Backyard Science
Learning science is as simple as walking out your back door! Each softcover book introduces the topic covered and how to set up a backyard laboratory, then provides 11 well-illustrated, step-by- step experiments related to the topic. Experiments are easy to do and use easily found items. For example, in the Backyard Scientist: Backyard Physics an egg challenge teaches gravity and air resistance using plastic trash bags and eggs. Along with the illustrated step-by-step instructions, a “What’s Happening” explanation gives an overview of the experiment. Instructions and explanations are concisely written, making this a great resource for children easily bogged down from text heavy readings. Guided Reading Level N. ~Deanne