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Pilcher, Helen, author.
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Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Nature -- Juvenile literature.
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The pocket book of b...
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The pocket book of backyard experiments : discover the laboratory in your garden / Helen Pilcher.
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Pilcher, Helen, author.
New York, NY : Universe, 2020.
Subjects
Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Nature -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0789338033 (paperback)
9780789338037 (paperback)
0789341050 (label on back cover of paperback)
9780789341051 (label on back cover of paperback)
Description:
191 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Wonderful wildlife. Make a science journal ; Birdsong playlist ; Big bird count ; Insect umbrella ; Sweet treats for moths ; Bug hotels ; Mini mammal prints ; Grow plants for wildlife ; Bird buffet ; Hoverfly haven ; Ant farm ; What do woodbugs like? ; Make a bug sucker ; Toad shack ; Pond dipping ; A birdbath for all seasons ; Make a butterfly feeder ; Mark and recapture snails ; Build a dead hedge ; Make a sound map ; Make a hibernaculum ; Water-bear hunt ; Make a bird feeder ; Make an underwater viewer ; The great snail race ; Wonderful wildlife quiz - Soil science. Compost jars ; Make it grow faster ; Test your soil's pH ; Soil texture experiment ; Make a leaf compost bin ; Soil erosion experiment ; Soil filtration experiment ; Mini wormery ; How much air is in your soil? ; How much water can your soil hold? ; Fantastic facts - Fascinating flora. Phototropism box ; Hapa zome ; Make a plant press ; Flower dissection ; Make a vegetable animal ; Root-growth viewer ; Sensory garden test ; Color-changing flowers ; Grow your name ; Grow plants from food scraps ; Seed bombs ; Speedy seeds ; Grow a mini garden ; Sow kitchen cupboard seeds ; Leaf rubbing ; How tall is your tree? ; Grow a grassy monster ; Leaf skeletons ; Seed dispersal spinner ; How old is your tree? ; Why do leaves change color? ; Watch plants breathe ; How to grow plants in space ; Make a mini greenhouse ; Make an ecosystem in a jar ; Smart plants - Kitchen sink science. Turn potatoes into slime ; Make red cabbage pH paper ; Dye it with avocado ; Help birds avoid windows ; Amazing mold experiment ; Make a pond dipping net ; Make a lavender bag ; Potato power ; Eco-graffiti ; Measure wind speed with an anemometer ; Make a rose petal bath bomb ; Tornado in a bottle ; Make mushroom prints ; Make a cloud in a jar ; Predict the weather ; Build a thermometer ; Write with invisible ink ; Build a mini raft ; DIY fossils ; Wash with horse chestnut soap ; Keep experimenting.
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From testing garden soil to making a homemade battery out of a potato, this book reveals the hidden science at work in the garden and around the house.
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
507.8 Pi
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507.8 Pi
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Kaimuki Public Library
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507.8 Pi
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507.8 Pi
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J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
507.8 Pi
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