When is a weed not a weed?
How can a jackrabbit survive in the desert?
Why is the climate cooler higher in the mountains?
Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions aboutecology. With the ideas and activities in Ecology for Every Kid,you'll have fun exploring everything from your role in spreadingplant seeds, to greenhouse gases' effect on the earth'stemperature.
Use a raisin cookie, a pencil, and a toothpick to learn how awoodpecker gets its food. With uncooked rice and a sock, see how amountain goat maintains its footing on rocky slopes. In otherfascinating projects, you'll find out how a cactus stores water,how fox-hunting affects tree growth, and much more.
You'll find most of the materials you need around the house orclassroom. The book also contains many helpful diagrams andillustrations plus a glossary of bold-faced terms for you to referto whenever necessary. Every activity has been pretested and can beperformed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or athome.
Also available in this series from Janice VanCleave:
ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID
BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID
CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID
DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID
EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID
GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID
GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID
THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID
MATH FOR EVERY KID
PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID
This is Book 12 in the Science for Every Kid Series Series. See all Science for Every Kid Series books here.
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JANICE VANCLEAVE is a former science teacher and a captivating presenter at museums, schools, and bookstores across the country. She is the author of bestselling educational activity books in the SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID and the SPECTACULAR SCIENCE PROJECTS series.
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