Kids of all ages can use recycled and repurposed household items to complete exciting and green ecology experiments
Junk Drawer Ecologyis a hands-on guide to saving the planet. Fun, free science activities help kids of all ages learn about the science of our planet’s ecology. The environment is changing every day, and we can help slow that change. Using free or low-cost things children already have around their homes, these activities are perfect to stimulate young brains.
Readers will learn about the importance of the polar regions without leaving their communities, about new ways to cut our dependence on fossil fuels, about all forms of pollution, and how they can make a difference.
Junk Drawer Ecologywill give inquisitive kids many hours of fun and help them learn at the same time.
"Immersive and imaginative…[w]ith the book’s emphasis on positivity and hands-on science, kids are empowered to learn through doing." —
Kirkus ReviewsBobby Mercerhas been sharing the fun of science for more than two decades as a high school physics teacher. He is the author of the Junk Drawer series, includingJunk Drawer Biology,Junk Drawer Chemistry, andJunk Drawer Geometry. He lives with his family outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
Introduction
1: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Mini Greenhouse
Larger Greenhouses
Self-Watering Pots
Regrow Your Own Veggies
Solar Still
Cool Dirt or Hot Dirt
Landfill Design
Pick a Good Color
Recycling Paper
Milk and Vinegar Plastic
Paper Straws
Solar Pizza Box
Sun Power
Corn Starch Plastic
Keep the Heat In or Out
2: Animals and Plants
Yarn Food Chains
Yarn Food Webs
Decomposing Food Circles
Fish Food Chain
Food Chain Pyramids
Predators and Prey
Carnivorel.