Janice Vancleave's Rocks and Minerals: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects

by Janice VanCleave

Book Overview

What are fossils?
* How do stalactites and stalagmites form?
* Can rock melt?

Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals includes 20 fun and simpleexperiments that allow you to discover the answers to these andother fascinating questions about rocks and minerals, plus dozensof additional suggestions for developing your own science fairprojects.

See how sedimentary rock is formed using two pillows, a yardstick, and some masking tape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471102695
• ISBN13: 9780471102694
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

book about rocks and minerals

A great book given a year too late. I never heard much about this from my granddaughter as she had moved on to chemistry by her sixth birthday. Maybe she'll return to this as she look to apply her new knowledge.