Viva-Facts On File: Science Experiments Library, 12 Vol set

Description:

Viva- Facts on File Science Experiments Library is a multi-volume set of experiments that allows students to become actively involved in science, develop independent thinking, and expand their own base of scientific knowledge. The experiments promote multiple science-process skills, such as observing, measuring, classifying, analyzing and predicting. Each volume contains 20 new and tested experiments that include an introduction to the topic, relevant and specific safety tips, a list of materials, procedural guidelines and protocols, analysis questions, connecting to real life, and an annotated further reading section for extended research. In addition, some experiments require students to practice inquiry-based science by setting up and carrying out their own open-ended experiments. 

Chemistry: Learning Through Experiments and Experience 

Chemistry presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

carbonation in beverages • chemical formulas and molar mass • the chemistry of " cleaning" water Endotherimc and exothermic energy • ester production • hard versus soft water • heat energy Ozone depletion • rusting and redox reactions • soap production • spectrometry • valence electrons

Viva-Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to understand style. 

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • The Smell of an Ester • The Chemistry of Toothpaste • Water Softeners • Lewis Structures • Making Soap • Ozone Depletion • Catalysis of Hydrogen Peroxide • Wood Alcohol • Solutes Affect the Boiling Point of Water • Potable Water • Solutions and Spectrophotometry • Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions • Finding Molar Mass • Chemical Moles • Heat Energy • Chloride Levels • The Rate of Rusting • Thin Layer Chromatography • Levels of Sugar • Microscale Percent Composition • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Periodic Table of Elements • Index

Computer Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Computer Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

bioethics • carbon footprints • cloud patterns that "predict" the weather • conservation of mass • the history of DDT • hydrogen bonding • parasites • the populations of reefs • the principles of breathing • respiration • tsunamis • virtual dissection

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provide them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Bioethics Video Production • Coral Reef Conservation • Carbon Footprint • Vitual Fetal Pig Dissection • Conservation of Mass • Astronaut Trading Cards • Simple Machines • Hydrolysis and Dehydration Synthesis • Using Cloud Patters to Predict Weather • Create a Climatogram • Mapping Lightning Strikes • Human Parasites • Rocks and Minerals • Breathing Demonstration • Nanoscale Science • How Are Caves Formed• . Sunspots and the Solar Cycle • Types of Chemical Bonds • The History of DDT • The Power of a Tsunami • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Earth Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Earth Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

crystal growth • erosion by wind and water • evaporation • mineral identification • rock identification • slope stability • soil color and temperature • stargazing and constellations • tracking a hurricane • wind chill

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Planimetric Maps • Topographic Maps • Crystal Growth and Size • Erosion by Soil Type • Mineral Identification • Soil Color and Temperature • Slope Stability • Erosion on Sand Dunes • Naming Rocks • Rock Deformation • Half-life in Rock Dating • Wind Chill • Relative Humidity • Tracking a Hurricane • Hailstone Formation • Speed of Evaporation • Color Filters on Telescopes • Making a Planisphere • Using a Planisphere • History of Astonomy • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Periodic Table of Elements • Index

Ecology: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Ecology presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

age and population growth • ecological succession • food webs • freshwater communities • the nitrogen cycle • photosynthesis and cell respiration • plant growth in different biomes • predator and prey populations • soil ecosystems • species diversity within a community • surface area versus body temperature • water versus temperature

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Size and Age Distributions in Populations • Species Diversity • Monitoring Vegetative Cover • Leaf Area Affects Primary Productivity • Diversity in Soil Ecosystems • Food Webs • Biome Learning Centers • Surface Area Affects Body Temperature • Predator and Prey Populations • What Are the Stages of Ecological Succession• Observing Plant Growth in Different Biomes • Energy in Ecosystems • The Role of Decomposers in the Nitrogen Cycle • Invasive SpeciesImpact on an Ecosystem • Components of an Ecosystem • Community Succession in Milk • Day-Length Adaptations in Seeds • How Effective Is Mimicry• Identifying the Benthos Community • Water Affects Temperatures in Biomes • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Environmental Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Environmental Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

testing water • environmental pollutants • solar energy • wind energy • test for ozone • biodegradation of oil • population growth in yeast • acid precipitation • effects of nitrates • seeds for the future • algae as biofuel • energy in ecosystem

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Testing Water for Coliform Bacteria • Effects of Environmental Pollutants of Daphnia • Density of Invasive Species • Do Plants Grow As Well in Gray Water As in Tap Water• Build and Use a Turbidity Tube • What Do People Throw Away• Solar Energy • The Safety of Reusing Water Bottles • Wind Energy • Test for Ozone • Biodegradation of Oil • The Taste Test • Solar Water Heater • Solar Water Heater • Population Growth in Yeast • How Does Acid Precipitation Affec Coleus• Effects of Nitrates on Duckweed Populations • Seeds for the Future • Design a Reusable Envelope • Algae As Biofuel • Energy in Ecosystems • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Periodic Table of Elements • Index

Forensic Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Forensic Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

autopsy • types of carbohydrates • radioactive isotopes • mitochondrial DNA • DNA fingerprinting • body fluids • soil identification • density of glass • emission spectra • fingerprint techniques • chromatography • reasoning to solve crimes • tests for blood • lead poisoning • trace evidence • textile fibers

Viva-Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers but provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Banana Autopsy • Characterization of Types of Carbohydrates • Techniques on Making Shoe Impressions • Dating With Radioactive Isotopes • Mitochondrial DNA • Gel Electrophoresis in DNA Fingerprinting • Probative Value of Class Evidence • Blood Spatter Inquiry • Specific Gravity of Body Fluids • Soil Identification • Density of Glass • Emission Spectra Can Identify Elements • Comparing Latent Fingerprint Techniques • Best Solvents for Chromatography • Using Deductive Reasoning to Solve Crimes • Comparison of Two Presumptive Tests • Lead Poisoning From Dishware • Glitter as Trace Evidence • Rate of Coding • Cross Section of Textile Fibers • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Genetics: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Genetics presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

dominant and recessive traits • electrophoresis • gene expression • genetic engineering • the inheritance of traits and chromosomes • karyotypes to determine abnormalities • meiosis • mutation and chromosomes • the Punnett square • sex-linked traits • the stages of mitosis • the structure of DNA

Viva?Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Cells in Mitosis • Amino Acids in Sickle Cell Anemia • Genetic Engineering With Plasmids • Meiosis • Inheritance of Traits • Predicted and Actual Results of Genetic Crosses • Inheritance of Taste • Using Karyotypes to Diagnose Conditions • Extracting DNA From Cheek Cells • Design an Organism's Traits • Chromosomal Mutations • The Traits of Parents and Offspring Are Not Identical • Transmission of Sex-linked Mutations • Pedigrees Show Traits Within Families • Model of a DNA Molecule • Introduction to Gel Electrophoresis • DNA Gel Electrophoresis • Control of Gene Expression • Genetics Learning Centers • Genetic Engineering Presentation • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Human Body: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Human Body presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

the cardiovascular system • chemical characteristics of food • the digestive system • exercise and the pulse rate • the four major types of tissues • heart rate and blood pressure • lactose intolerance • male and female reproductive systems • movement, behavior, and response-normal and abnormal blood cells • the structure of the skeletal system • the urinary system

Viva-Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers but provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Tissues in the Human Body • External Anatomy of the Fetal Pig • Bone and Cartilage Structure • Model of the Heart • Dissection of a Cow's Eye • Food Analysis • Urinalysis • Osmosis in Red Blood Cells • Types of Muscles • Lactose Intolerance • Reaction Time • Diagnosis of Blood Diseases • Exercise, Pulse, and Recovery Rate • Male Reproductive System • Female Reproductive System • Vertebrae of the Neck • What Factors Affect Blood Pressure• The Integumentary System • Meissner's Corpuscles in Skin • Model of the Digestive System • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Marine Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Marine Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the field to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

taxonomy • marine plankton • marsh community • conveyer belt • measure salinity • sediments • bioaccumulation • ocean regions • echinoderm adaptations • sea urchins • algae • seagrasses

Viva-Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Taxonomy of Marine Fish • Crowding Among Fish • Marine Plankton • Salt Marsh Community • Habitat Preference of Juvenile Fish • Staying Afloat • The Oceanic Conveyer Belt • How to Measure Salinity • Bathymetric Maps • Ocean Sediments • The Record Written in Ocean Sediments • By catch During Fishing • Bioaccumulation in Killer Whales • Ocean Regions • Echinoderm Adaptations • Fertilization in Sea Urchins • Bioluminescent Algae • Fish Adaptations • Which Seagrasses Do Marine Herbivores Prefer• Aquatic Herbicides Affect Nontarget Species • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Periodic Table of Elements • Index

Physical Science: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Physical Science presents students and teachers with new, tested activities within the scientific branch that investigates non-living systems that promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

batteries • caloric contents • characteristics of polymers • density • electromagnets • galvanometers • gas solubility • the heat capacity of metals • rate of speed • the relationship of matter and energy • sound insulation • surface area and volume

Viva-Facts on File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Accuracy of Labeling Vitamin C in Orange Juice • Graphing a Pendulum Swing • Metals in Electromagnets • Which Fruits and Vegetables Make the Best Batteries • Do All Carbonated Beverages Go Flat at the Same Rate• The Shape of an Ice Cube Affects Rate of Melting • The Relationship of Temperature to Viscosity • Homemade Galvanometer • Which Type of Food Contains the Most Energy• The Heat Capacities of Zinc and Copper • How Does LED Brightness Vary With Current• Does Shape Affect a Ball's Energy• Which Materials Are the Best Sound Insulators• Materials That Interfere With Magnetic Energy • Does the Diameter of a Speaking Tube Affect Volume• Comparing Densities of a Solid, Liquid, and Gas • What Are the Best Friction-Reducing Lubricants• Arrow Mass and Depth of Penetration • Variables That Affect Speed • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

Space and Astronomy: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Space and Astronomy presents students with new, tested activities that draw from historically important investigations as well as those that examine the impact of new technology in space science and astronomy.

Keyed to the requirements of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

the brightness of stars • the characteristics of the Sun • constellations • light and the electromagnetic spectrum • the moon of Jupiter • the motion of heavenly bodies • the rings of Saturn • rocket science • the size of the universe • solar panels • speed of electromagnetic energy • visible and infrared light energy

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigates that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • Visible and Infrared Light • Coronal Ejections • Speed of Electromagnetic Energy • Saturn's Rings • How Efficient Is a Solar Panel • Kinetic Energy of Impact • A Simple Spectroscope to Identify Gases • Viewing Jupiter Through a Simple Telescope • Sunspot Monitor • How Does Light Intensity Vary With Distance• Flashlight Magnitude • How Long Is Twilight• Acceleration Due to Gravity • The Law of Inertia • Who Knows Ten Constellations• The Size of the Universe • Rocket Science • Measuring the Altitude and Speed of a Model Rocket • Building a Cross-Staff • The Parallax Effect • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Periodic Table of Elements • Index

Weather and Climate: Learning Through Experiments and Experience

Weather and Climate presents students and teachers with new, tested experiments related to the intriguing field of meteorology. The experiments are designed to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom and improve critical-thinking skills.

Keyed to the requirement of the curriculum, the experiments include information on the following:

the accuracy of weather predictions • cloud formation • the effect of distance on energy absorption • El Nino and worldwide weather • the formation of snowflakes • heat-retaining properties of soil and water • hygrometers-sources of carbon dioxide • the Sun's rays and heat transferred to Earth • temperature and barometric pressure • ultraviolet radiation • weather stations

Viva-Facts On File Science Experiments Library is an essential set for students, teachers, and general readers that provides them with new and innovative investigations that are presented in a clear, easy-to-understand style.

Contents: Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Safety Precautions • The Heat-Retaining Properties of Water and Soil • Student-Constructed Weather Stations • How Are Snowflakes Formed• Modeling El Ni??o • Factors That Affect Evaporative Rates • Sources of Carbon Dioxide in the Air • Level of Ultraviolet Radiation in Local Ecosystems • Variables That Affect Cloud Formation • What Type of Hair Makes the Most Accurate Hygrometer• How Does Distance Affect Solar Energy Absorption• When Fonts Collide • How Do Tornadoes Form• Temperature and Barometric Pressure • How Does Topography Affect Flash Flooding• How Accurate Are Weather Predictions• How Much Dew Forms at Night• Does Sunset Color Vary With Weather Conditions• A Custom Temperature Scale • A Convection Box • Intensity of Insolation • Scope and Sequence Chart • Grade Level • Setting • Our Findings • Glossary • Internet Resources • Index

About the authors: 

Pamela Walker and Elaine Wood are the authors of more than a dozen science resource books. Both authors are Master Teachers currently working in Georgia's Douglas County school system. Ms. Walker , who has 29 years of experience, received her specialist degree in science education from Georgia Southern University. In 2007 she was selected as the Georgia Teacher of the Year. Ms. Wood, a science teacher for 19 years, earned her specialist degree in science education from the University of West Georgia.