Oceans for Every Kid

Name: Oceans for Every Kid
Brand: Wiley
SKU: 324532
Price: 19.80 USD
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Author: Janice VanCleave
ISBN: 9780471124535

By: Janice VanCleave

Wiley / 1996 / Paperback

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Product Description

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Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Science Fun features twenty five chapters that cover the distribution of land and water, early ocean studies & modern ocean studies, the features of the ocean floor, determining the depth of the ocean floor, learning about water waves, learning about whales, how oceans affect earth's weather, and more. Chapters feature "what you need to know" information, "let's think it through" questions and answers, exercises, activities, project ideas, and more! 245 pages, indexed, softcover. Ages 8-11.

Product Information

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Title: Oceans for Every Kid
By: Janice VanCleave
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Wiley
Publication Date: 1996

Dimensions: 9 X 6 X 5/8 (inches)
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 0471124532
ISBN-13: 9780471124535
Stock No: WW324532

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Why is the ocean salty?

How do whales stay warm?

What causes tides to rise and fall?

How do oil spills affect ocean animals?

Now you can discover the answers to these and many otherfascinating questions about the ocean--the earth's last frontier.Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid makes learning about theocean and its inhabitants an intriguing adventure. Use a bottle,pennies, a straw, and clay to demonstrate how submarines rise. Makeyour own wave holder with index cards and a plastic folder. Throughthese and other activities you'll find out how fish move up anddown in water, how pollutants move into the ocean, how to navigatewithout a compass, how to map the surface of the ocean floor, andmuch more.

Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose followedby a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expectedresults, and an easy- to-understand explanation. Every activity hasbeen pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively athome or in the classroom.

Also available in the 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
* ECOLOGY 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

Author Bio

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Janice VanCleave is a former school science teacher and a captivating presenter at museums, schools, and bookstores nationwide. She is the author of more than twenty other science books for children.