Projects For A Healthy Planet: Simple Environmental Experiments For Kids

Simple and fun activities that inspire understanding and respect for the environment.
* Discover what pollution is and what it does
* Learn how you can limit pollution through conservation and recycling
* Make your own environmentally friendly products
The activities in this book will show you things like how to make scratch-and-sniff paper, how to build your own greenhouse, and how to sprout seeds in old tea bags. Each activity is fun to read and is explained in step-by-step drawings that are easy to follow, and all materials are readily available household items.

SHAR LEVINE is the creator and owner of Einstein's, The Science Center, a science and educational toy, game, and book store in Vancouver, B.C. ALLISON GRAFTON is the senior instructor for Einstein's, and is involved in creating science programs. TERRY CHUI is a freelance artist.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE: POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Acid Rain.

Ozone.

The Undetectables.

Oil Spills.

Wash Blues.

Breakdown.

What's Eating You?.

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: CONSERVE, REUSE, RECYCLE.

How Green Is My Greenhouse.

Windpower.

Earth(worm) Day.

Scratch-and-Sniff Papermaking.

Portable Fridge.

Why Should My Window Wear a Coat?.

Tea for Two.

CREATING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS.

No Excuses Soap.

Bubble Bonanza.

Make Fleas Flee.

Mothra's Eating My Clothes.

Hair's Looking at You Kid--Shampoo.

Save a Tree.

List of Organizations to Contact.

Index.