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The Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do Paperback – January 1, 2008

by Rebecca Gilpin (Author), Leonie Pratt (Author), Josephine Thompson (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
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Provides instructions for creating science-themed crafts and performing simple science experiments.
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  1. Reading age
    6 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    95 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 2
  5. Dimensions
    9.5 x 0.25 x 12.25 inches
  6. Publisher
    Educational Development Corp.
  7. Publication date
    January 1, 2008
  8. ISBN-10
    0794519237
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0794519230
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Educational Development Corp. (January 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 95 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0794519237
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0794519230
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 0.25 x 12.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 166 ratings

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hcabats
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT book for the whole family!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2009
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I bought all the 'ingredients' needed to make any of these projects for my boys to be able to choose whichever they wanted all summer long and they had a ton of fun with all the projects we tried!!! even things we have done before at science museums etc...were made more exciting by say adding glitter to things and we all had a blast for nights after making the airplaines made with card stock and rubber bands w/ pencils to launch! even my 3 year old...we haven't had so much fun as a family or laughed so hard as we all tried to see how far we could launch them! i bought this book to get ideas for a science night at school and there are lots of great and inexpensive ideas in this book...and the graphics are fun to look at too! def. would recommend as we will be using this for years to come i'm sure as my oldest is 8!!!
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TS
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2010
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I ordered this for my 7 year old son and as he and his 4 year old brother looked through the book the first time, they marked the pages they wanted to do and then removed the book marks because every page was marked. It is full of tons of ideas, and they couldn't wait to get started. There are only a few things that you need to purchase - most you will have on hand. Most of the projects are fairly simple which makes them perfect for younger children. This is a fantastice book and I plan to share some of the activities with our cub scout group as well.
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ScotFlower
4.0 out of 5 stars More art and craft than hard core science
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
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I look forward to doing some of the projects. However, I was sorta underwhelmed. I just expected a bit more science-heavy projects. Too many of the projects seems arts & crafts instead of experimental.... with a brief connection to a science topic but only brief.

Here is what you get:
- Baking soda and vinegar with dish soap - to make a wizards brew.
- Straws and cardboard with tape - to make a flying zoomer
- Fingerprint cartoon robbers - craft but can still investigate the fingerprint shapes
- Dusting for fingerprints - can even set up a mystery to solve
- Sail cars - a bit building intensive but uses regular items
- Shadow puppets (craft but still allows for the observing of shadows and light)
- Invisible ink map (needs an oven - I like other forms of this concept like using phenolpthalein but you have to pick the right procedure for the safety of the age group)
- Bouncing raisins - uses soda and raisins
- Layering densities
- Rocket ship with glitter booster flames (teaches reflection with the glitter but its mostly a craft)
- Sprout bean seeds in baggies
- Straw and cardstock with tape - to make a floating ball game
- Try to move things together with one eye covered (craft/game but does reveal something about how the brain uses both eyes)
- Wax drawings then paint - teaches waterproof but mostly a craft
- Dangling monkies see-saw forces
- Melting chocolate to teach states of matter
- Tessellating patterns - crafty
- Robot - teaches two half make a whole but its a craft
- Leaf prints
- Two sided card spinner to trick the eyes to seeing one image out of both
- Flip book to make a moving picture
- Cutting out a spiral snake than balancing on top of a straw
- Mirror reflection art
- Fruit ice cubes - to teach states of matter
- Melting ice boats and if use dye can see how spreads
- Windsock
- Use tea to paint (craft)
- Fluttering ghost shows how air travels around objects
- Balloon zoomers by letting air out back
- wobbly/teetering eggs
- Diluting paint makes paler colors (craft)
- turning carnations colors
- opening paper flowers as they become wet
- climbing animal toy based on friction
- spinning mobile shows forces
- static and balloons
- static and tissue paper fish
- flingers / catapults
- eye tricking drawings
- Squirting whale - supposed to teach water pressure but jsut soak and ruin craft whale
- Balance paper on edge by folding - craft
- Triangles make a sturdy tower
- Back bread
- Salt in paint art
- Blowing over bottles
- Building pan pipes from straws
- Spreading colors through coffee papers
- Bouncy bugs due to elastic
- Illusion of size in drawing perspectives
- Spinning helicopter
- Bendy balances - seems like a frustrating project
- Light catcher to teach transparent but just a craft
- Floating paper animals
- Soap powered swimmers
- Plane catapult
- Blow down a straw onto pain to make funky monsters
- Cornstarch slime investigation
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S. Kinzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Home Science Projects for Kids Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013
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We are doing one of two of these science projects each week during the summer with my Kindergarten aged son. He needs a bit of adult help with the projects, but he is having a blast with them. A slightly older child could probably do the projects on their own. These projects make learning fun, and encourage a child's imagination and curiousity.

The book has great color images and quality paper. It does have a standard binding and we often need to use a weight of some kind to hold the book open to the page of the project we are working on. It is from a UK publisher, so a few of the "ingredients" require some translation for a US reader - such as Baking Soda for Sodium bicarbonate, etc.

This was our first book from this publisher (Usborne) and we have since discovered many great publications from them.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars Usborne did it for science too!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2010
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I love the Usborne books! And here they did a great job blending the crafts with science. The kids love to look through it and pick out new things to do. They especially love the wizzards brew which is simple and fun. We are currently working on the wind cars shown on the front. Very fun and uses simple everyday craft items.
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TMS
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021
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I purchased this book for my pre k classroom. It was a nice quality book, stickers and great instructions. I can't wait to use it with my kids.
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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome ideas with easy to get (and probably have on ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2017
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Awesome ideas with easy to get (and probably have on hand) supplies. Engaging pictures to get the kids engaged before the project starts. Shoudl appeal to both builders and crafters. Very excited about this book!
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Stephen France
4.0 out of 5 stars Looks good
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2011
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I have just given this to my daughter for her sixth birthday ... on looking at one science experiment, we found that we had all the bits needed ... tea bags and coffee. A great start. Hopefully the rest of the things to make and do are as easy to source the items needed.
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Anumeha Verma
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in India on November 29, 2020
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Good one. Simple and engaging for children 5+
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Y10
5.0 out of 5 stars Repetiria
Reviewed in Spain on October 31, 2019
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Perfecto bien empaquetado y un libro con ideas muy buenas.
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cim
5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun.
Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2015
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This is a wonderful book. My son is 5 and he loves doing these projects. They do not take long to do and he will get more out of them as we do them again. Right now, he just likes the projects and the "why" is simplified for him.... For older children, they would get even more from the book. I would expect 5 - 10 year olds would enjoy it.
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sakina basrai
5.0 out of 5 stars Just cannot stop making stuff
Reviewed in Germany on April 22, 2015
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Kids are constantly looking out for new projects to do. A great go to book especially for rainy stay at home days.
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Gilraen
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun for dark, rainy days (and better ones).
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2013
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When I first got this book, I chose a few things to do and got all the materials ready, and my two grandchildren, aged 7 and 4, (and my son) enjoyed making things with me. Now the 7 year old is into it every time he comes, making something himself, and has a list of things he wants to do next time. He reads out the instructions to me on the tricky bits, but often can manage to do it all by himself. All the things that you make "do" something and I think this is why I love it. Even though the 4 year old can't yet make these things alone, he can help and play with them afterwards. They are simple, but fun - the 4 year old particularly loves the "helicopters" and spends a lot of energy rushing up the stairs to drop them down again. The illustrations and instructions are clear and the items you need for each project are listed at the beginning. Most of the materials needed are things you will have around the house or are easily obtained. It's a great help to adults who are not naturally "crafty"and most of the ideas don't take too long for those with a short attention span. It also leads to quite a lot of "how" and "why" questions, which is stretching my brain as well as the kids'. I like it so much that I am thinking of giving a copy to a couple of my nieces for Christmas as they have children of a similar age and I am sure they will love it. My only disappointment is that it is at a higher price than when I bought it, but I still think it is great value for money.
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