365 Simple Science Experiments with everday materials

Why do you sometimes see a spark when you walk on a carpet and then touch a doorknob' Why does the land feel warmer than the water on a sunny day' Why do things get rusty' What causes an earthquake' With 365 Simple Science Experiments with Everyday Materials, you can discover the answer to these questions - and lost of others- right at home, using ordinary metarials like lemons, drinking straws, old newspapers, milk cartons, coins, and pieces of string. In these easy and entertaining experiments, you'll uncover the secrets of such scientific phenomena as gravity, electricity, magnification, magnetism, oxidation, and much more. The detailed instructions explain what materials to use, whether you need a "lab partner" or an adult to help out, what to do, what happens, and, most importantly, why it happens. (İç Kapak)