Explore rocks and minerals!
Through an engaging array of hands-on activities, this helpful handbook guides children through testing minerals, creating crystals, sculpting edible models of the planet, and even baking volcanic meringue cookies. Exploring the reasons behind the physical changes of the world, this examination also...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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White River Junction, VT :
Nomad Press,
c2010.
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| Summary: | Through an engaging array of hands-on activities, this helpful handbook guides children through testing minerals, creating crystals, sculpting edible models of the planet, and even baking volcanic meringue cookies. Exploring the reasons behind the physical changes of the world, this examination also outlines the rock cycle of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; the process of discovering fossils and what they reveal about the past; and how to start a collection of natural artifacts. |
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| Item Description: | "20 great projects, activities, experiments"--Cover. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 92 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781934670613 (pbk.) 1934670618 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Cynthia Light Brown is the author of Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself , Discover National Monuments , Explore Rocks and Minerals! , Geology of the Desert Southwest , and Geology of the Pacific Northwest . She is a founding partner and vice president of Clover Leaf Environmental Solutions with 21 years of experience as an environmental consultant specializing in pollution prevention, toxicology, and risk assessment. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
