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How Do We Smell Perfume?

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Answer: The part of perfume that gives it a specific smell is called its “juice.” Juice is a mixture of different oils, each with a specific scent. You smell these scents because they evaporate, which means to change from a liquid to a gas. These scented gas molecules move through the air and you smell […]

Perfume vs. Cologne

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Question: What is the difference between perfume and cologne? Answer: First: The word perfume is commonly used to mean a substance that smells good and is used to make other things smell good. But “real” perfume —uum! instead of calling it real perfume, lets use the French word Parfum. Second: In reference to perfumes, the […]

Math Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20   Janice VanCleave’s Math for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Math Fun   Janice VanCleave’s Geometry for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Geometry Fun Children’s Science : Janice VanCleave’s Geometry for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Geometry Fun   Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find […]

Science Resource Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20     Janice VanCleave’s Scientists Through the Ages   Janice VanCleave’s Science Through the Ages   Janice VanCleave’s Science Around the Year   Janice VanCleave’s Science Experiment Sourcebook     Janice VanCleave’s Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight Children’s Science : Janice VanCleave’s […]

Physics Books

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  20% Discount Code   AFF20     Physics is a natural science that involves the study of : 1. matter and its motion through spacetime 2. concepts related to matter and its motion, including energy and force     Janice VanCleave’s Physics for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines, and Sound […]

Engineering Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20 Engineers design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely improve  the lives of people. Engineering is a potpourri of all scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge. Janice VanCleave’s Engineering for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun Janice VanCleave’s Energy for Every Kid: […]

Ecology Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20   Ecology is the study of: the relationship of 1. the relationship of living organisms with each other 2.the relationship of living organisms with their environment   Janice VanCleave’s Ecology for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Science Fun     Janice VanCleave’s Geography for Every Kid: Easy Activities […]

Chemistry Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20     Janice VanCleave’s Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work    Janice VanCleave’s A+ Projects in Chemistry: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit