By request of teachers nationwide-a new volume in the bestselling Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Projects series! Earth science is one of the most popular science fair project subjects. The 30 Earth science experiments featured in this latest volume of the bestselling Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Fair Projects were specially designed to help junior high and high school students develop their own ideas for blue-ribbon science fair projects. The book covers 30 key earth science topics in the categories of earth and space, geology, the changing Earth, meteorology, and oceanography. Each topic is introduced with a step-by-step project recipe, followed by questions and recommendations that help spur students' imagination and ingenuity. Extremely well-illustrated with 70 crisp, clear line drawings. Janice VanCleave (Riesel, Texas) is a former elementary school and high school science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than three dozen children's science books with sales totaling more than one million copies. Visit Janice at her web site: http://members.aol.com/Janvancle/index3.html.

 

This book features in the following series: Handbooks, Plus Science Projects .

There are 234 pages in this book. This is a handbook. A handbook is a single-volume reference book of compact size that provides concise factual information on a specific subject, organized systematically for quick and easy access. Statistical information is often published in handbook form (example: Statistical Handbook on the American Family). Some handbooks are published serially (CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics). This book was published 1999 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd .

JANICE VANCLEAVE , the author of the popular Science for Every Kid series, is a former science teacher and a popular presenter at museums, schools, and bookstores nationwide.

This book has the following chapters: MAPPING THE EARTH. ; Maps and Globes: Terrestrial Guides. ; Topography: Highs and Lows of the Earth's Surface. ; THE EARTH AND SPACE. ; Rotation: The Spinning of the Earth on Its Axis. ; Heliocentric: The Earth's Solar System. ; Night Light: The Structure and Movement of the Earth's Moon. ; Mobile Stars: The Apparent Movement of Stars. ; Time: Day Lengths and Time Zones. ; Early Methods: Ancient Techniques of Determining the Earth's Size and Shape. ; PHYSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH. ; Elements: The Earth's Building Blocks. ; The Earth's Layers: Chemical and Physical Properties of the Earth. ; THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE. ; Minerals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Minerals. ; Crystals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Crystals. ; The Rock Cycle: Processes That Change One Rock Type into Another. ; Erosion: The Breakdown and Movement of Crustal Material. ; Rock Sandwiches: Layering of Regolith Particles. ; Soil Texture: Effects of Regolith Size. ; Crustal Bending: Deformation of the Earth's Crust. ; Faulting: The Earth's Crustal Breaking Point. ; Plate Tectonics: Floating Crustal Sections. ; THE EARTH'S HYDROSPHERE. ; Soundings: Mapping a Profile of the Ocean Floor. ; Water Waves: Surface Disturbances Due to Energy Transfer. ; Percolating Water: The Movement of Water Beneath the Earth's Surface. ; The Hydrologic Cycle: The Movement of Water from Place to Place. ; THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. ; Atmospheric Energy: Unequal Heating by the Earth's Surface. ; The Greenhouse Effect: Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere. ; Convection: Air in Motion. ; Fronts: Moving Air Masses. ; Barometric Changes: The Cause and Measurement of Air Pressure. ; Hygrometers: Ways to Measure the Atmosphere's Water Content. ; Precipitation: Phases of Atmospheric Water. ; Appendices. ; Glossary. ; Index.