M requested more science experiments for our homeschool days and when I ran across Awesome Ocean Science: Investigating teh Secrets of the Underwater World, I knew it would be a hit since it would fulfill her request and fit into our ongoing ocean study. All the experiments can be done with simple materials you likely have around the house, and they do not require close proximity to an ocean.
M grabbed it immediately and began flipping through it and making requests for experiments. So far we’ve learned about the effects of deep ocean currents, watched how waves affect steep beaches more than flat ones, made a tropical ocean rain storm in a jar, watched fresh water float across the top of denser salt water, and made a carrot float by adding salt to a jar of water. We’ll definitely be doing more experiments today.
This week’s Non-Fiction Monday Round-Up is at Bookends, A Booklist Blog.
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