Staff Picks
Homeschooling Chemistry
- Laura Rogers
- Thursday, August 08, 2019
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What is an acid? What is a base? Why do you need baking soda in your cookie recipe? Play around with chemistry with this list of books that are guaranteed to stir up your curiosity.
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The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia.
Published in 2011
Presents an illustrated science encyclopedia arranged in such categories as "Planet Earth," "Living Things," "Chemistry and the Elements," "Materials and Technology," "Space and Time," and "Conservation and the Environment."
The Science Channel's 100 Greatest Discoveries. Chemistry
Published in 2005
An overview of the most important discoveries in the history of chemistry, including: oxygen; the common building blocks of organic and inorganic matter; how electricity transforms chemicals; why substances change color when touched by a flame; plastics.
Chemist
Published in 2018
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the work chemists do and the preparation necessary for a chemistry career. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."-- Provided by publisher.
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake
A Book About Kitchen Chemistry.
Published in 1995
The Periodic Table
Elements with Style!
Published in 2010
Web-style "homepages" introduce to budding chemists each of the chemical elements from the periodic table, complete with witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves.
Experimenting with Chemistry
Published in 2009
"Explores and explains chemistry concepts and provides experiments to aid in understanding chemistry"--Provided by publisher.
Ace Your Chemistry Science Project
Great Science Fair Ideas
Published in 2010
"Presents several science projects and science project ideas about chemistry"--Provided by publisher.
Chemistry
Getting a Big Reaction
Published in 2010
Uses cartoon-style characters to explain the basics of chemistry, discussing such concepts as states of matter, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, and different chemicals.
The Elements Book
A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table
Published in 2017
Profiles every element on the periodic table and describes their properties, when they were discovered, and how they are used in household materials.
Chemistry
Published in 1993
Explores the world of chemical reactions and shows the role that chemistry plays in our world.
What is a Solid?
Published in 2012
Presents information on the properties of solids and the conditions under which they change state.
Chemicals & Reactions
Published in 2008
Describes experiments that demonstrate such chemical reactions as freezing, dissolving, and filtering, and explains why they happen.
Carbon
Published in 2005
Explains the characteristics of carbon, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
What is the World Made Of?
All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Published in 1998
In simple text, presents the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, and describes their attributes.