Review and Giveaway: 60 Quick and Easy Science Experiments

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One of the experiments from “60 Quick and Easy Science Experiments with Everyday Items”

I love science, so I was excited to review 60 Quick and Easy Experiments with Everyday Items, an eBook from Touch of Home Learning. My kids and I do a lot of science experiments, and I was impressed to find several experiments in the eBook that I wasn’t familiar with. I especially love the use of cabbage juice – easy to acquire and fun to use, but rarely mentioned in science experiments I see done on blogs. I have “Giver or Taker”, “The Neutralizer”, “Balloon Rocket”, and “Cloud in a Bottle” marked to try in the near future.

Two of the sixty experiments appear to be duplicates (with new names) of experiments found earlier in the book, and I didn’t understand the purpose of two of the other experiments (this doesn’t mean they didn’t have a purpose, but the discussion was lacking). I also felt that a few other experiments might be confusing to someone without a strong science background. There are still plenty of other activities that are clearly described, educational, and a lot of fun! I had nearly all the required materials, and those I didn’t have are readily available (at very affordable prices) at my local grocery store.

Looking for some science experiments to do with your kids? Sara from Touch of Home Learning is offering a second copy to a reader of this blog! To enter, simply leave a comment on this post! You can get a second entry by sharing an activity from the Touch of Home Learning blog that you think your kids would enjoy!

This giveaway will run through March 12th, 2011, when a winner will be chosen via random.org.

Don’t forget to also enter my SeaWorld giveaway!

MaryAnne Kochenderfer

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MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.