Outdoor Science Lab for Kids

Name: Outdoor Science Lab for Kids
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781631591150
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52 Family-Friendly Experiments for the Yard, Garden, Playground, and Park

By Liz Lee Heinecke

Series: Lab for Kids

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Outdoor Science Lab for Kids by Liz Lee Heinecke is an engaging children's book that encourages young readers to explore the natural world through hands-on experiments and activities. The book offers a collection of science projects that are easy to perform outdoors, making learning interactive and fun. Each experiment is designed to inspire curiosity and foster a love for science while making use of the environment around them.
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781631591150

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 200 color photos

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 144

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Liz Lee Heinecke Series: Lab for Kids

About the Author

Liz Lee Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first butterfly. After working in molecular biology research for ten years and getting her master's degree, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids as they grew, journaling their science adventures on her KitchenPantryScientist website. Her desire to spread her enthusiasm for science to others soon led to a regular segment on her local NBC affiliate, an opportunity to serve as an Earth Ambassador for NASA, and the creation of an iPhone app, with the goal of making it simple for parents to do science with kids of all ages, and for kids to experiment safely on their own. You can find her at home in Minnesota, wrangling her kids, writing for her website, updating the KidScience app, teaching microbiology to nursing students, singing, playing banjo, painting, running, and doing almost anything else to avoid housework.

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