Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780471176657)

How does milk help me grow?

Where do vitamins come from?

Do carrots really strengthen my eyesight?

Find out these answers-in Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition forEvery Kid. To the delight of children, parents, and teacherseverywhere, America's favorite science teacher brings a welcomeaddition to the popular Science for Every Kid series. Through fun, safe, and easy-to-do experiments, Janice VanCleave teaches kidsages eight to twelve all about food and nutrition.

Kids can learn about leavening agents by mixing baking soda withvinegar. They'll explore why different sweeteners vary insweetness, how to use natural food dyes to dye a T-shirt, and whatthe food pyramid is-plus much more.

Each experiment is broken down into a purpose, list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and explanations thatkids can understand. Every project has been tested and can beperformed safely and inexpensively using ordinary householdmaterials.

Author: Janice VanCleave
ISBN-10: 0471176656
ISBN-13: 9780471176657
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 07/15/1999
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.01w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/1999 pg. 180