Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Science Fun (Science for Every Kid Series)

Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Science Fun (Science for Every Kid Series)

Why is the ocean salty?<br /> <br /> How do whales stay warm?<br /> <br /> What causes tides to rise and fall?<br /> <br /> How do oil spills affect ocean animals?<br /> <br /> Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about the ocean--the earth's last frontier. Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid makes learning about the ocean and its inhabitants an intriguing adventure. Use a bottle, pennies, a straw, and clay to demonstrate how submarines rise. Make your own wave holder with index cards and a plastic folder. Through these and other activities you'll find out how fish move up and down in water, how pollutants move into the ocean, how to navigate without a compass, how to map the surface of the ocean floor, and much more.<br /> <br /> Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose followed by a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy- to-understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively at home or in the classroom.<br /> <br /> Also available in the series from Janice VanCleave: <br /> * ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID <br /> * EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID <br /> * ECOLOGY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID <br /> * MATH FOR EVERY KID <br /> * PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID