SUPER Science Experiments: Outdoor Fun

Lots of fun ideas for experiments presented in an easy to follow format. Some experiments were easier to complete at home than others depending on the supplies needed and the kinds of things you have around your house. Definitely recommend, especially for homeschool families like ours!

With the exception of the experiments that require the death of insects, this is a well-researched, well laid out and engaging books for kids. It’s aimed at age 8 and above but I think quite a few of these will appeal and are achievable with younger children. The beauty of this book is that most of the required equipment can be found around the house and children will be able to carry out the work by themselves. My 10 year old daughter is particularly interested in making the bird and butterfly feeders so we are going to have a go at those this week.

I would like to thank MoonDance Press and NetGalley for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

once I was able to open it and look at it, this book was great! Looking forward to using these to supplement what the schools have sent home for our children to do during the quarantine!

Covid Stuck At Home School parents rejoice and enjoy. Stock your shelves or craft carts with supplies and let the kids go wild with these easy to follow and do activities based on age level and readiness and remember to send your children‘s teachers something extra and out of the blue bc they deserve it!

SUPER Science Experiments: Outdoor Fun is a new STEAM activity guide for young readers (and their resource adults/caregivers) by Elizabeth Snoke Harris. Released 14th April 2020 by Quarto on their MoonDance Press imprint, it's 64 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is one volume of a series of simple and practical science experiments aimed at middle school aged learners. This one contains over 75 tutorials (I didn't count carefully) covering concepts in earth science, biology (entomology) and microbiology, physiology, wave physics, and more.

Everyone needs fun learning ideas for youngsters (and adults) in these bizarre days. Science and learning have always been my go-to stress and boredom busters whenever I have to stay home and can't go out. This collection is simple, full of easy to follow experiments and activities, and uses easy to find ingredients which most readers already have available around the house.

There are a number of activities which can be done by kids themselves without supervision. All safety information and tips are clearly delineated in the text. The tutorials themselves are accessible and written simply in easy to understand language.

The illustrations are simple and well done. They don't detract from the experiments. Each of the exercises has a list of ingredients, step by step instructions, and a "What's Happening" explanation of the relevant concepts at the end of each one. I didn't count how many were included in this book, but there must be close to 100. The tutorial measurements are given in American standard measures (pounds, cups, and so forth). There is also a very abbreviated index at the back of the book. It should be noted that these are *simple* experiments, and that some of them might contain processes to which some readers object (this volume includes a lab on how to make and use a kill jar for collecting insects).

This would make a super book for science homeschooling units or even online school instruction sessions.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.