Janice Vancleave's Solar System

Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair ProjectsThe perfect science fair idea books . . .Spectacular Science ProjectsJanice VanCleave's Solar SystemHow is a comet like a dirty snowball?Does a planet’s distance from the Sun affect its temperature?How can the Moon block the Sun’s light?Figure out the answers for yourself with out-of-this world activities and experiments that help you learn about the wonders of the solar system. Janice VanCleave’s Solar System: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects guarantees hours and hours of fascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun. Try these awesome projects at home or in the classroom: trace the Earth’s path through the celestial sphere, create a comet in your own bedroom, and build a model of Saturn and its rings. Each experiment includes an illustration and simple, step-by-step instructions, as well as clear explanations of the astronomical concepts you’re seeing at work.Children ages 8—12Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects Series:Janice VanCleave’s Animals Janice VanCleave’s Earthquakes Janice VanCleave’s Electricity Janice VanCleave’s Gravity Janice VanCleave’s Insects and Spiders Janice VanCleave’s Machines Janice VanCleave’s Magnets Janice VanCleave’s Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses Janice VanCleave’s Molecules Janice VanCleave’s Plants Janice VanCleave’s Rocks and Minerals Janice VanCleave’s Volcanoes Janice VanCleave’s Weather Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.