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Crystals

By Janice VanCleave

Crystals are solids with particles arranged in a regular, repeating pattern with flat surfaces. Most solids are crystalline solids. The crystal diagram shown is of quartz, which is made of silicon dioxide, the same chemical found in sand.  Without any impurities, quartz is colorless and transparent. Impurities, such as iron,  give quartz crystals a pink […]

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Wiki

By Janice VanCleave

Wiki

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Homeschool Science

By Janice VanCleave

HomeSchool Educators! Interested in Playing and Finding Out About Science With Janice VanCleave? To:  HomeSchool Educators It’s no secret that homeschool educators find science  difficult to teach. Often science experiments consists of kids performing fun-entertaining experiments without any introduction to the science processes. This is not science! This is more like science play, which is […]

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Science Games and Crafts

By Janice VanCleave

Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, and I write science experiment books for kids and educators. I am developing a Free! Science Website for kids and educators. After seeing the lesson plans on “Search PlanIt,” I want to add science lessons for different grade levels. OH! I forgot to say that I want science lessons that […]

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Science Book for Young Learners

By Janice VanCleave

  20% Discount Code AFF20     Janice VanCleave’s Big Book of Play and Find Out Science Projects    Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find Out about Math: Easy Activities for Young Children    Janice VanCleave’s Teaching the Fun of Science to Young Learners: Grades Pre-K through 2 

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Science For Every Kid Series (ages 8-12)

By Janice VanCleave

20% Discount Code AFF20   These books help kids get a handle on specific science subjects, and provide plenty of hand-on experiments to make learning fun. ASTRONOMY BOOKS Astronomy is the study of the universe, including stars, solar systems, planets, moons, and asteroids. BIOLOGY BOOKS Biology is the study of organisms, which are living things. […]

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Science Collection Series

By Janice VanCleave

  20% Discount Code AFF20 This code applies when you purchase books from John Wiley advertised on this website.   Janice VanCleave’s 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird and Fun Experiments   Janice VanCleave’s 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments   Janice VanCleave’s 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping, and Bouncing Experiments   Janice VanCleave’s 203 Icy, […]

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Earth Science Project Books

By Janice VanCleave

  To Save 20%—Use Discount Code– AFF20   Science is a search for answers to all kinds of interesting questions about our world. Science projects make excellent tools for you to use as you look for the answers to specific problems. This collection of books will give you guidance and provide A+ project ideas. Note: […]

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Astronomy Science Project Books

By Janice VanCleave

  To Save 20%—Use Discount Code– AFF20   Janice VanCleave’s Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects Children’s Science : Janice VanCleave’s Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects   Janice VanCleave’s Solar System: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects     Astronomy Research Books with Exploratory Experiments […]

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Overview of a Science Project

By Janice VanCleave

What is A Bird’s Eye View? A bird’s-eye view is a view from above, as though the observer were a bird. The colorful, quirky watercolor shown is how artist Amanda Hamilton imagines a Bird’s Eye View of St. Ives Harbor. An overview of anything, including a science project can be called a bird’s eye view. […]

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The spoon hanging from the string vibrates when struck and these vibrations are transmitted through the string and the sound is amplified by the plastic cups. ABOUT ME: Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50 best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years. MORE.....

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