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Book Cover for: Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling, Heart-Pounding Activities That Teach Kids about the Human Body, Jim Wiese

Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling, Heart-Pounding Activities That Teach Kids about the Human Body

Jim Wiese

Winner:Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -Recommended (2000)
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SCIENCE THAT REALLY GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN!

Explore the amazing human body, from the hair on your head to yourstinky feet
* Smell like a salmon
* Build a balloon intestine
* Mix up a batch of fake blood
* Crack your genetic code

How much air do your lungs hold? How are your bones like a roll oftoilet paper? Where does all your old dead skin go? How can youfigure out how tall a person is from the size of his or her feet?You ll find out the answers in Head to Toe Science. More than 40fun, easy-to-do activities using ordinary products found aroundyour house let you discover the wonders of your body from top tobottom, inside and out your brain, your bones, your digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems, and much more!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publish Date: Mar 23rd, 2000
  • Pages: 132
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.94in - 7.03in - 0.38in - 0.51lb
  • EAN: 9780471332039
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Science & Nature - Experiments & ProjectsScience & Nature - Anatomy & PhysiologyScience & Nature - Biology

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About the Author

JIM WIESE is a science teacher and an educational coordinator for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of the popular science activity books Roller Coaster Science, Rocket Science, Detective Science, Spy Science, Cosmic Science, and Magic Science (all from Wiley).

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Praise for this book

Head to Toe Science offers wonderful experiments and contains explanations as to why experiments are done and the science behind them. Quite simply, it is the best human body activity book I have ever seen. . . This book is a must for any teacher of human body systems. (Teri Cosentino, Science & Children and Science Scope magazines, October 2000)