Chemistry for kids : homemade science experiments and activities inspired by awesome chemists, past and present / Liz Lee Heinecke.
| Author/creator | Heinecke, Liz Lee author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Homemade science experiments and activities inspired by awesome chemists, past and present |
| Series | The kitchen pantry scientist Kitchen pantry scientist. ^A1427765 |
| Contents | Tapputi-Belatikallim : fragrance distillation -- Galen : soap -- Jabir ibn Hayyan : evaporation -- Joseph Priestley : carbonation -- Antoine Lavoisier : oxidation -- Alessandro Volta : chemical batteries -- William Henry Perkin : syntheic dyes -- Dmitri Mendeleev : the periodic table -- Svante August Arrhenius : temperature and chemical reactions -- Agnes Pockels : surface tension -- Marie Curie : elemental extraction -- S.P.L. Sorensen : the PH scale -- Mikhail Tsvet : chromatography -- Alice Ball : organic oil extraction -- Gerty Cori : the Cori Cycle -- Maria Goeppert-Mayer : the nuclear shell model -- Rachel Carson : dispersion of enviornmental contaminants -- Anna Jane Harrison : organic compounds and ultraviolet light -- Rosalind Franklin : DNA structure -- Edith Flanigen : molecular sieves -- Tu Youyou : medicinal plant compounds -- Ada Yonath : ribosome structure -- Margaret Cairns Etter : crystallography -- Linda Buck : olfactory chemistry -- Raychelle Burks : colormetric sensors. |
| Abstract | "The kitchen pantry scientist's guide to chemistry features biographies of 25 leading chemists, past and present, accompanied by accessible, hands-on experiments and activities to bring the history and principles of chemistry alive."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 121) and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 7-12 |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2019050167 |
| ISBN | 9781631598302 paperback |
| ISBN | 1631598309 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 540.78 H3644C | ✔ Available | Place Hold |