a Plan for this Year's Science Experiments!

School is back in session for just about every community in America, and that means kids across the country are thinking about science class.  If you or someone you know is a serial procrastinator when it comes to science class, we've just released a series that can help: Last-Minute Science Projects!

Written by the award-winning, teacher-vetted author Robert Gardner, books in the Last-Minute Science Projects series each contain a collection of experiments that can be set-up and completed in 1 hour or less, 30 minutes or less, 15 minutes or less, or even 5 minutes or less!  Each experiment in the series follows the scientific method, shows a full illustration of the experiment set-up, and instructs readers on exactly how to measure and how to report the results.  Experiments are categorized by how much time they take, so if you're really pressed for time, you can choose one that fits your schedule!

Titles in the "Last-Minute Science Projects" series include:

Atoms and Molecules Experiments Using Ice, Salt, Marbles, and More, with experiments like "Can we Separate Atoms from Molecules?" and "Are There Water Molecules in the Air?"

Electricity and Magnetism Experiments Using Batteries, Bulbs, Wires, and More, containing experiments like "Generate Electricity with a Magnet" and "Make a Simple Electric Motor"

Energy Experiments Using Ice Cubes, Springs, Magnets, and More, with experiments like "How Fast Does Heat Move?" and "Changing Light to Electricity"

Human Body Experiments Using Fingerprints, Hair, Muscles and More with experiments like "How Many Hairs on a Human's Head?" and "How much Air in a Breath?"

Simple Machine Experiments Using Seesaws, Wheels, Pulleys, and More, with "Measuring Work and Friction", "Double-Pulley, a Simple Machine", and other experiments

Solids, Liquids, and Gases Experiments Using Water, Air, Marbles and More, with experiments like "Climbing Liquids" and "Weighing Air"

Celebrate Earth Day

Check out our new Team Green Science Projects series for Earth Day.

Today especially, it's in the news and on people's minds: How do we use fewer resources to help our planet? Each book in this series covers topics about the environment and green technology. Using the scientific method, readers will engage in experiments from life, physical, and earth science while learning what they can do to go green. With a lifetime achievement award for his science writing, Robert Gardner presents great ideas for winning science fair projects for grades 5–up.



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Book Giveaway!

I was cleaning off my desk today and I uncovered one our of new titles, Plant and Animal Science Fair Projects, Revised and Expanded Using the Scientific Method by Kenneth G. Rainis from our Biology Science Projects Using the Scientific Method series. All of the books in this series provide exciting science fair project ideas and tips for science fair presentations using easy-to-obtain materials. For Grades 5–up, they are 160 pages and contain a list of suppliers, a further reading list, Internet addresses, and an index. The books in this series cost $25.95 each for schools and libraries, but today I'm giving my copy away for free! Help me clear my desk. Who wants it? Science fair season is just around the corner!

Back to School Night

I attended my 11th grade daughter's Back to School Night recently and I have to say I was pretty impressed with all of her teachers. I was especially anxious to meet her physics teacher since science isn't one of her best subjects.

If you take physics at our high school you know that at the end of the school year you are expected to build a bridge out of toothpicks. At Back to School Night the teacher had several impressive toothpick bridges displayed on his desk. I raised my hand and asked how much it cost to buy a bridge. He immediately responded that they weren't for sale. I think he thought I wanted to display one in my home. What I really wanted was to purchase a bridge so my daughter wouldn't have to build one because I know building one is somehow going to involve me. I don't see how it can't.

Enslow's Physics Science Prjojects Using the Scientific Method might not help her with building the next Brooklyn Bridge but it does have lots of great projects and ideas that I'm sure will come in handy for the Science Fair in December that will hopefully not involve any more than me bringing home this book and perhaps buying some of the easy materials these projects use.

My favorite class of the evening...Trigonometry. That teacher was handing was handing out chocolates!

Who Can Solve the Crime? Science Projects Using Detective Skills

Forensic scientists use many different skills to help them solve crimes, including the scientific method. Find out if you have what it takes to be a detective with fun experiments about being a keen observer, breaking codes, collecting evidence, and more. Many experiments include ideas you can use for your science fair, and each chapter ends with a crime for you to solve! Award-winning author Robert Gardner.

Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13 978-0-7660-3247-7
Publication Year: 2010
For Ages 9-13.
48 Pages, Full Color.

Whose Fingerprints Are These? Crime-Solving Science Projects

Think you have what it takes to be a forensic scientist? Use your sleuthing skills and the scientific method to do fun science projects about fingerprints, lip prints, footprints, and more. Many experiments include ideas you can use for your science fair, and each chapter ends with a crime for you to solve! Award-winning author Robert Gardner.

Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3245-3
Publication Year: 2010
Interest Level: Grades 3-4
48 Pages, Full Color.

Who Forged This Document? Crime-Solving Science Projects

Forensic scientists use many different skills to help them solve crimes, including the scientific method. Find out if you have what it takes to be a detective with fun experiments about being a keen observer, breaking codes, collecting evidence, and more. Many experiments include ideas you can use for your science fair, and each chapter ends with a crime for you to solve! Award-winning author Robert Gardner.

Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3246-0
Publication Year: 2010
Interest Level: Grades 3-4
48 Pages, Full Color.

Whose Bones Are These: Crime-Solving Science Projects

Think you have what it takes to be a forensic scientist? Use your sleuthing skills to do fun science experiments. Trace evidence is often the most important evidence involved in a crime. Analyze bones and blood spatter patterns, find out if bullets came from a suspect's gun, and more! Many experiments include ideas you can use for your science fair, using the scientific method, and each chapter ends with a crime for you to solve. Award-winning author Robert Gardner.

Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3248-4
Published 2010.
48 pages, Full Color.

Goal! Science Projects with Soccer

Science and soccer...What a Team! Author Madeline Goodstein explores where sports and physics collide. "What is the best angle to launch a soccer ball? How does air drag affect a soccer kick?" These are a few of the topics explored in this new science projects title. Great ideas of science fairs are in this book!

Published in the SCORE! Sports Science Projects series, by Enslow Publishers, Inc, and illustrated with full-color illustrations, 104 pages in length. For more information, please visit: http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2658

Ace Your Chemistry Science Project

Providing over 25 science experiments and science fair ideas, this newly published book by Robert Gardner, Salvatore Tocci, and Kenneth G. Rainis is perfect for young scientists and experimenters.

Beginning with explanation of the scientific method and safety first, the authors them jump into experiments all centered around chemistry. Groupings of experiments include: Chemical Properties; Acids and Bases; Temperature, Volume, and Pressure; Conductivity; and Practical Applications of Chemistry.

Perfect for science fair season, this book is illustrated with full-color illustrations, is 112 pages, ISBN 978-0-7660-3227-9. More information can be found at: http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2676

Ace Your Human Biology Science Project

Science from head to toe...is a perfect description for this new book. Ace Your Biology Science Project series is a resource for great science fair ideas.

How do joints work?
How do sense receptors work?
What type of personality do you have?

Beginning with a discussion about the scientific method, science projects, and safety first, the authors move on to discuss the various human body systems, genetics, and personality. Experiments that might be used for a science fair project are clearly indicated.

Ace Your Human Biology Science Project: Great Science Fair Ideas is written by award-winning author team Robert Gardner and Barbara Gardner Conklin, and is illustrated in full color, 128 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7660-3219-4. More information can be found on Enslow Publishers web site at: http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2652

Home Run! Science Projects with Baseball and Softball

It's baseball and softball season! And what better way to brush up on your science skills than with projects involving this favorite sport?

Home Run! Science Projects with Baseball and Softball by Robert L. Bonnet and Dan Keen helps students learn about transfer of energy, friction and pressure, and more by playing baseball or softball! Great ideas for science fair projects follow many experiments.

Visit here for more information on this title http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2659

ISBN: 78-0-7660-3365-8, for grades 5 and up, Enslow Publishers

In the May 2009 issue of SLJ, they list some great baseball learning sites!

• memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_baseball.php


• web.clubmlb.com/index.html


• www.exploratorium.edu/baseball


• www.education-world.com/alesson/lesson107.shtml

Great Review: Teen Science Fair Sourcebook

"This is the 'alpha dog' of science fair resources" says Debby Chessin, reviewing for The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The review continues:

...I recommend this book not only as a science fair guide but as an engaging and readable text that will motivate students to think like a scientist and relate to other young people who have excelled in science research projects.

The full NSTA review can be found at:
http://www.nsta.org/recommends/ViewProductPrint.aspx?ProductID=19327

About the Author:
Author Tanya Vickers is the research coach at the Academy for Math, Engineering and Sciences (AMES), a public high school is Salt Lake City. Her students have competed and won numerous competitions, awards, scholarships, and science trips.

Teen Science Fair Sourcebook. 160 pages, full color, ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-2711-4
http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2631

Teen Science Fair Sourcebook

TEEN SCIENCE FAIR SOURCEBOOK: Winning School Science Fairs and National Competitions, written by Tanya M. Vickers has been published.

Teen Science Fair Sourcebook provides inspiring examples of young scientists who have competed and won national science competitions. The author provides the essential steps for creating a prize-winning project.

Learn how to find a mentor, write a research plan, set up your notebook, and present your data. This book covers all the tips you'll need to create a successful high-powered science fair project, from getting started to competing at a regional or national competition, including the Siemens-Westinghouse.

Author Tanya Vickers is the research coach at the Academy for Math, Engineering and Sciences (AMES), a public high school is Salt Lake City. Her students have competed and won numerous competitions, awards, scholarships, and science trips.

160 pages, full color, ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-2711-4

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2631