Junk Drawer Science
“Junk Drawer Science” by Bobby Mercer is a hands-on experiment book that shows kids how to explore physics, chemistry, and engineering concepts using everyday household items. Each activity includes a materials list, clear step-by-step instructions, and a short explanation of the science behind the results, written in a friendly tone. Mercer, a physics teacher, designed the projects to be inexpensive and doable without specialized equipment. Homeschool families keep Junk Drawer Science on the shelf as an easy source of rainy-day experiments or to spice up existing units, letting kids see how much science lives in the objects around them.
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