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Spy Science: 40 Secret-Sleuthing, Code-Cracking, Spy-Catching Activities for Kids

Jim Wiese

Popular children's book author Wiese teaches kids fundamental science through simple activities related to spies and espionage. His engaging book contains 40 different scientifically-sound projects that are safe, easy to do, and require common household materials. Features such activities as writing in invisible ink, sending a message in Morse code, building a listening device, and visiting the CIA's home page on the Internet. Includes scores of delightful illustrations, dozens of ideas for "More Fun Stuff to Do" and "Spy Science in Action" sections which show kids how the scientific principles they've learned are involved in actual spying.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
  • Publish Date: Sep 21st, 1996
  • Pages: 128
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.90in - 7.03in - 0.40in - 0.55lb
  • EAN: 9780471146209
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Science & Nature - General (See Also Headings Under Animals

About the Author

JIM WIESE (British Columbia, Canada) is a science teacher and an educational adviser who has won Teacher-of-the-Year awards in both the United States and Canada. He is the author of the popular kids' science-activities books Roller Coaster Science, Rocket Science, and Detective Science, all published by Wiley.