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Home Activity Lab

Exciting Experiments for Budding Scientists
By Robert Winston
Series: DK Activity Lab
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Dive into science with these amazing experiments! This jam-packed collection of fun and simple science experiments for kids is perfect for the classroom or at home. Make an erupting volcano, design rubber band planets, sail a soap-powered boat, and race balloon cars with Home Activity Lab,... Read More
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Dive into science with these amazing experiments!

This jam-packed collection of fun and simple science experiments for kids is perfect for the classroom or at home.

Make an erupting volcano, design rubber band planets, sail a soap-powered boat, and race balloon cars with Home Activity Lab, which offers exciting experiments for budding scientists.

Including a foreword by Professor Robert Winston, this stunning book includes 28 brilliant science projects, which use simple step-by-step instructions, everyday ingredients that can be found around the house, and amazing photography to guide you from start to finish. Each experiment describes the science behind the project, highlighting STEM facts with STEM icons pointing out the key science, technology, engineering, and maths learning involved in each project.

"Take it further" panels encourage young readers to experiment and take their projects to the next level, developing their independence, initiative, and creative thinking skills.

Perfect for budding scientists and crafters, Home Activity Lab combines fun and learning with hands-on activities that build a solid understanding of STEM principles.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241657003

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 283.0mm

Weight: 913g

Pages: 160

Collections

Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Penguin Books Robert Winston Science & Nature Series: DK Activity Lab

About the Author

Robert Winston (consultant) A renowned doctor, scientist, television presenter, and writer, Professor Robert Winston has contributed to numerous DK books, including Home Lab (2016), which won the RNS Young People's Book Prize, and the award winning DK book Utterly Amazing Human Body (2015). Jack Challoner - writer Jack has written more than 30 books on science and technology, and also acts as a science consultant on books, magazines, and television, including the BBC. His most recent book for DK was Home Lab (2016), which was shortlisted for the RNS Young People's Book Prize.

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