New Releases by Darlene Lauw

Simple experiments give kids an understanding of water pressure, a water vacuum, and floating and sinking.

Materials are the things we see around us everyday; they keep buildings from falling down and our toothpaste from crumbling. Simple experiments help explain acidity, absorption, water buoyancy, and properties of engineering and construction.

All you need is the air that you breathe...and a few simple household materials! This book examines the properties of air using simple experiments to help demonstrate air pressure and expansion, how flight is achieved, and how to estimate the amount of oxygen in air.

People are always talking about the weather but did you know that we can create our own weather? Learn how to make clouds and a rainbow, measure humidity, make your own rain guage, and track a thunderstorm with the experiments in this book.

Introduces concepts related to human anatomy and physiology through various activities and projects.

Children will enjoy learning at the speed of sound! Fascinating facts, engaging games, and hands-on activities help explain to children such difficult concepts as how the sound of music is created. History boxes feature short biographies of scientists.

Fascinating games and activities will turn on the lights for children. Simple, clear text explains what light is and helps make difficult scientific concepts like reflection and optical illusions easy to understand. History boxes feature the scientists who made the discoveries and inventions.

Engaging and safe activities help show how electricity works in our everyday lives. Fascinating information makes difficult scientific concepts like static electricity understandable for children and history boxes feature the scientists who made the first discoveries.

Children will be attracted to activities that show how magnets work. Entertaining information and projects help explain difficult scientific concepts like magnetic fields to children. History boxes feature the scientists who made the discoveries.

Fascinating facts, engaging games, and hands-on activities help explain the why''s and how''s of motion. Simple, clear text makes difficult scientific concepts like inertia and friction understandable for children and history boxes feature the scientists who made these exciting discoveries.